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  • Answered by
    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    March 1, 2013
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    This is normal. Usually I just stuff them in with the rest of the rootball. In nature, these "rhizomes" will travel up to 2 feet and establish a new crown. If you've ever had a Boston escape and let it do it's thing, you will see why ferns make a great ground cover in shady moist loose soils.

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