Why BMI Is a Crock, in Pictures. So, the Guess The Rotund's Height and Weight game gave me an idea. (Oh, and hey, if you want to see a scatter graph of the results, there's one here now.) I talk a lot about how BMI is bullshit, but we all know talk is cheap.
As suggested in the above links (Thanks! ShellaB, for posting those links -- The first one was especially useful.), you can use monofilament plastic fish line to tie the fern to the basket, if needed. I stuffed my staghorn's basket with a combination of leaf litter, spaghnum, and Spanish Moss.
1. Purchase the staghorn fern from the local nursery. These do not grow easily from spores and are best purchased ready grown in a container or by detaching young plants growing from parent runners. 1  Note! 2  Ask for an easy-to-grow variety of staghorn fern from your local nursery.. Purchase the staghorn fern from the local nursery. These do not grow easily from spores and are best purchased ready grown in a container or by detaching young plants growing from parent runners. 1  Note! 2  Ask for an easy-to-grow variety of staghorn fern from your local nursery.