Splitting a large fern...

I have a large, established potted fern that ideally needs splitting/repotting. There are approx. a dozen large individual crowns. No fronds have yet started to grow/unfurl but probably won't be long.

Is it too late in the year/risky to split and repot the individual crowns now?
08:38 Tue 03rd Apr 2012
 
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should be fine probably worth giving them a little protection while they re establish I used to split mine any time up til they set spores
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Even when they were 'in leaf'?

How did you split the root system (which I envisage to be a tight knotted ball: carefully unravel or just chop down ensuring a bit of root with each crown?
bread knife or a small hacksaw so long as you have a crown and some root you should be fine
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Ta.

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