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When Should You Divide Ferns


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When Should You Divide Ferns. Large ferns can actually be split in early fall to create smaller plants. When separating a fern, you first need to remove it from its old pot or dig up the clump.

How to Divide Ferns to Double Your Plants
How to Divide Ferns to Double Your Plants from growhappierplants.com

A few days before you plan on dividing your ferns, stop watering them. Early spring is a good time to divide a fern before its fronds unfurl, before it comes into growth (or in autumn). Spring and fall are the best times of the year to divide ferns.

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How to Divide Ferns to Double Your Plants

You can actually divide ferns any time during their growing season, but doing so in the fall gives you more manageable plants to overwinter. I chose to split mine in the fall so they'll get plenty of water during our rainy winter. However, for outdoor ferns, you need to split in the fall. One of the best ways to save ferns over the winter is to split and divide them into smaller plants in the fall.

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