tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post2886196853384068904..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: Fern poop? tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-65876990437926022502019-09-15T09:41:36.651-05:002019-09-15T09:41:36.651-05:00I've had Kimberly ferns for over 18 years, nev...I've had Kimberly ferns for over 18 years, never seen "poop"/caterpillars until this year. Eating my ferns up, found a spray at Tractor Supply, now they are gone, hope my ferns return to normal without the worms. Glad I found out what "it" was Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956843740466394400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-12813288017015940402019-09-04T10:17:33.562-05:002019-09-04T10:17:33.562-05:00I have ferns hanging on my front porch and am seei...I have ferns hanging on my front porch and am seeing the exact same thing. Sorry but this is not seeds but poop from black caterpillars as I actually found one on one of my ferns. I'm trying some dawn dishwashing liquid mixed with water and spraying my ferns with the mixture. We'll see how that works. My ferns are also turning a pale green due to the caterpillars I'm sure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915986778422703720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-61715998562547932892019-08-27T18:13:46.460-05:002019-08-27T18:13:46.460-05:00I have had ferns for years and never seen this. I...I have had ferns for years and never seen this. I just found some on my front stoop under my Boston Fern. I wasn't sure what it was when I first found it as they had dried and were hard and didn't really look like droppings. I swept them up and a couple minutes later I found fresh ones! I decided (against my better judgement) to test the feel and they were soft like droppings. I had Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404037992257404006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-28741388107888675782019-07-30T17:35:39.322-05:002019-07-30T17:35:39.322-05:00Looks like Florida fern catipillar . Inspect ferns...Looks like Florida fern catipillar . Inspect ferns at night for worms.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560178458166046972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45768309731654721932019-07-22T10:56:46.223-05:002019-07-22T10:56:46.223-05:00Absolutely!Absolutely!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-37498092672115817302019-07-22T10:48:05.387-05:002019-07-22T10:48:05.387-05:00If these are seeds can they be planted?If these are seeds can they be planted?Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502470381323090294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-10815194497762252552019-06-10T11:55:06.739-05:002019-06-10T11:55:06.739-05:00Seeds.Seeds.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-43644971962066756752019-06-10T11:53:49.155-05:002019-06-10T11:53:49.155-05:00I have read through all these comments and am stil...I have read through all these comments and am still not sure if the final answer is seeds or poop???SCampbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266610164384641646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-19080837476454982682018-10-07T09:52:28.480-05:002018-10-07T09:52:28.480-05:00Insect poop.
Insect poop.<br />tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-43823282846299713642018-10-07T08:31:07.453-05:002018-10-07T08:31:07.453-05:00What exactly is frass What exactly is frass Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202123478975882141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-45495768433239743702018-10-07T08:30:39.107-05:002018-10-07T08:30:39.107-05:00What exactly is frass??What exactly is frass??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202123478975882141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-60592290465180488522018-08-13T17:11:41.149-05:002018-08-13T17:11:41.149-05:00Ack! Skeeter- what was YOUR verdict? All the comme...Ack! Skeeter- what was YOUR verdict? All the comments had me decided one way, then the other! Help me save my porch beauties!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468173956055150781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-66805392389961047052017-10-05T22:52:45.063-05:002017-10-05T22:52:45.063-05:00I have same thing under my Wandering Jews, after i...I have same thing under my Wandering Jews, after i got them inside, I found some spiders, cause one plant is hudge, other than that i found nothing and i know the jews don't have seeds. So I have no clue, Did not have this last year..Sharon Lettermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179350982268987431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-84946504788559307612016-08-27T07:59:53.840-05:002016-08-27T07:59:53.840-05:00Yes indeed caterpillar poop! The best organic way ...Yes indeed caterpillar poop! The best organic way to rid the ferns of caterpillars is to pluck them off and dispose of them or move them somewhere they can munch on something you don't mind them destroying. Or you can take the invasive approach and spray them with an insect deterrent. I was recently in TN and my mother had a fern destroyed by these little munchers. Thanks for dropping by to Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-14556502809553092772016-08-03T09:06:53.198-05:002016-08-03T09:06:53.198-05:00Wow....the photos look exactly what I've been ...Wow....the photos look exactly what I've been finding under both my ferns on my white railing. I also found two small catapillars I just moved here from CA so all this NC outdoor gardening is new to me. Is this seasonal? I bought these in March and just started noticing it. The droppings are soft...smashed one by mistake?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360328547956949763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-67349747563706090852016-08-03T08:48:41.159-05:002016-08-03T08:48:41.159-05:00Wow....the photos look exactly what I've been ...Wow....the photos look exactly what I've been finding under both my ferns on my white railing. I also found two small catapillars I just moved here from CA so all this NC outdoor gardening is new to me. Is this seasonal? I bought these in March and just started noticing it. The droppings are soft...smashed one by mistake?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360328547956949763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-34019696259415201012014-09-29T11:20:10.314-05:002014-09-29T11:20:10.314-05:00It's caterpillar poop. I had the same thing o...It's caterpillar poop. I had the same thing on my pumpkin vine's leaves, and searched around. Finally, on the underbelly I found a green caterpillar. Eats the greens, but seems pretty harmless. The poops come out more translucent, but I guess the poop's reaction with the air turns it that gross green color.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-52851940510214138862014-08-09T13:43:14.375-05:002014-08-09T13:43:14.375-05:00Found the culprit! Black catipillar!Found the culprit! Black catipillar!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584906719843450721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-38045569803986029762012-09-20T21:51:02.968-05:002012-09-20T21:51:02.968-05:00I hope they are "fern poo" and they prod...I hope they are "fern poo" and they produce many babies. They look so darn happy. I have 3 butterfly bushes and they have really shot up and out and bloomed their pretty hearts out this year. I got a Black Knight Butterfly bush this year and even it had a bunch of blooms. Great year for them here this year.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-57817843665040866072012-09-19T08:52:37.796-05:002012-09-19T08:52:37.796-05:00So glad someone got to the bottom of this for you!...So glad someone got to the bottom of this for you! I am going to be looking for my fern to poop - I would love to be able to grow a fern from seed! Your garden is beautiful! Not anything like the giant mess I have at this time of year!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-89320953862797703062012-09-18T22:02:06.860-05:002012-09-18T22:02:06.860-05:00Love your shot of the garden with butterfly bushes...Love your shot of the garden with butterfly bushes and the susans. I love Buddleia too -- such reliable bloomers over such a long period of time, and the butterflies just flock to them. Thank you for your kind words about Penny. sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-4802241012241691432012-09-18T19:47:03.001-05:002012-09-18T19:47:03.001-05:00very cute fern poop....as I have read the comments...very cute fern poop....as I have read the comments it is solved but I would suspect that they would have been seeds...Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-42351001954970557532012-09-18T18:48:21.345-05:002012-09-18T18:48:21.345-05:00Skeeter,
Looks like frass to me. Better fell them...Skeeter,<br /><br />Looks like frass to me. Better fell them, if squishy, then frass, if hard them maybe fern seeds.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-2109139340569949952012-09-18T16:51:40.541-05:002012-09-18T16:51:40.541-05:00That a new one to me. In any case, my porch specia...That a new one to me. In any case, my porch specialized in bird poop this summer. Especially the barns swallows....;)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-71196892355714830172012-09-18T14:35:27.371-05:002012-09-18T14:35:27.371-05:00That is really funny! The ferns look gorgeous - t...That is really funny! The ferns look gorgeous - the humidity may not be so fun for you but the ferns are sure happy about it, eh?VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.com