When asparagus fern doesn't look good, use these four tricks to instantly turn it into an internet-famous "bamboo"

Asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus) has slender branches and leaves, and its stems are climbing in nature. When given sufficient nutrients and allowed to grow freely, it can grow as tall as 20 m!

The wildly growing asparagus fern, though it looks very lush, is also because its dense, tangled mass makes it look less attractive, and instead loses that "small but refined" beauty. If you want your runaway asparagus fern to turn back into an "internet-famous bamboo," hurry up and use these four tricks to help it get back in shape!

1. Choose the right variety

Actually, if you want a better-looking asparagus fern, choosing the right variety is one of the key steps. For example, choosing "dwarf asparagus fern" is a very good option. This type of asparagus fern is naturally quite petite, the whole plant is relatively thicker by comparison, and the branches and leaves are also denser. Its height generally stays around 10 cm, and even if it occasionally grows long stems, it won't climb or vine. So, the dwarf asparagus fern is the internet-famous star of the asparagus fern world!

2. Grow asparagus fern with light feeding

After choosing the right variety of asparagus fern, next we should keep it in good shape. First, we need to grow the asparagus fern with light feeding, which can help control its form. Since the fertility of the potting soil for asparagus fern is relatively limited, and the nutrients are continuously consumed by the plant, we should properly water it with some nutrient solution to supplement nutrients and maintain a good shape! Spring, summer and autumn are the vigorous growing seasons for asparagus fern. We can apply some nutrient solution about every half a month, watering both the roots and the leaves to keep up comprehensive nutrient supplementation! Watering the asparagus fern with nutrient solution once every half a month keeps nutrients adequate but not excessive, which helps maintain steady growth, and the leaves will also become lush green!

3. Prune frequently

If you want to keep your asparagus fern looking "refined," pruning still needs to be done from time to time. Whenever new branches emerge and the new stems and leaves grow to about 5 cm, we can pinch off the growing point to remove its apical dominance, encouraging the newly grown stems and leaves to keep branching, so the branches and leaves can grow more evenly, and the resulting plant shape will look fuller. Daily care is also necessary, such as grooming, pruning, and cutting off old branches and leaves, withered stems, and so on. Keep it looking well-spaced and orderly at all times!

4. Provide sufficient light

Plant growth is inseparable from sunlight, and asparagus fern is no exception. If it is kept in a shaded place for a long time, it is easy for the asparagus fern to become leggy and its branches and leaves to become messy, which means it can't stay in that refined state. Proper sunlight is what helps asparagus fern carry out organic synthesis, produce nutrients and generate energy!

Too strong sunlight can also cause yellow leaves on asparagus fern, so the time we give it sun exposure should be just 1 to 2 days a week of gentle sunlight. When sunning it on ordinary days, you can also properly rotate the pot so the plant can receive light evenly. Only in this way can it keep growing into the "internet-famous star" of the asparagus fern world!

If the way your asparagus fern grows looks too messy, you can use these methods provided by the editor to make your own asparagus fern become a stunning "internet-famous star" in the whole asparagus fern world!