I have one that's pathetic in its hanging basket, and begging to be repotted, but I only have so much space for baskets. It died back over winter, so it's just now emerging and not very pretty.
Wondering if it'd do well in a shade bed.
Can you/Have you ever grown Boston Fern in the ground?
Should do fine in ground. I take my hanging basket ferns and cut them into quarters at the end of season. Plant two quarters in ground and split the othe two into two baskets for coming spring. Ferns do fine with minimal freeze damage in ground.
GREAT news, bigbubbles! Thank you so much!
I want to get two nice large hanging baskets to put the two quarters in then (shouldn't be too late to do that). Then I'll put the other two in beds.
Perfect!
I use fish emulsion to jump start the ferns. Cut out the dead stuff too...
Sandi
I have had some in the ground 15 yrs. It does great. It spreads beautiful.
I have ferns in the ground as well. They did just fine. I am thinking of putting the rest of them in the ground as well. (As well as just about everything else except for plumerias!)
Hello Baytown. I live in Mont Belvieu :o) We need to meet one day.
I am thinking of sinking the plumeria pots in the ground so they stop falling over. Then I can lift them out of the ground in the winter.
I have so much to plant in the ground and going to CS RU and trading for more plants. I must be sick. ;o) Not really just can't help this addiction.
Blessings,
Sandy
Oh now I can hardly wait to get mine in the ground. I think I have a great idea for where I want them growing, now that I know they'll multiply and fill up an area. Yea!!
It is an addiction. I want more hardy hibiscus and ferns....maybe a few annuals, then I need to slow down for awhile. I just can't take care of them all. I need things that are hardy and don't have to be protected in the winter!
what color hardy hibiscus do you have? maybe we could trage cuttings.
I've been under the weather or would have answered you sooner. At this new house we have Boston Ivy all around the front of the house at the foundation and it is everywhere! In the bed along the back fence, same thing and more coming. It's what I would call "semi-invasive".
Ann
I have two garden areas - a fenced backyard with anything I want to grow, and an unfenced front yard with (literally) herds of deer, areas of deep shade, and very little supplemental water. I have never planted a boston fern in the ground, but I have found that plumosa fern and asparagus fern make great shade-loving, low water ground covers and have so far proved completely deer-resistant. Now that I've said that, they'll probably start eating them.
Sandy, I just purchased a double red and a bright pink. I have a double peach hibiscus tree that has made thru about four winters but I think it is actually a tropical hibiscus. Most of the hibiscus I have are tropicals.
I've been "down" most of this week, so haven't been on the computer much. I'm sorry I took so long to get back to you. I have a Dr's appt tomorrow, and my son's daughter will be here over the weekend, and of course we'll be at Mom's on Sunday, so it'll be hectic until next week. Have a good weekend everyone!
Jeanne
Thank you all for your response to my question ;-))
I'm definitely going to split this one up and put two in pots on the porch and two in the ground.
Happy Gardening all!!
~ Carole
Sounds good! I have several ferns in pots that I'm going to divide up and spread around my banana trees and patio.
I'm going to try and get as much as I can out of pots this year. They do better when their roots are in the ground and don't have to be watered as much. I'm just not able to keep them as wet as I used to. I really need a low maintenance garden!
That is me and you too. I have a huge asparagus fern that has little green on top but has no dirt just roots. I am going to split it into 4 and plant it in the ground. I am sure it will do better than it is.