Re: Macho fern

Finally found the botanical. Nephrolepis biserrata.


On Sunday, August 29, 2004, at 10:28 AM, Kitty wrote:

I doubt I've got macho ferns, maybe mine are their relative, hutspah ferns.
Same height and behavior, coming up in the lawn even.

Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 9:38 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Macho fern


The weedeater and its operator are getting a real workout this morning.
Macho ferns have seriously encroached on the front patio and have
closed the path from the patio to the little clearing where foxtail
palm, bottle palm, tangelo, and key lime grow. Don't know if you're
familiar with macho fern [can't seem to find the botanical this
morning], but they are a very vigorous relative of the Boston fern,
which spreads by underground stems and can grow to 3-1/2 to 4 feet tall.

So I'm mowing them down again, only this time when they start to come
back I'll give them a shot of two of roundup.


Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Zone 10a
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Zone 10a
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]

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