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Re: staghorn fern

>I put it in a large wire hanging basket in sphagnum moss, with the tree
>fern base completely covered by the moss..
>
>Now, several years later, I have an *immense* staghorn, a ball about 4' in
>diameter, so heavy I can barely lift it. The outside of the basket is
>completely covered with overlapping clasping fronds and fertile
>fronds...It's awesome, and the wrens like to build nests in it. 
>Gerry
>
Gerry,

This sounds fabulous!  I have two staghorns I am growing indoors. The oldest
has a spread of about 4 feet wide, but it is very narrow. It is really two
plants growing in opposite directions from the original little basket in the
middle. As they have grown, I have stuffed the clasping fronds with spagnum
moss. It gets showered in the bathtup every couple of weeks. Does anyone
fertilize their staghorns? I had read that it could kill them, so haven't,
and it has survived many 15 years without. Is this the right way to go?
Susan Leard, zone 5
Prince Edward Island, Canada
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