How to divide and mount staghorn ferns

Learn how to divide and mounts staghorn ferns! I have had three staghorn ferns behind my sofa for two years but sadly only of them croaked. But good news! I'm replacing it with a new staghorn fern today and I'll show you how to divide a multi-rhizome staghorn fern and how to mount a staghorn fern on wood.
To divide a staghorn fern, you'll need a sterile knife.
To mount a staghorn fern on wood you'll need:
1. A prepped wooden mount like the one from Chezlin linked below
2. Scissors
3. Fishing line or nylon thread
4. Sphagnum moss
5. Potting mix for epiphytes
If you're unsure how to create the mount, check out Chezlin's tutorial: • How to Mount a Staghor...
I hope you enjoy this and please let me know what you think about staghorn ferns!
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[@betsybegonia]

What do you think about staghorn ferns? Love them or hate them? Should I replace my backdrop?

[@lisapettit7334]

I could never have one of these in my home...I would find it annoying to take it off and replace it to water each time. I know that I would just kill it. I do admire other people's, though! And I always look at them when I am at a nursery. I just know myself too well!

[@betsybegonia]

@@lisapettit7334 That's a good call. And that's why I can't have orchids. 😂

[@sheilacasper2030]

I like those ferns but in a pot not mounted. Liked the video tho.

[@slickmcCool]

@@lisapettit7334 I water all my mounted plants with a spray bottle or small tipped wash bottle. It takes a little time every other day, but i have a nice relaxing 20 minutes with the plants.

[@LeTigre83]

I absolutely have had ZERO luck with ferns, and have written them off. That being said YES I LOVE STAGHORN FERNS but I dont want to kill one 🤡😭

[@brianneelizabeth29]

Talking about not wanting to use the banana peel, and end your thought with “not really a-peel-ing” 😂🍌 anyone else catch that?!

[@autumnmind]

If you just dip the hole root/potting mix in a bucket of water, then the water will soften the hard potting mix and you can just wash away everything without damaging the roots. This way the plant will naturally divide in the different parts. ☺️ (I guess you already know this)

[@niccyknickers]

happy belated birthday fellow Leo. I like staghorns but am worried i'd just kill it, so i admire others!

[@melissarowland5747]

I live the set of three! They look so nice together

[@betsybegonia]

Thank you!

[@mr.spirofucci1493]

Great video as always from you!!! I've always loved these guys and funny I just got a little one. Now I'm not afraid to mount it thanks to you!!!!😎

[@betsybegonia]

Wonderful!

[@pierrebouchard4289]

After watching your video, I thought to myself; Stick to Pothos !!! I couldn't do this ... Something would break ... Bought two Ferns ... Killed them both ... Pothos, Aroids ... Anything but Ferns ... As always; Great video ... Give my regards to Frank ... 🦊✌️🙂 P.S.: Use Cedar instead of Oak, It will never rot ... Ever !!! And it's lighter than Oak ... It makes a great base for moss polls too ...

[@betsybegonia]

I thought about the Cedar thing afterwards, I should have told people because it's a fact I know but forgot to add. 🤦‍♀️

[@AranDeathly]

My spirit left my body when you took a knife to the root ball. I know its necessary, I've done it in the past- but jesus christ my little gay heart couldn't handle that 😭

[@grannyplants1764]

Hi Betsy! Too much work.. I got a half wall basket and used some dirt and more sphagum ... the fern hanging getting an sun and doing very well! Like your spirit

[@theoneandonlylinman]

am i the only one who thinks it looked kinda like a pineapple when she finished? hahhaa but in a good way! i love stag horn ferns!

[@werosification]

Betsy: IT'S DEAD OK IT'S DEAD WE GET IT also Betsy: "houseplant *love* and care" 😂😂

[@betsybegonia]

Winter was HARD! 😂

[@patr7264]

Just received a staghorn fern cutting from my brother and placed it in a plastic pot with orchid bark, peat moss and high quality potting soil. I am worried about all that moist soil causing mold and am thinking of mounting the fern now. Betsy any experience in potting the stag horn fern? Betsy I love your videos and look forward to your next one always. Thank you!

