Hey Mom.......

That's growing nice and healthy....the "GreenThingy" is a sterile frond (or foot).....leave it there......Just cut the cup from the open-top to the hole to release the pup...

And yes...wire to a board......or place in a basket.....the other pups will all happily live together......

doug

Thanks Doug. I can't believe how fast it grew. That frond wasn't there when I got it from you. Has it been 3 weeks? Must like tropical S.Florida.

You also grow elkhorns right? I have a nice size that I got from a swap years ago but it's in a pot. Can I put it in a hanging basket straight from the pot or is this another fern that like to be mounted sideways?

In the Land-Of-No-Freeze they will grow crazy for you.....

I grow them two ways.....

Tied-to-"something" and Stuck-thru-a-wirebasket

For the basket I add the pup(s) inside the basket sides and thread the fronds thru the wires....cupped side up....(and repeat)......I generally use old discarded brown sterile fronds to cover the wires .....(they also sell liners you could use).....Add potting soil

Eventually the wires become covered with New sterile fronds....further anchoring the plant.......Additional plants start elsewhere from within the root mass....

For your planted/potted Elk.....I imagine you could "squash" it into a basket with the fronds pointing UP and Nature would take "care of the rest......"

In the wild they live off the "stuff" that falls from the tree......All they want to be is big blobs.....

Best wishes....doug