How and when is it a good time to divide a large hosta
2006-11-18 02:23:09 · 9 answers · asked by BOO! 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I would recommend doing it now before a hard freeze, then covering the stalk and roots with a heavy layer of mulch.
You can divide them into 1/2 or if it is really large you can even make 3 smaller plants out of it.
If you are putting them in pots be sure they aren't left outside when it is freezing unless you wrap the pots to keep the roots from being damaged or killed.
If you wait until spring you could injure it because the sap/liquids will be flowing for new growth.
Good luck.
2006-11-18 03:23:53 · answer #1 · answered by Ms Silver Dragon 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can divide it now before the ground freezes. Make sure you plant the divisions as soon as possible. Or you can wait until spring before the leaves start to sprout. Hostas are pretty resilient.
2006-11-18 02:26:16 · answer #2 · answered by Squeegee 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can divide it at any time. It is a very durable plant. You cannot kill it. I've done it early in the year, late in the year and even in the middle of summer when I saw that it got way too big. It is easier to pull them out of the ground when it doesn't have a lot of leaves. So you may want to cut back the leaves so that it won't be so heavy. You can do this every three years or so. They grow very quickly.
2006-11-18 02:30:30 · answer #3 · answered by SCORPIO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When my Hosta's get to large I usually dig them up in the Spring before they start to grow. They can be split and replanted. use the same planting method you used when you planted the origional plant.
2006-11-18 04:27:41 · answer #4 · answered by Jamie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They in all probability don't get adequate solar. I even have some that are in complete solar till approximately 2:00 p.m. and that they are humongous. I even have only broken them up into 3 beds through fact they have been too crowded. they're approximately 24 inches tall now and whilst they bloom they're approximately 30 inches tall. it somewhat is beneficial to attempt shifting them to a sunnier mattress and spot the way it somewhat works. be constructive and spot that they have adequate moisture. BTW I stay interior the mountains of NE Tennessee and the climate would have something to do with their super length and ask your self.
2016-12-10 11:16:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd do it in the spring when it just starts to grow back (First signs of shoots coming up). It'll give both plants time to heal and grow.
If you do it late in the season, you may cause the food storage mechanism for the winter to falter and may hurt both divisions of the plant. (It'll spend too much energy to repair the split damage.)
2006-11-18 02:34:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
best time is now,lift and divide the root with two garden forks placed back to back and replant
2006-11-18 02:33:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The spring time is the best.
2006-11-18 02:41:10 · answer #8 · answered by Shirley T 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When she ate all the pies - you can divide her then.
2006-11-18 02:26:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