[@plantgetenough1164]

That root ripping sounds...it’s like anti-ASMR. Lol

[@palmdaddy]

Be nice to see what you are doing.. :)

[@betsybegonia]

I don't understand.

[@sunshinecarnivores1919]

My grandmother had a staghorn fern when I was a kid. Don't know what happened to it after she passed away.

[@cllovegood]

✨WOOD✨

[@betsybegonia]

Call'em like I see'em.

[@joejamata5583]

Woodglut has very good and accurate plans.

[@barbm2375]

My love for staghorn ferns runs as deep and strong as my intimidation of the mounting process.

[@betsybegonia]

It's pretty easy. Just getting that string around those screws, man. Screw it.

[@Plantastica]

I'm not a mounted plant person because I would take it down and water it and hang it up again exactly ONCE before I'd never do it again...then I'd have a dead mounted plant on the wall forever. BUT I still loved this video :)

[@JustGeenuh]

Your videos are so entertaining and helpful! 😍

[@amydand]

I bought TWO staghorn ferns at my local nursery after this video. I’d seen your other ones but I couldn’t believe they had these the day you posted this! I went to Home Depot too and got all the necessities for this project. I’m so happy you post content I Actually learn and live by. I stan you bestie and I always will!!!

[@IAmEnoughClub]

One of my favorite plants EVER! LOVE growing them, mounting them and selling them! 💖

[@xxpowwowbluexx]

It’s dry…because you don’t water dead plants. 😂

[@kinshasa2001]

The first one I saw was at Phipp's Conservatory when I was quite young. I thought it was the most exotic thing that it just hung there without seeing a pot and no roots. As soon as I saw one at Lowe's I had to grab it!

[@darcyferrigno]

"not really appealing!" Please tell me someone else thought that was hilarious after her rant about banana "peels"?

[@dannyboii9117]

I was wondering if she realized lol 🍌🚫.

[@ashleystevens1955]

I bought one of these mostly because I thought it looked neat. Not really knowing what to do with it, I came across your channel and have been hooked ever since! I have some scrap oak flooring that I've been hoarding in the garage, waiting for some use to come around for it. Totally gonna build one of these for my new fern this weekend!

[@marydoige4444]

Betsey,I'm so absent-minded, my question was I have leafs growing out of the bottom part of my coral catus, just wondering about if anyone has had it happen to their catus the bottom piece that was grafted on Thanks again. Mary

[@kyrabernauer8172]

Loved the rotten banana peel rant haha 😂

[@nothanks5394]

i must have OCD or something because looking at the ones in the background they're tilted alil and I couldn't help bUT scream to myself " ANGEL IT JFC ANGEL IT" . Still loved the vedio and youre great

[@theactionindex]

I killed my first Staghorn Fern. ☹️ BUT my current one is doing well, so mounting may be next. Mounting on sphagnum... not me mounting the fern... carry on...

[@grannyplants1764]

Hi Betsy! Way too much work....I got a half wall basket ( thrift store, Michael’s etc) put in some dirt and sphagnum, hung on wall where it gets am sun....it’s doing great! Once in a while it gets a full dunk, but usually I just spray it w water and diluted fertilizer.... just an idea from a lazy plantaholic ! 🌿

[@donnawillson2618]

You have too have an otoclave to sterilize what we do is sanitize by washing application of alcohol or peroxide! . I say this with love, I'm a master barber well retired! Really enjoy you cast, I find you very sweet and candid, I've even bought some plants! Thank you for a return of plant fever!! At 70 I needed something more in my life! God Bless you!

[@jaaustin500]

Ha ha! Now we know why that other fern died...or was it MURDER! :-) Also, if you use cutting boards for mounting you know that wood won't mold because it's also used as a kitchen tool. :-)

[@taylorr8]

Great video. How do you know when they should be re-mounted or up-mounted? Lol. I just bought one this week, I plan to mount it but I'm wondering how I'll know when it gets too big for the mount its on!?!

[@melissainaus7955]

Thanks for your advice .I done my first one today and first I use nails with a head too small then the line kept coming off then the same thing u could see the nails and string ,then mine wasn’t perfect so I know when I do more tomoz they don’t have to be perfect and try some eyelet screws next time I think

[@Lifeisaboxof]

It’s not the mounting that is the issue. It’s the damn messy watering

[@greentape7817]

This is the dealbreaker for me too. Too much dripping!

