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Post by dvg on Nov 4, 2020 11:43:57 GMT -5
Another update on these ant ferns grown out from spores sown two years ago on Nov. 7, 2018. dvg
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Post by will20013 on Nov 4, 2020 17:02:18 GMT -5
Wow that is amazing, loved looking through this thread!
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Post by dvg on Nov 5, 2020 13:17:48 GMT -5
If anyone was wondering what became of one of the original pots that had become overgrown with moss, here is an update on that mossy pot. The ant fern leaves were able to grow above the "junk moss", so i left them in the bag. The last time I checked, pea-sized rhizomes were hidden in the moss covering the pot. The rhizomes have now begun to emerge above that moss, and have survived, albeit slower growing than the ant ferns in the other pot. dvg
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Post by dvg on Apr 28, 2021 13:07:20 GMT -5
A few ferns from today [/url] dvg
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Post by dvg on Sept 5, 2021 16:58:32 GMT -5
Still waiting for the sorus to appear on the undersides of the fronds. These were started from spores thirty- three months ago, so the sorus should be appearing soon...hopefully? dvg
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Post by dvg on Nov 1, 2021 19:48:40 GMT -5
These sporelings were started from spores about three years ago on Nov. 7, 2018. They haven't made any spores themselves yet, but they are beginning to grow side branches out from their main stems. Will try to post up on these again when they finally get to the spore-making mode. dvg
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Post by dvg on Dec 6, 2021 13:57:23 GMT -5
Lookin' kinda jungly... with these morphing into millipede mode. dvg
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Post by dvg on Dec 11, 2021 18:09:52 GMT -5
Just noticed a tell-tale bump on one of these antfern leaves. It was only one bump on just one leaf, but that leaf's other side revealed spores - for the first time here! It took just over three years for this to occur with these spore grown sporelings, but at least one of these antferns has moved on from the sporeling stage and is now a mature fern. dvg
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Post by gj on Dec 12, 2021 11:01:51 GMT -5
Congratulations on your little ones reaching maturity dvg!
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Post by dvg on Dec 15, 2021 18:18:33 GMT -5
Thanks gj . Noticed one bump on another leaf on the same antfern, but the spores are still forming and haven't made the usual rounded clump of spores on that leaf's other side, yet. dvg
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Post by dvg on Jun 10, 2022 11:47:47 GMT -5
This is the first fern frond that has a fully mature look to it. dvg
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