"echinosum" wrote


Bob Hobden; Wrote:
Have you not got somewhere it could be planted out in the ground?

Given that so many of the treeferns in Britain have been killed over the
last winter, it does seem like putting them in the ground is now a bit
of a risk. I seem to remember you live somewhere that had temps below
-10, Bob, so you must have been very careful in protecting yours if you
kept them alive in the ground.


Well I certainly couldn't put it under cover if it was in a pot, much too
big/heavy and the space is taken up with much more delicate stuff anyway.
I use the old brown fronds from it and other ferns to pack the top of mine
and wrap the sides around where the fronds come from, that's all. However it
is quite near and on the N. side of the house and protected by a wall to the
East. It's also close to our pond and the filters which run 365. I left the
snow on the plant too as protection as it wasn't too weighty.
Only two of the old fronds appear to have died and gone brown over the last
winter, the others are still looking good and protecting the young growth
which is another reason why I leave them on.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK