Hi Margot! I have huge hosta' gardens at my place. I found that they do better if you divide and move them in the spring just after the leaves are up and open. They tend to grow the rest of the season without much stress. I have moved them in the summer when the plants are full grown, and with lots of water they recover but the leaves will tend to droop over more than normal. I also transplant in the fall and cut back the foilage so there isn't as much of it. If it's after the first killing frost but the ground is still soft, you can just divide the root balls. Anyway I've done it they have always come back the next year, and that is why I have hostas encircling all my beds as border plants and one large multi-variety hosta bed! Hope this helps. Patti Zone 5/4 ---------- From: Margot Kane[SMTP:margotk@mindspring.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 6:15 PM To: perennials@mallorn.com Subject: Dividing Hostas I read somewhere that hostas should be divided in the spring. I am in zone 7 -is there some reason that one would not divide them in September or October? TIA! Margot Kane East Hampton, NY Zone 7 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
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