Little red berries means females. Producing seeds takes energy that could have grown tasty stalks.

I haven't had a problem with flop. They support themselves. Wendy: Don't cut them off until they die back. Those ferns are suppling the nutrients for next year's crop. That is why after 6-8 week of harvest you let the ferns grow out, so they can gather sunlight and other nutrients to feed the roots.

you really do not have to worry about filling in your trench real quick, you probably can wait until the slower ones arrive,,,the ferns will grow taller and can be filled in accordingly,,, Right on, sounds like you have the crowns established quite deep, if it is practical just add to the ones you can see now, I think you are right about covering the slower ones too deep, no sense making it any harder for them,,, in a few years when they are established nothing will stop those spears.(well almost) best of luck with your new ferns

Sorry I can't upload pics to help Bonheur, but it looks like Weebus relies on weight of the pipe and and a "cable?" to seal his houses. If you want a tight house you need to have a channel lock("C" channel base with solid aluminum bars that clamp the plastic secure) or wire-lock at the base. These lock systems would be positioned near the top of the baseboard so that you can secure the plastic above the rollup pipe. You should have the ends secure the same way by extending a wire-lock base on each end arch all the way to the ground; then when cold weather sets in you can insert the wiggle wire to close the house. This time of year mine is closed and I let the louvres and exhaust fan (thermostatically controled)handle mid-day heat. Otherwise you are rolling up & down all day long as the sun peeks in and out on cool days. You can get a wire-lock rollup pipe (I have one on one GH)that has the channel formed into the pipe to secure the plastic. I don't think it is worth the money and if you keep the rollup sides from billowing out you likely won't have problems with your plastic unrolling off the rollup pipe. Instead of a cable as weebus mentioned I run a nylon rope thru diagonal eye bolts, starting at the baseboard(end) and then diagonal up and down to near every other arch. The main problem is that when picking with the sides rolled up the rope is always an obstacle to carry crates in and out. Whatever you use it should be tight enough so that it doesn't get caught in the rollingup operation, yet loose enough to allow the same without pinching.