Spliting ferns

Jim wolohan · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 9:43 pm Post subject: Spliting ferns

Hi I've got some potted ferns soft shield fern and tassle fern. There not doing that great i think there pot bound. Is spliting a fern the same as spliting a hosta jusrt drive a sharp knife through the crown ?. And what's best time to split ? Thanks

Greengage · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:24 am Post subject:

that's what I would do.

kindredspirit · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:36 am Post subject:

If they were in the ground, Spring would be the best time to split ferns but being in a pot, I'd say anytime would be OK.

Sue Deacon · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:48 pm Post subject:

Yes that should be OK. Then give them a lot of TLC and keep them in the shade until they recover.