[adekun]

Should the ferns, stalks or spears be cut over for winter. I thought the spears should be left on young crowns. Read about cutting them back, but it's a bit vage.
Planted my two year old crowns about six weeks ago. The odd frond has turned brown, despite me watering them everyday?

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[muntjac]

id cut them off as the cold will cause them to rot and if that gets down to the crown you will lose them, its the fickle weather that causes new sproutings ,mine have all large ferns on from growing during the summer .i wil go in after Christmas with my gang n cut them all down top dress the lot ready to have new season sparrow grass

[adekun]

Thanks for clearing that up muntjac. I used to live in Bury.