Re: hosta divisions
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: hosta divisions
- From: M* R* W*
- Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 12:46:12 -0500
A few weeks ago I divided some of mine-- without removing the mother
plant from the ground, I stuck a spading fork into the middle and pried
out a nice big chunk. No muscle required, you get the dirt too so the
roots are relatively intact. I planted the divisions where I wanted them
and then filled in the holes next to the plants I took them from with new
dirt. Both mothers and babies are doing fine...
This is great for astilbes too, they are a real pain to divide if you
remove them from the ground first.
Mary
zone 6
> > I use a ginsue knife. I use pitch fork to get hostas out of
> ground.
> > Expensive varieties I use more care with. Common varieties I
> > just slice them
> > into sections.
> > I use this knife to divide a lot of perennials too. Chris
> > Braintree Zone 6
> >
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