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Fern trouble
Hello,
I bought some young ferns earlier in the year and after planting them out a month or two ago, I cut them back for the new season growth. However, since doing so only one tiny frond has appeared and it’s been that way for a while. Any suggestions on how to help it? I have two and they’ve both done the same. I was considering digging them back up and potting to bring them on? Flip flop men’s size 10 for scale! Any advice gratefully received.
thanks


I bought some young ferns earlier in the year and after planting them out a month or two ago, I cut them back for the new season growth. However, since doing so only one tiny frond has appeared and it’s been that way for a while. Any suggestions on how to help it? I have two and they’ve both done the same. I was considering digging them back up and potting to bring them on? Flip flop men’s size 10 for scale! Any advice gratefully received.
thanks


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It's more than possible that yours were planted just at the time the weather changed and simply haven't had the conditions to allow them to establish. Plant size and preparation of the planting hole would also come into it.
You may well be better off doing as you suggest - dig up and pot them and put them in a shady spot and see if they pick up but see what others say ?
I have a form of Polystichum setiferum called 'Bevis 'it was small like yours and has taken a few years to bulk up.