“Saturday, February 3, 2024—the exact halfway point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox.”
The video below shows how to prune the fern in early February.
Please go to 2:40
Trimmed ours down this afternoon:

Mixed some standard compost and mushroom compost (both purchased at the local hardware store) and covered the plant.
We used to live in an area where there was room for a good compost project. We created enough to share. Some photos here.
See you in the months ahead.