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Fern question
I planted a fern in a container some years ago and have done nothing to it since as it looks very healthy. Today I had a closer look and see that there are now two ferns there, a 2-pinnate and a 3-pinnate but sorting out what they are is too hard, especially before there are any sori. What I need to know is would it be feasible to try to sort them out now - if I wait until they have died back i might not be able to see which is which? Or would trying to separate them likely kill both of them? They seem bery mixed together.




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if you go carefully then it is possible to split them. give them a really good soak first and replant asap. I've done this before and infact need to do it again with a lovely 'pair' in the ground.

30 May, 2017

 

When you say split do you mean pull apart of take a saw to the rhizomes? At first sight the two seem to be thoroughly interlaced.

30 May, 2017

 

yes I'd try teasing apart first . Ive used brute strength to pull and then used a knitting needle to loosen the roots further. if all else fails you may have to resort to a saw :o)

31 May, 2017

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