How to mount a Staghorn fern - tutorial / guide
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- Опубліковано 10 бер 2020
- Here I walk you through my process of mounting a Platycerium bifurcatum (Staghorn fern) onto wood!
This has been one of my favorite plants for a very long time and what would easily be considered the plant that really ignited the plant passion within me.
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We live in Indonesia and have staghorn and elkhorn ferns that are huge. Almost 2 meters and growing. We use half the wire basket of a standing fan as the base to mount the fern to the wall.
i have 3 species from Malaysia Ridleyi, holttumii and coronarium, and 3 from Indonesia Grande from north sulawesi also can found in Mindanao, Sulu archipelago Philippine, wandae from Papua and willinckii from Java(also found in Bali, Kangen Island, Madura, Nusatenggara and Timor Leste)
Just wanted to say after a lifetime of growing succulent plants, I've recently been encouraged into Staggies by a friend and purchased two small bifurcatums and looking at mounting them have just watched 5 videos. This is BY FAR the best. Well done :)
When I bought my first one 20 plus years ago, they told me the banana peel trick. First time I've run across another person doing the same. Thanks for sharing.
I just got my first SHF, but it’s in a nursery pot. I want to mount it, but I’m NERVOUS!! This was helpful and I will be following this guide Step by Step!
I bought my first staghorn fern today because it was on sale and I have always wanted one, but they are very expensive in South Africa. Have gone through 6 other videos and yours are by far the best. Great voicing and easy-to-follow video. Thank you very much, Ma'am.
I found a local Cypress Lumber yard with numerous boards cheap. I now use plastic green mesh like chicken wire. Easy to cut out a window to fit over fern. I encourage you to view as many U Tube videos as needed.
The stapler is the best idea for mounting! I didn't think of that. Best tutorial because you tell us how to be sure it is mounted tightly enough and I was concerned it might fall off the board. Thank you.
I have been putting off mounting my staghorn fern for years because I was intimidated by the process. Your tutorial is the perfect instruction and I'm so happy to take it from a moderately happy container-bound plant to a beautiful and happy mounted plant! Thank you so much for the details and care instructions. Cheers!
This was the best Staghorn fern mounting tutorial I've seen, and I've watched quite a few. Thank you for all of the thoughtful advice, hints and instruction! I just mounted my first Staghorn after watching your video!
Wow, thank you! I'm so glad you found it useful and even mounted your own fern!
So helpful! Thank you! And your end result is just lovely!
Looks beautiful, thank you for the step by step.
You can use stockings (the thin skin colored ones) cut into thin stripes for mounting, especially used with orchids cause it definitely won't ever hurt the roots even if it comes in contact with them for any reason:) the moss usually also will cover them over time
Great tip! I haven’t tried this yet. Thank you!
Do u do orchids too??
I like twine, too. And burlap, I use as well.
I do used stockings to mount my orchids too.
I've learned how to mount staghorn ferns before, but your video is just filled with so much good info! I'm about to remount one of mine (I didn't secure it well enough) so I'll definitely be using your tips, especially with the banana peels! Thank you!
The ultimate hang-on platycerium tutorial. Love it!
I appreciate your helpful information and care of this beauty. The details you provide are so thorough.. more than I have seen elsewhere! I am looking forward to transplanting my stag horn fern from her little 4" plastic pot to a nice piece of old and worn cedar fence plank.. can't wait!
The best mounting tutorial by Far. Thank you very much
Thank you for this amazing video!!! You are very talented!!
Another great tutorial Katie- thankyou. Staghorns one of my favourites as well after seeing my first in Australia. I have one mounted hanging in the bathroom with a south - west facing window. Seems to love it there with the late afternoon sun and humidity. Has pushed out three new fronds over the winter months hear in the UK. Notice once a new frond appears it seems to almost double in size every few days!
My gosh everything is so beautiful!!!
It looks like you've created the perfect nook to sit and enjoy the plants.
One of the best video I’ve seen about staghorn fern. Thank you! Hope you have a great day:)
Very thorough, thank you. Particularly with the an explanation of the browning of the leaves and the shield fronds.
Wonderful tutorial! Thank you.
Thank you, so much. Best video on mounting a staghorn. .
Looks awesome! Ur video was very informative...thanks 4 sharing 💚
Favorite staghorn video!
Thank you 😊 I learned how to plant. I just bought one and I didn’t know how to. Thanks again .
Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much.
Thank you, this is the best video and you explained everything, well done 👍
Beautiful. Thank you for the tutorial.
Thank you. I’ve had one in the house a couple of years with ac on in the pot it came in. Hubby put it on a board a few weeks ago but was worried it wasn’t well because of the yellow leaves. We put it oustside just now after watching this. Live in Central Texas were it gets 100 plus. Hope it does well. Thank you very informative.
