Saving Staghorne Fern?
echobelly
8 years ago
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Comments (12)Stags are extreemly easy and they say the bannana peel was a myth but it's nice to keep things out of the landfill. So it will just mulch down. You really don't have to do much. Here in florida they pretty much get watered when it rains unless it is extreemly dry. My family and I have plants my mom has many the size of volkwagons. My dad liked to mount them on metal egg crates you fill the inside with lawn clipping leaves from the yard whatever and wire on pups to the outside. Then attaché heavy chains and hang on a very strong branch. I have had to use plastic crates and one day will need to upgrade the chain to heavier one and go across the bottom of the plant. They will get cold damage if it goes below freezing too long and it will get sun burned. If your fetilizing other things you can give it some even lawn fertilizer. Just throw it in the top. They are very cool....See MoreStaghorn ferns trade - your medium-sided staghorns for my large ones
Comments (2)I don't have any of those but would love to have a cutting to plant if you can spare a piece , would really appreciate it , would pay for shipping ,thanks...See MoreStaghorn fern
Comments (4)That's a long time for such low temperatures. If the plant was wet the cold penetrates much faster. If it was on the drier side then the effects might not be so bad. You can only wait and see. Keep it warm not hot, don't let it dry out but make sure it's not too wet either, and try to keep it where the relative humidity is higher. The base of the plant is a mass of old sterile/shield fronds and roots. Inside that is the main rhizome of the plant from where all the fronds come. It's fairly well protected in there and so can cope with a bit of abuse. It's worth giving it a chance to recover. Good luck with it....See MoreStaghorn fern
Comments (2)I replied to this on the other forum, didn't realise you'd asked about it twice. Any progress to report? Staghorn...See Moreechobelly
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