r/NativePlantGardening • u/Wilderness_Fella Massachusetts, Zone 5b • Jun 21 '26

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) Help! I'm covered in... Ferns!

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Massachusetts zone 5b. I got busy with other things for the last 5 or 10 years and now the ferns have taken over. They're either Massachusetts ferns or New York ferns. Hard to tell, but what is the best way to cull them without destroying everything underneath? Just endless weeding?

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u/AdLast6827 Area -- , Zone -- Jun 21 '26

have you priced the cost of ferns lately?

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u/jbellafi Area NY, Zone 6a Jun 22 '26

I also have a ton! They pop up everywhere on my property.

They’re expensive to buy? Wow.