Re: Ferns and Jacobina
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Ferns and Jacobina
- From: M* S* <s*@javanet.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 20:59:33
If the Boston fern is overgrown (pot is filled with roots, few fronds) you
can divide it easily. With the plant unpotted and on a cutting surface, I
identify the separate growing points (where the fronds are coming from) and
with a sharp knife I cut straight down to separate the growing points from
each other. Then you pot them up in their own pots. Water, fertilize
lightly, and they should quickly start putting out new growth.
At 10:36 AM 7/8/99 EDT, you wrote:
>My dh has several ferns that have been neglected for quite a while and I
have
>spent a considerable time cleaning out the dead stuff and repotting them.
>How do ferns propagate? (I think this is a common Boston Fern)
>
>Also, I have a Jacobina that is very pretty and I would love to have more.
I
>can't find any info online or in any of my gardening books on this plant.
It
>is blooming right now so I need to know about seed collecting or other
>propagation methods.
>
>SCushway
>
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