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MerryBlooms

(11,768 posts) Mon May 25, 2015, 08:15 PM May 2015

The sun room is empty, all the big boys are out on the deck awaiting trims, (pic heavy)

splitting and re-potting. I sure hope our neighbors are willing to adopt. :/

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The sun room is empty, all the big boys are out on the deck awaiting trims, (pic heavy) (Original Post) MerryBlooms May 2015 OP

that must be one happy fern IcyPeas May 2015 #1

I thought to make it easy on myself, MerryBlooms May 2015 #2

as Steve Allen used to ask olddots May 2015 #3

lol MerryBlooms May 2015 #4

WOW Lunabell May 2015 #5

Thanks, they are lovely plants, but oh so messy. MerryBlooms May 2015 #7

Excellent !!!!!!! Congrats. I've never had luck with those type of ferns. What's your secret? nt clarice May 2015 #6

Thanks! Well, our three season room is basically all windows and sky lighting, MerryBlooms May 2015 #8

Totally freakin' awsome. nt clarice May 2015 #10

Thanks! MerryBlooms May 2015 #12

Why am I thinking of Sideshow Bob? spooky3 May 2015 #11

lol, Yes it is good ol' Sideshow- some of the best of the Simpsons. MerryBlooms May 2015 #13

A friend of mine was going to get a fern but... Laffy Kat May 2015 #9

! MerryBlooms May 2015 #14

Wish I had a green thumb - TBF May 2015 #15

I didn't have one until I had good lighting- huge difference! MerryBlooms May 2015 #16

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Raster May 2015 #17

IcyPeas

(21,863 posts)

1. that must be one happy fern

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2015, 08:31 PM

May 2015

how on earth do you even trim that? It's gorgeous.

MerryBlooms

(11,768 posts)

2. I thought to make it easy on myself,

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #1)

Mon May 25, 2015, 08:36 PM

May 2015

I'd give them all a flat-top and then split. They are so huge and take up so much space, I have to do something!

In addition to the three gigantic ferns, there's a huge spathiphyllum and Christmas cactus that need split and given away- we've just run out of room.

olddots

(10,237 posts)

3. as Steve Allen used to ask

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2015, 08:40 PM

May 2015

how is your fern ?

MerryBlooms

(11,768 posts)

4. lol

Reply to olddots (Reply #3)

Mon May 25, 2015, 08:41 PM

May 2015

Lunabell

(6,080 posts)

5. WOW

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 01:14 PM

May 2015

Really beautiful!

MerryBlooms

(11,768 posts)

7. Thanks, they are lovely plants, but oh so messy.

Reply to Lunabell (Reply #5)

Tue May 26, 2015, 06:44 PM

May 2015

clarice

(5,504 posts)

6. Excellent !!!!!!! Congrats. I've never had luck with those type of ferns. What's your secret? nt

Reply to MerryBlooms (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 01:29 PM

May 2015

MerryBlooms

(11,768 posts)

8. Thanks! Well, our three season room is basically all windows and sky lighting,

Reply to clarice (Reply #6)

Tue May 26, 2015, 06:54 PM

May 2015

so they get every drop of sunshine available throughout the year; regular watering; fertilize. When they are out of control like they are now and take up too much room, everyone gets chopped and split. I think they enjoy being grouped, plus all the plants out there are forgiving and easy-growers.

Here are a couple of shots of them in the three season room (aka the cat's jungle room)

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