[@lafregaste]

... the sound was... really creepy and weird and distressing. I don't think myself capable of doing such a thing so I guess I won't be getting a staghorn fern.

[@Isitonacornflake]

Something that may make the nylon thread easier to work with is laying it down on the wood before the fern, so the weight of the fern stabilizes it/helps it from falling off the screws. Wonderful video as always! 😊

[@claym7515]

I have a huge one fell out of a neighbors tree adopted unknowingly and would like to break down but videos don't show with the size of mine

[@tcbecht88]

I have 3 staghorn balls that are about 3-4 feet in diameter hanging from the oaks in my front yard and I want to propagate them so badly.

[@aviaja2008]

I do not discriminate plants or people, I collect all the good ones and staghorn fern is one of them. To me it belongs to, as you said it, 'the funky category' lol

[@TheShellemilyCrayon]

with your name being betsy begonia i'm surprised you havent got a begonia tour video. i would like to see it if you'd like to make it :)

[@lindabeard2546]

You are so REFRESHING!!! So relatable!!! I LOVE YOU!!!

[@tammysjungle7064]

Happy Birthday by the way! I LOVE mounted Staghorn ferns! I have mounted 3 of them myself and love them! KEEP the background!

[@kitchengardeningofficial]

Nice channel please tell me who to make channel art and thumnail nice ????

[@smuggafree]

You are funny. I do not care for the look of the staghorn fern. I saw how big they can become and it doesn't look pretty to me.

[@nack1530]

I know it's an older video but how often you have to "re-mount" like you would repot a plant?

[@prestonharmon9528]

I love stag horn ferns but I keep mine in a pot as a centerpiece on a table with an indirect skylight overhead. I still enjoyed this video even tho I probably won’t use this info. Love you videos

[@MonicaRrtx]

Should the Staghorn go up or down when mounted? does it even mind, can you put it sideways? jk

[@Gobbledi_Gook]

I already mounted my staghorn last week before I watched this video, but was just curious to watch to see if you had the same mental breakdown I had when I was trying to tie nylon around the fern and the board lmaoo. Great vid!

[@nanaTecnicolor]

I just a baby one 2 weeks ago, it's adorable! Now I'm considering mounting it 😊🌿

[@erink.6420]

I have mine on a cedar plank and have no issues with mildew/mold. I believe cedar is rather water resistant.

[@alexfil2064]

Hello. Great videos!! You could use hook screws instead of plain ones to attach the thread to the wood board.

[@mirandabeaudry7936]

Also happy birthday!! ?! You look so strong and beautiful at 33!!!

[@adrian4314]

When I went on vacation to San Diego this year the san Diego zoo had giant staghorn ferns growing on trees everywhere! I was more impressed with the tropical plants than the animals

[@awakenasleepsheep2861]

Take the STAGHORN outside for 3 days to feed it the banana. Oh, WOW that's an idea huh?

[@betsybegonia]

Did you just get butthurt about bananas?

[@yeahivekilledthat719]

Staghorn ferns are the only fern that I own because I like the funky vibe and it doesn't die on me-like them sorry ass other ferns. The more exotic ones were really something too. And thanks for addressing Ferngate.

[@betsybegonia]

😂 Them sorry ass other ferns. I like that staghorns don't require too much humidity, that's why I won't allow another type in my home every again.

[@izamalczykjewelry]

Yay! You did it! :D It's interesting that you've changed the direction it's growing compared to the previous munted staghorn ferns. It's now growing as it would in a standard pot. Can you tell us why you've made that change? I've mounted my staghorn fern about a month ago and it's doing pretty well - I love it although I'd use a different type of wood plaque now but I hope it will eventually cover the entire wood with its basal fronds ;) Unless the woodworm that lives in it eats it first... Yep, I have a woodworm in my staghorn fern's mount...

