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Ferns growing in stone wall

  • 10-03-2024 4:30pm
    #1
    Stoory
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    I have ferns growing in a stone garden wall which I would like to get rid of, as they have spread over the years. The roots are solid, and deep into the wall, and I'm worried the spreading roots are damaging the wall. It is impossible to pull them out.

    Does anyone know of a reliable way to kill them?



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  • #2
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,967 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    I love the look of ferns growing out of a stone wall tbh.



  • #3
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,265 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058340004/ferns-growing-in-stone-wall

    I've ferns in a drystone wall for almost 40 years and they have never done any damage at all.



  • #4
    Shoog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,187 ✭✭✭Shoog


    We have a large male fern growing next to the house. It's been there for as long as we lived there (25years), and probably as long before that. I treat it with utmost respect and it has done no harm to the house.

    You should at least establish the fern species you have since some are quite rare.



  • #5
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,810 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Its a good idea to check that you can recognise the difference between bracken and ferns. Bracken I would generally get rid of in a garden, it is very invasive. Basically, if the fronds are growing off a stem, its bracken, if they are growing from ground level (a bit like a badminton shuttle) they are ferns. There is also a difference in the spores and the arrangement of the fronds, but once you have recognised the difference it is easy.

    All ferns, other than bracken, are very welcome in my garden, and a lot of them grow wild.



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