Wow! Thank you so much for this very thorough video. I especially appreciate the detailed info on the yellowing and brown leaves and 'shields'. For as long as I can remember I have ALWAYS wanted a staghorn fern but never lived where I could accommodate one. I recently bought a house in Oregon (zone 8b) and bought my very first staghorn fern! YAAAYYY!!! I'm hoping I can manage to keep it alive. It's living indoors near a window. I think my climate may get too cold for it during the Winter here where is regularly gets in the 20's F and in the 100's during the Summers. Excellent video. Thank yo so much!
Thank you, Katie!
My sister just got one for me as a gift! I haven't seen it yet though. She is coming down for vacation and will bring it then. She says it's in a coconut! I do want to get one that I can mount though. I've wanted one for years now! I hope all is good at your end!?.. I'll take a picture of my Staghorn and send it to you! 😊. Thanks again for the tutorial! Xxx
Thoroughly enjoyed this video! 🥰
This is a great video, thank you!
That was awesome. Very motivating! You made it look like a piece of cake. And the end result was pretty spectacular. Would love to see a video for kokedama too.
Thanks so much! So informative and continuously on topic. New Subscriber!
That was great information ! Thank you so much ☺️
Awesome video. Thank you for the pro-tip on the banana peels. I have mounted 2 of these so far and you’ve taught me some things I didn’t know. I love staghorns- my fav also. I know you must be very busy juggling the new shop, the orders and producing the vlogs. I look forward to the content you create and sharing your passion for plants.
Thank you so much for the kind words!! I really appreciate your support!
W💚W... What gorg ferns u have. What greatluck to have MOSS grow locally🌱🌱🌱. Beautiful job💚👍💚👍💚
I love it! Thank you solo much, I’m going to try it.
This was informative and peaceful to watch. I mounted my first and I will be getting more soon. They are beautiful plants.
I am just learning how to hang the stag horn fren on to a board
Very informative video! Can´t wait to get my own staghorn fern now that i know how to mount it.
Thank You- I'm inspired!
Thank you, great video! You gave me all the information I needed.
This was great! Thank you so much!
Really appreciate your video. Watched many, lost a couple of stag horns, sure it was my fault. Your video was very well explained. Thanks so much. Will be following you.
This is an excellent tutorial! ❤❤ thanks
A pro tip for preloading fertilizer. Instead of a banana peel, you can place slow release fertilizer in a tea bag. Then layer your soil and plant as usual.
Thanks! U helped with my new staghorn😊
Good information, thanks for sharing.
Wow loved it! Wanted this one ty❤
i have mounted two type platycerium in coconut. it is a new method for me. thank u .
Great tutorial. Thank you.
I rub coconut oil all over the wood I'm going to use to mount my staghorn. Makes it's waterproof and it's all natural.
Does this work for any wood?
The oil will break down over time so the wood can get wet. The plant likes it when the wood rots. It provides more nutrients
Good job. I need to figure the "which side is up" part out better but I am so new to staghorns I need to look at it more.
Love your videos
This tutorial is fantastic! My fern has lived outside for 7 years. Moved into apartment and need to mount it. Wondering if they draw bugs if growing indoors, with or without feeding it banana peels? Thank you!
Great video 😊
loved this, being an aussie they thrive here. like prehistoric thrive. im hunting more now.
Good to hear that I can use any type of moss! Because everywhere it says to use spaghnum moss but that's just so expensive and I'm like - but I can just get moss for free everyywhere outside! So I hope this is gonna work for me.
Love this!❤
Great job
OMGoodness!! you lives in Seattle WA!!! I too am from Washington and I would give ANYTHING to live some place else...I crave peace and serenity and I love that you made the choice to move. At times I feel so bound to the U.S for health reasons, I want to move out of the U.S so, so, so bad! You said you are from Sweden Correct? I have been going one by one through your videos everyday when I have time to:) you are very easy for me to listen to (calm) no hurry or trying to get things done fast in your videos and I appreciate that a lot!
Emily
Great video good info well said.
Well Done! You have a new subscriber.
Such a lovely video. I wish we could hang out and look at plants.
Wonderful and informative video. I just purchased a staghorn. I'm going to mount soon. However, I am concerned that after each watering session,that the board it is mounted to,will leak moisture onto my wall. Any suggestions for that? I'm considering maybe affixing a sheet of plexiglass to the backside.
If you ever get the chance to go to the munich botanic garden, (and they are fully open again), they have (well, one part of) a green house only dedicated to staghorn ferns
Mounting these stag horns is very important I had one that weighed about 200 pounds and if you don't mount them right in the 1st place, you'll have trouble.
