RE: maidenhair fern
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- Subject: RE: maidenhair fern
- From: D* B* T*
- Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 07:24:19 -0600
- Importance: Normal
Sounds like a great tip, Doug, thanks! Question: If you keep the fern
“warm,” that implies potting it for a while? If so, how long?
Thanks,
Diann
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com
[o*@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Doug Green
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 6:00 AM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: maidenhair fern
If you become the proud owner of a fern that has few, if any, remaining
roots and you don't think it will survive, let me pass along this tip.
Soak the fern for 24 hours in lukewarm water (*not* cold!) before planting
and then keep it warm and well watered. In our nursery, we routinely
imported ferns (no roots, just chunks of protoplasm):-) from Holland and
after learning this small trick, our loss rate went way down.
It worked for every fern we grew or imported.
Doug
Doug Green
Syndicated gardening columnist, Freelance writer
http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com
Gardens should be like love affairs - hot and spicy.
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