A Bed of Ostrich Ferns

TODAY’S JOB WAS DIGGING through dirt and loose rock to create a wet bed for 18 native Ostrich Ferns.This was a dry shade location, so after excavation, I put down plastic and topped it with 100 feet of soaker hose, which tomorrow will be connected to a water timer.

These Ostrich Ferns will get quite big (four feet tall and three feet across is normal), and I will divide them in a year or two.  

Have I planted them too close? Probably, but my goal is a full bed in Year One.

The same water timer will be connected to a second hose and soaker system to go down the hill to water fruit trees and future flower beds. That project is next week.