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.
How to Make a Staghorn Fern Hanger. Connect heavy-duty chains in a basket shape for hanging heavy staghorn ferns. Staghorn fern (Platycerium bifurcatum), a semi-tropical or tropical plant hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 12, grows long, forked fronds that resemble antlers.se chain connectors to attach the ends of these four chain lengths to the chain links in the chain circle. When the fern hangs in the tree, the chain circle acts like the top rim of a basket, while the four swagged chains form the basket itself that prevents the fern from falling through to the ground.