[@betsybegonia]

I actually cut that part out but these ferns did that by themselves. I mounted them upwards and they hung down over time by themselves. One of them looked like it was dangling because it was not Platycerium bifurcatum, it was P. alcicorne which looks and hangs a tad different. I remember with the largest one I wished that I had achieved a more upward angle but it was my first time doing that project and after I finished tying those damned nylon threads around screws for 2 hours I was DONE. I was so fed up I thought "I'll fix it another day" and never got around to it. 😂

[@izamalczykjewelry]

Something tells me this is going to be the very same reason for me leaving the fern on the plaque it's now - I really REALLY tied it meticulously so unwrapping this nylon madness and starting over is not something I'd love to do.

[@NerdyKathi]

Happy Birthday 🥳. I don't hate the fern itself but I hate them mounted. Reminds me too much of animal trophies. Great video though, as always.😊

[@betsybegonia]

Well you know me, I don't mind a taxidermy animal either. 😂

[@betsybegonia]

But I do find mounted heads tasteless, I agree with you.

[@PhotographtheBird]

Great video as always. Too much maintenance for me personally but I envy the look. The thought of using wood for epiphytic plants intrigues me though. I have some peperomias I may try with some terrarium wood and experiment. Good bye pots! Hello wood and tree junk!!

[@betsybegonia]

The only problem is maintenance. It's why these are the only three mounted plants I keep around. I am bad at orchids.

[@donnawillson2618]

Love the Staghorn never had one can you use jute to tiyit on??

[@sigmasix3719]

Well Betty is the new one going to survive this time 😀

[@harikamahendra]

It looks like a pineapple, the way you hold it.

[@betsybegonia]

😂 You're not wrong.

[@damarissanchez9040]

You’re hilarious! Great video.

[@jjep6631]

Do i have ferns to mount? No, no i do not. Did i click and like immediately? Why, yes, yes i did.

[@betsybegonia]

😂 Thank you Jordan. 💚

[@pudgyplanter1130]

PS... Happy Birthday to you!!!!

[@peterstevens6555]

Kia ora koutou, from Auckland, New Zealand…

[@mariatortilla7133]

Betsy, tell the truth, did you mount this one upside down on purpose or accident?

[@betsybegonia]

It does not matter which way you mount a staghorn, it will grow right side up. I mounted them in the direction they had already been growing.

[@sandyg8794]

Hi Betsy! This was so much fun, I laughed throughout the entire video! I LOVE staghorn ferns and yes please keep them as your backdrop! I have 2 small ones that, I think, I'm getting closer to putting on a mount, if I can get past the intimidation! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ LOL! The plants/s you got are beautiful! I hope you share with us what you did with the other 2. Missed seeing your fur babies! Thank you so much for sharing! BTW, Happy Birthday!

[@mightiestmouse8833]

It looks like a pineapple 🤣

[@debrawarrick2911]

Love the look but the process required to get the desired outcome looks like too much trouble. I recently watched a nursery tour, hosted by Summer Rain where nylon stockings vs fishing line was recommend for mounting orchids...would pry work for any mounted plant and might be easier to navigate.

[@peteypops]

Pretty much the same brutal process as dividing orchids....it’s the screaming that gets me every time!

[@pudgyplanter1130]

I LOVE staghorn ferns! Love Love Love! For the exact reasons you said. They add just enough funky to my life and decor. Mine is currently hanging upside down in the cedar basket it came in. It's huge and amazing and I have been giving serious thought to mounting it before Autumn gets here. It has been living a blissful life out in the yard hanging under my oak tree. Thanks for the video, you bring me joy! I adore you and your apartment. I am curious what brought you to France? And how did you make the dream of almost every American female come true? Forgive me if you have already answered this question a gazillion times.

[@plantsandtarantulas329]

I honestly believe you are my plant soul sister 😂🤣 I am so not careful and when I chop plants I make people cringe but they are totally fine! So much more resilient then people think 😆 I loved your go at it all or nothing attitude

[@greentape7817]

Sometimes you just have to bust up some roots, theres no way around it! Every once in a while I watch a bonsai video and it's not for the faint of heart- they'll chop off all the leaves, like two thirds of the roots, and half the branches, and they don't die (most of the time.) A lot of the time plants are tougher than we give them credit for.

[@marinaslabbert3221]

That was fun to watch😄

[@chrisbroguiere3593]

Boards work best.

