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Repotting question
I have two plants that need repotting. While they're different
plants, I think that they're both similar enough in their growing habits that the correct answers for one will apply to the other. One is rabbit's foot fern or Davallia fejeensis. The other is unknown, but it has the same look of the Davallia with the rhizomes (not hairy) spreading over the surface of the potting soil and wrapping over the growing down the side of the pot. It also has foliage that pokes it's way out of the rhizome. Question is: When repotting, what do you do with the rhizomes (is that the right term for them????) that have bent over the edge of the pot? Do you wet them and try to straighten them out so you aren't sticking them down into the new potting soil? Do you cut them off at the rim of the pot? If you do cut them off, can you take the small pieces and lay them on the surface so that they will root? Tracey, clueless in Hawaii |
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Repotting question
The plant responded wonderfully to the whole process.
It collected its thoughts for 3-4 weeks, then started putting out new growth. That does help. I *do* have room for more plants, so making more wouldn't be a problem, but at least I know basically how to do it so that it will survive. One problem for me, though, is that this fern is currently inside a wicker basket, hanging on the wall and the rhizomes have woven themselves around and through the holes in the basket. Eeeks! That will take some time to untangle. Tracey |
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