How do I care for a stag horn fern? It was given to me by a friend in Florida.I live in KY & keep it inside.?

In Kentucky you will have to bring it in. It's a tropical plant and cannot withstand multiple days and nights of freezing.without protection.

Having said that, even though we get freezes here in Fl., we can't always bring them in because they've gotten way too big.

If you've got adequate warning of hard freeze,let it get dry, don't water it. If they're dry, you can wrap it with a comforter, closing the bottom. (presumably it's hanging or mounted on the side of a tree) Water inside the base mass will freeze and damage tender parts.

Mine hung on a branch 6-7 ft off the ground and survived several freezes, hurricanes finally took it out, tho.

If you elect to keep it inside, you will have to keep it moist, a spray bottle will do. Plan for drips when it's watered. If you have a garage that stays above freezing, that's a good place to winter it and wrapping shouldn't be necessary.

When you can put it back outside, snip a banana peel into small pieces and put them in the'crown' of the fern and water it. Staghorns love potassium and the banana peel is a natural, slow release source. Good luck.

How do I care for a stag horn fern? It was given to me by a friend in Florida.I live in KY %26amp; keep it inside.?
I move my staghead out in the summer but bring it in in the fall until the next spring. Treat them like any other fern. Here's an article I wrote on the ferns Denise

http://thegardenersrake.com/indoor-plant...
Reply:keep it in a moist, and bright light area like the bathroom or near the kitchen sink , mist it to keep it happy
Reply:Staghorn ferns are easy to grow either in or outdoors. They do not require soil, just use saturated sphagnum moss and attach the fern with wire and it will eventually send out little fronds until it is firmly attached to its host, either a nice piece of bark or even in a hanging basket. They like indirect light or semi shade really and water them about twice a week, thats all. It would be better not to leave them outside when it is really cold until they are extremely well rooted.
Reply:keep it moist and plenty of light