Great video thanks for your time and expertise! I live in Louisiana and want to attach my staghorn to my LA Bald Cypress. Please tell me how cold hardy are these plants? Thanks again!🙏🏻
Thankyou for sharing
When do you need to transplant them and how? This tutorial was fantastic tutorial thank you
Great video, I feel like I could actually make this now. I just need to find a board.
Hello
It was lovely video , u talked step by step...
I have some hong ferns, I bought them , I guess they were pulled out very soon.
My question is before put them on the wood , should I plant them in a pot??? Thanks
Thank you so much for this detailed tutorial! Is it okay to mount a fern that hasn’t grown it’s shield yet? Also, is the bagged preserved moss okay? Or it needs to be the living sheet moss?
Complimenti!! Video molto belli! Ti scrivo dall Italia 😁...adoro il platycerium!!
🌿🌱💦💚😘brava continua cosi!!!
Silvia
great job , thanks
Great video! Thank you for sharing. Would it be safe to stain the cedar with foodsafe garden stain? Also, my grandma has a huge staghorn that is hanging outside in SoCal. How do you get it started to grow that way?
Great Tutorial! Can you say your process for feeding the banana? Amount, size, peel and fruit, etc? Thanks
Hello great video can you tell me what the hanging plant is next to the fern it is absolutely beautiful☺😍
belíssimo trabalho!!!! congratulations !!!!!
Thanks great video. What would you do if your staghorn got too much water. Also looks like it's rotting?
Amazing.....
Hi-
Thanks for the wonderful tutorial-please send us all a know when your store is open again-love to buy something from you.
Excellent tutorial. Is it necessary for the mounting line to be plastic? I'd like to not add more garbage to forever. Is it ok for the line used to attach to decompose? MIght not be hidden from the start, but eventually and no added garbage to the planet. Thanks for doing this.
Hi thanks for the video. I recently discovered some stag horn or elk horn not sure which on trees by a creek on our property in Australia. I’m thinking about moving one to a board as it is quite low on the tree and I’m worried it will get washed away during heavy rain.
Good luck.
The most likely one you've found is P bifurcatum as P superbum has one dominant shield frond which does not produce pups, but is propagated by spores from it's fertile fronds. P veitchii is found in the low rainfall of northern Queensland.
Thank you I love them to
Thank you for the information! I’ve a fellar to nail to the wall now
Thanms for the detailed tutorial. I had mounted mine on a chopping board as couldnt find anything else. Àfter about 49 days n9w, it doesnt look to happy. Please ad ise. I feel lucky to have stumblled upon your channel. Take care.
Thank you once again for an extremely informative video. I always look forward to your videos because I always learn something. I agree with another subscriber that it is so helpful that you show us all of your steps in detail. I have 3 waiting to be mounted and it just so happens that I have a staple gun, moss, wood and fishing line 👍 The reason I haven't done it yet is because I'm scared the wet wood (after watering) will damage my walls. Is this something I need to be worried about? I would really appreciate any thoughts you have on this or how to prevent it?
Ahh thank you!
I usually let mine sit for about 12 hours to a day after watering somewhere like in the shower or a sink to let the wood dry up a bit before rehanging! I haven’t had any issues doing it this way. Alternatively to be safe, you could add some small nails into the corners of the back of the wood and keep them sticking out a couple millimeters so that it leaves a small air gap between the wall and the wood.
inquisitivegreens thank you that’s a great idea
I followed your video and mounted a staghorn fern!
That's so awesome! I'm glad you were able to find guidance here!
This is such a great video!! I wish I had found it earlier because no other mounting tutorial I watched was talking about putting the fern up the right side.. So mine is upside down now because not knowing :D Is it better to leave it like that or should I better turn it and mount it again? I did it 3-4 weeks ago.
Personally I would probably remount it! But, you don't have to! It will find a way to grow in a way that works for it even if upside down. It just may flop in a different kind of way.
Just turn the wood upside down
Thank you!
Can you use a foliar fertilizer? Kind of like using Orchid mist fertilizer on Hoyas?
Do the roots really attach to the wood? Can you show a picture of that?
About how long would it take for that fern to outgrow it’s mount? Also, are they typically very slow growers or fast?
Thank you for this great video :) Do you think I could use a wooden acacia chopping board? You mentioned "treated wood" but I am guessing as it's a kitchen item so there should not be any hazardous chemicals in the wood? It would be so much easier to use as they cheese platter boards already have thumb holders which we could hang the staggies with on the wall :)
PS you werent sporadic and very methodical and organised in thinking along with speech!! Keep up your great work!
Thank you 😊
Hey are you still making videos? I'd love to see how that rhipsalis paradoxa is doing (my favorite plant)