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- Remove the fern: Now it's over with fun!
- Ferns are spreading rapidly
- Mowing - Remedy soon, but not permanently
- Dig up roots - that is successful!
- Use herbicides - many ferns will come back anyway
- Ferns are poisonous
- Tips & Tricks
In order to permanently remove the rapidly multiplying fern, the roots must be dug up
Remove the fern: Now it's over with fun!
Admittedly, with its long, grass-green, finely feathered and gently swaying in the wind, the fern looks good. If it grows on whole surfaces you will feel reminded of a tropical forest. But the fern is not always welcome!
Ferns are spreading rapidly
Thanks to their spores ferns spread in no time. Even with the help of their foothills they take over an ever-expanding territory over time. Therefore, fast action is required if you want to remove a fern.
Mowing - Remedy soon, but not permanently
If you want to go fast, mop up the troublemakers. But be warned: the roots survive and the ferns are soon repelling. If you keep mowing over the ferns at intervals of a few weeks, they will eventually be so weakened that they will die.
Dig up roots - that is successful!
It is best to permanently remove a fern if you dig out its roots (which include the foothills). Most ferns are flat-rooters. Start excavating the roots in the spring. In summer, the new spores have been trained and distributed.
Use herbicides - many ferns will come back anyway
Many gardeners swear by herbicides. But with the fern that often has little meaning:
Ferns are poisonous
Without asking for permission to make some ferns on meadows where grazing animals graze wide. Even animals sometimes drift off with their thoughts and are not right when eating. There is a high risk that they also eat fern.
Why danger? All ferns are more or less poisonous. The domestic ferns such as the bracken fern are extremely toxic and you should beware of consumption. Whether human or animal - nobody is immune to the contained toxins.
Tips & Tricks
If you have dug up ferns, you should sow the seeds of another resistant plant. With luck, this grows up before the fern can re-educate.