Episode 81: Disco in-FERN-oh

If that title does n’t grab you , nothing will ! We ’re talking all thing ferns , including East Coast natives , West Coast natives , selections that are from prehistoric times , and even a climbing fern . Yep — that ’s right-hand , aclimbing fern ! And in character all of that hullabaloo is n’t enough for you , the entire episode is filled with ’ 70s soft rock music and discotheque book of facts . Have you always wondered if Steve could imitate Barry Gibbs ’s falsetto ? Well , tune in to chance out the solution .

Expert testimonial : Sue Milliken and Kelly Dodson , possessor of Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend , Washington .

Steve ’s plants

Japanese holly fern ( Cyrtomium fortunei , Zones 6–10 )

Maidenhair ferns(Adaintumspp . and cvs . , Zones 3–8 )

Upside - down fern ( Arachniodes standishii , Zones 4–8 )

Tokyo wood fern ( Dryopteris tokyoensis , zona 5–8 )

Danielle ’s plants

American climb fern ( Lygodium palmatum , zone 4–8 )

Christmas fern ( Polystichum acrostichoides , Zones 3–9 )

Australian Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree fern ( Cyathea cooperisyn . Sphaeropteris cooperi , Zones 8–11 )

Bird ’s nest fern ( Asplenium focus , Zones 10–11 )

Expert testimony

Sue Milliken and Kelly Dodson , proprietor of Far Reaches Farm in Port Townsend , Washington .

All photos below good manners of Far Reaches Farm .

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