[@giorgethomas]

Cedar wood is perfect for staghorn ferns. It doesn’t rot when wet.

[@betsybegonia]

Yes, I wish I'd shared that tidbit! I forgot.

[@carlyamberson]

Love my baby staghorn fern!!!! I will refer to this video and your others when I mount it next spring 💚🌱🧚🏼‍♀️🌿

[@Womynxx]

I killed a staghorn that I mounted last year and I already have a bigger one I'm acclimating that I'm going to replace it with lol. This is the refresher I needed. The banana rant! 🤣

[@1cleandude]

Great video Betsy and fun to watch! Do you know the variety name of the fern you are mounting in this video? Thanks again!🙏🏻

[@HalloweenMischief]

Betsy!! You're getting toned! I don't do ferns, but this was super interesting. :)

[@betsybegonia]

😂 Now that lockdown is over I've been able to shed down to my winter gains.

[@HalloweenMischief]

@@betsybegonia Get it GURL!! We can technically go to the gyms, but cases are still rising here (my state was listed in the top 13 hotspots in America... go us...) so I don't go. Trying to do what I can at home though.

[@betsybegonia]

@@HalloweenMischief Stay safe above all!

[@nurserypots3274]

I work management...in retail...during a global pandemic...and mounting my staghorn was the most stressful experience of my life 😂

[@sophiebaldwin191]

Love them, one of my favourite plants just because they really do look like a stags horns on the wall when mounted. Bought mine in the clearance section as you do thinking I'm just going to have a go at bringing this back to life and mounting it up. A year on it just keeps throwing out new fronds and as its first basal frond just turned from its youthful green to brown. I always thought this was a bad thing but now know this happens as they age and it is not because it is dying!

[@0bsidianeyes]

Thanks for being real. We all kill plants sometimes. I have also left a dead fern around pretending it was ‘one the mend’. 😆

[@seedrootsprouts2290]

I would have another...killed the first one but I’m in love with them. I think I under watered then over watered and didn’t give it enough light. I’m willing to try again, thanks to you.

[@christinepaining8591]

I love it.

[@abigailrohena5410]

I mounted my stag horn fern yesterday on a wood slice, once I watered it the whole plaque cracked😩I think I used the wrong kind of wood

[@fennerlamm8673]

I do love staghorn ferns, I am curious why you mounted it with it facing up, and in your first mounting video you put it facing straight out. Love youuuuu 💕

[@plantsinner5072]

Oooo ok banana peels👍🏼🙌🙅🏻‍♀️🤣 I absolutely ❤️❤️❤️ them!!!

[@eleanorfitzsimmons2040]

Love a staghorn fern. Time to mount mine. Have you thought about using tiny cup hooks on the wood versus screws.

[@Ali-enAdventures]

happy birthday! 🎉 I love the look of staghorn ferns. I actually picked one up last weekend!

[@girlie0226]

Betsy - does a staghorn have to be mounted to survive or is there another way to keep them and have them do well? Thank you for the info and the entertainment!

[@finestracheride]

Happy birthday to you! I'd never have the patience to take care of a mounted plant, but I do find them beautiful.

[@WeaMazeika]

I found a staghorn fern in my local big box store and wanted to get one to try mounting one. Thank you for this video!

[@betsybegonia]

I hope it works out! I really like how people react to them when they come over.

[@avocadodee3257]

Aries with Virgo moon or rising

[@betsybegonia]

😂 Wait this is not the right video. And yes and no.

[@betsybegonia]

I mean no and yes.

[@avocadodee3257]

Haha yes wrong video been trying to figure out. But I did learn how to mount stag ferns thank you doll

[@isafromthenorth]

Chêne = Oak :)

[@amandaramos8533]

I think they're gorgeous. I just can't get behind how much work they seem to be.

[@thecakepopsistars]

Staghorn fern is intriguing especially, when it’s mounted !

[@BasiePlants]

'I am gonna see if I can get a close up of that.' 'Lol no, you forgot to turn on cam 2.' I am dying 😂

[@betsybegonia]

But I remembered to do thumbnail pics. 🤷‍♀️

[@BasiePlants]

@@betsybegonia At least one of us did 😂