I had a staghorn fern when I lived in FL that was quite large and heavy so I was trying to think of a way to mount my new "baby" fern in such a way that it would be secure, could be hung, and it could grow as naturally as possible.
My new "baby" staghorn fern...
I was in my basement and spotted an old fan that didn't work when the proverbial "light bulb" went off!! I took the fan and removed the motor and opened it up into 2 halves...
I lined the bottom half (the front of the fan) with moist sphagnum moss and mounded a mixture of potting soil and perlite with a little Osmocote time-released fertilizer in the middle and then I covered that with another layer of sphagnum moss and reattached the top half of the cage (the side with the hole for the motor)....
I placed the fern into the potting soil through the hole in the cage and secured it firmly with heavy fishing line...and attached the plant name tag.
The cage is very sturdy and will allow the fern to grow around it as time goes by. I plan to leave it flat until enough base fronds grow to attach it onto the cage then hang it by chains etc.
I think it turned out pretty well if I do say so myself!!
