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Gardening

sinkingfeeling

(54,335 posts) Thu Oct 17, 2019, 08:35 AM Oct 2019

Question. I have an asparagus fern that I brought inside last week. [View all]

I noticed that it had a lot of exposed roots with little oval nodules on them. Thinking that wasn't good, I covered everything with new potting soil. Now the plant looks bad with needles starting to yellow. It could be the inside heat and humidity, but I'm not sure.
What should I have done? And are those node things normal?

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Question. I have an asparagus fern that I brought inside last week. [View all] sinkingfeeling Oct 2019 OP

yup, normal root tubers. mopinko Oct 2019 #1

Thanks. sinkingfeeling Oct 2019 #2

I've always grown these outside, but I lived in CA and now No. FL. May be colder where you are? lark Oct 2019 #3

This plant actually was brought to NW Arkansas from south Florida by my sister in 2016. I sinkingfeeling Oct 2019 #5

If you have a cat, be careful - they are very toxic to cats! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #4

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