Harts Tongue Fern

Thanks @ARMANDII ....only problem is , they are all brown!!
I've just been out and removed it from its saucer and placed it on pebbles in a more sheltered area for now as we are having a day of heavy rain here.
Probably won't be able to do much with it today.

 

@Loofah .

 

Not got many ferns, but I've got this one, not sure if its a variety of Harts Tongue or not, but it has black spotting on the leaves, I think one in @ARMANDII pictures has spotting as well, I think it might be normal in winter for some spotting, but perhaps digging it up and potting has made the problem worse on yours Upsydaisy.

I didn't know it was a fern that liked alkaline soil, thanks @Mike Allen I've got mine in a rased area I keep for acid lovers, might move it now.

 

I've grown loads and I mean loads of aspleniums, probably the easiest fern to get into spore propagation especially when you have alkaline soil...another would be dryopteris. It's an easy fern to keep as well, when you realise where it grows best. Stony or rocky areas that don't fully dry out, this is one that doesn't like sitting in water like the shady types athyriums, blechnums etc.
Pete, yours looks like asplenium scolopendrium cristatum

 

Thanks @flounder

 

Well I've trimmed it and spotted a few new leaves emerging at the base.Had to leave some leaves on it obviously but will eventually remove them if and when it's health picks up .

Will plant it out when the temps raise a tad more.

I am now remembering ( I think) that I also pinched a small bit a year or two ago and planted it out somewhere on the far side of the garden. After this coffee I will go in a search!!

 

They also make good houseplants, tolerate low light and don't even mind normal livingroom dryness of the air. Very nice plants

 

Also, they rot down quite nicely on the compost heap when you have to remove a couple of hundred of 'em when they start to take over!
I don't remove them all, I still have about forty, it's one of my favourite ferns

 

Found it hiding away in a secluded corner.

Still doesn't look as good as all yours

 

I confess. I don't grow ferns at all, so my knowlege is zilch. In this and similar instances I do my best to help others by researching the subject. There is anexcellent book, all photos.
Grasses,Ferns,Mosses & Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland. By Roger Phillips. ISBN. 0-330-25959-8 New 16.99 Good s/h copies can be found on ebay. Hope this helps.