Hostas
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Ginny little
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How and when is it good to split hostas?
6 answers
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Splitting Hosta,, I have split it different times of the year, the Fall is best, make sure yours is in full shade, keep them watered and will do fine. We dig the whole ball which can be large, take a shovel and drive it in where the leaves are growing away from each other, (pull the leaves back and you can see a separation like two plants joined together) Take the shovel and slice through just like you were digging, step on the shovel while someone holds the clump. You can use a knife but we prefer the shovel, make sure to get plenty of young roots on each clump. Some good plant food for Hosta type plants is good also as you plant each new start. Hope this helps. .
Kincaid99
on Nov 08, 2015
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Personally you should wait till the spring just as the hostas are emerging from the ground, as this way you can see where you need to split them.
Janet Pizaro
on Nov 08, 2015
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Def in the Spring!
Susan Tremblay
on Nov 08, 2015
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I always split them in the spring. They are very hardy"
Cheryl Fitch Noble
on Nov 08, 2015
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In Sprng, just as they begin to peak their heads out. It is perfectly okay to split them anytime, but easier in Spring, the ground is soft and you can see where you are splitting better.
Patty S
on Nov 08, 2015
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I would also recommend in the spring. Hostas are pretty hardy and we have split them any times.
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on Nov 08, 2015
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