Re: Monarda
Deb Fisher wrote:
>
> How do you divide Monarda (Bee Balm).
A hatchet, saw or serrated bread knife all work well.
> I was finally successful in getting
> some to grow last year, and it was beautiful. This spring, I discover a
> thick carpet of monarda coming up. I wanted to share my bounty, but it
> appears to grow through runners on the surface. What is the best way to
> divide it, and does it need to be thinned out to have some decent growth?
If you give it some space, it will greatly reward you for it.
I've taken left over gallons from the prior year and hacked them up,
sometimes into pieces small enough to go into 4" pots. They fill them
up in a couple weeks.
> Thanks.
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