When your peat pellet has expanded and cooled, check for standing water. Peel back a corner of the plastic to pour out any excess water. Transfer the spores to a clean, sharply folded piece of paper.
When ready, peel back the plastic and gently tap the paper, sprinkling the pores all over the top of the pellet. Immediately re-cover with the plastic and secure with a rubber band. Place it where it will get light even house lighting but no direct sun. The sealed container will act like a tiny greenhouse and quickly overheat if direct sun shines on it. If you have grow lights for starting seeds indoors, those will work great.
Average house warmth is ideal. Your mini greenhouse should stay sufficiently moist. Seeing some condensation on the inside is a good sign. If it starts to dry out, boil water, cover it as it cools down, and then carefully peel back just a corner of the plastic and pour a tiny bit of the water inside and re-cover immediately.
After the first month if you see growth, gently tap on the top of the plastic every couple of days to knock some of the drops of water onto the developing gametophytes to aid in fertilization. After another month or more, if all has gone well, you should start to see tiny fronds beginning to stick up. These are your baby sporophytes. Once the baby ferns are big enough to handle, transplant them out into individual containers and cover them with plastic wrap.
After a few weeks, poke a few tiny pin holes in the plastic. Every 3 to 5 days, poke a few more holes in the plastic. After several weeks your baby ferns should be ready for you to remove the plastic. Keep moving them into bigger containers as they grow, and after 6 months to a year they should be big enough to be planted out in your garden or share with your friends. Remember that every new fern grown from spores will be genetically different, so as they grow, take time to look them over and pick your favorites, which may be the individuals that grow the most vigorously or have the best color in their fronds.
Nearly all ferns, after they grow from spores, will begin to spread by means of their creeping rhizomes, one plant growing over time into a whole colony. Pour some water on top of the pebbles. As the water evaporates, the humidity will help the fern grow.
As the fern gets larger, use a spray bottle with a mist setting to gently moisten the leaves with room temperature water. This helps to increase humidity. Water the fern consistently, but never soak the soil. Just keep the soil moist to the touch. Too much water may result in wilted leaves or root rot. Fertilize the fern once a month after it is six months old. Use houseplant fertilizer in liquid form. Already have an account with us? Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Gardens Illustrated terms and conditions.
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It may take months before you can see firsthand that your attempt to reproduce ferns has given the expected results. If we have a place where moss grows, that will be a good place to place them. We hope this article on how to propagate ferns will be useful.
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