Hello Donn,

Pretty much all ferns have issues with wind and salt. You should protect them from those as much as possible. All the ferns you have selected prefer slightly acid soil, not super rich, but with some nutrients. A little peat, leaf litter and pine chips worked into the soil is preferred. They respond well to fertilization with a little fish emulsion two or three times during the growing season. They like neither wet shade, nor dry shade, but prefer it kind of peaty and slightly moist. I plant mine in dry shade and then water well twice a week if it doesn't rain, since I don't have moist shade.

I would give each a good soak in a bucket of pure water for an hour, and if the soil is prepared, go ahead and plant. You don't have much to gain from putting them in pots unless you want to buy time while preparing the soil. But it takes a fern a good long time to settle in, so it's best to get them going in the soil where they'll be living.

If you have high winds and want to protect them, I suggest a nice hemlock hedge if you can afford it. Ferns look great when planted in among hostas too. They take basically the same culture.
A small corner of my garden:
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Best of luck,

Lainey

Thanks, Lainey. I have a few spots all ready for them, and they'll be in the good company of Hosta, Heuchera and some woodland grasses. I'll stick to spots with good wind protection, although there isn't much I can do to protect them from salt fog.