Cameron ~ although I am further south than you, I am still in zone 8a. I don't grow this fern but it grows wild in the woods in this area. It seems to prefer more shade and shelter, growing on the eastern side of trees. Here you will find it growing mainly on hardwoods. I have never tried to harvest or replant it. I am always delighted to see it pop out after a rain. It shrivels up and looks dead after a drought.
