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Gardening

a kennedy

(29,977 posts) Thu May 9, 2024, 10:41 AM May 9

Help.....love Boston ferns, but they're starting to move into my hostas....

how do I get rid of them and possibly plant them someplace else. Thank you.

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Help.....love Boston ferns, but they're starting to move into my hostas.... (Original Post) a kennedy May 9 OP

Boston? codfisherman May 9 #1

Haha, sorry, no Boston ferns..... a kennedy May 9 #3

You can divide them Bayard May 9 #2

Gonna give that a try. Thanks. a kennedy May 9 #4

codfisherman

(89 posts)

1. Boston?

Reply to a kennedy (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2024, 01:04 PM

May 9

Had to look things up to make sure there wasn't a bolton fern. Leave'em. Plant coleus and begonias and have a happy little shade garden. If you are determined, just dig them up and move them. They are fairly hardy and generally transplant well. I have picked potted ferns (and mums) out of peoples roadside yardwaste and successfully transplanted them.