In article <djcweut0qtt8$.dlg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Eggs Zachtly <re@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Kurt Ullman said:
>
> > We have some some Hostas that have gone past big into gargantuan.
Can
> > we separate these into two or more plants and then replant the second
> > plant somewhere else? Is timing im****tant or can I do it now.
>
> It's a good time [1]. Fall is actually a better time, but a bit more
> difficult because the foilage is large. In the spring, when they're just
> emerging, the foilage is out of the way. If it's early enough (you don't
> state your location), and only the first set of leaves has hardened off
> (and the second set is beginning to appear, you won't have any new roots
to
> worry about. Soaking the ground all around the plant will make the soil
> much more pliable and forgiving on the pulling roots.
>
Central Indiana. They are largely just beginning to peak through
the mulch.
> The above method is more time-consuming, but will result in better
looking
> plants /this/ season, than simply plunging a sharp spade through the
center
> of the crown. That will work, but it may be next year before the plant
> looks it's best again.
Thanks. We are looking to fill in some plants at our tree line with
the neighboring farm field , hostas are shade tolerant and getting too
big. Two birds as it were.
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