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I think its best to divide plants in fall as their growing season is over and they're ready to go dormant. Plus, when you divide in spring, it alters their growing pattern. This way, in fall, you divide them and then in spring they grow into a proper shape. Hostas are very easy plants and will survive just about anything. dig them up, cut them up and plant where you want. easy!
Okay! Maybe I'll do one clump now, and the other clump in the spring---it's an experiment! They are fairly hardy--(some tortoise has been munching on them!) so I guess I won't totally kill them!
Thanks, all!
Okay! Maybe I'll do one clump now, and the other clump in the spring---it's an experiment! They are fairly hardy--(some tortoise has been munching on them!) so I guess I won't totally kill them!
Thanks, all!
Either way should have about equal success. Both ways are acceptable in the horticultural circles. I guess it comes down to personal preference.
I used to work for a landscaping company, my boss called me and told me at a certian condo complex that we had, there was a woman who had pulled up about 30 hosta bunns after cutting the tops back, i went there like he said and pick them up and throw them away. I took them home and put them in a 35 gallon drum in the plastic bags. This was fall, then in spring my mom looked in the barrel and opened the bag and they were growing. Yes hostas can be divided, as long as they are thriving, and about 1 to 1 1/2 ft across. When you do littler ones it takes from the beauty. We have hostas out the gazoo. Iris' are the same way. One year we had a circle of hostas about 3 feet across, we decided to divide them in the fall and transplanted about 40 plants, and in two years they were about 2 to 3 feet across, needless to say i gave a lot away. Have fun
Hostas are really hardy, and can be divided both spring and fall. Even in the summer, maybe even in the winter, lol. Seriously, I've dug them up in the fall, set them aside, forgotten about them over the winter, only to find them growing the following spring just sitting where I last threw them. I have a lot of woodland gardens with dozens of hostas, I don't think I could kill them if I tried.
Ok, guys---I divided them today! (Gorgeous day here in Va!!!) I had 2 huge clumps and made 7 new plantings from the 2! So far, so good! Lots and lots of nice roots! We'll see how they do, come spring!
Thanks for all of your knowledge! If they do well, I'll have to find more spots for more divisions!!!!
I vote for the Fall! that's when we do ours here in South Carolina. They seem to establish a little over the winter, giving them a head start in the spring.
I use a spade and either half or quarter them depending on the size. Then lightly cover the crown with a little mulch and plant-tone mix. Use a deeper level of mulch (2-3 inches) in the rest of the bed.
I gave my Mom about a dozen of them years ago, she now has a yardfull all over. I believe she divides them in the spring/summer. They are very hardy and spread like crazy! Wish they would grow here in Florida!
My answer here and other info. http://www.floridata.com/ref/H/host_spp.cfm
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