I then reset it in the same location with a slightly wider spacing.One thing that I frequently do is lift a clump and divide it into quarters or thirds.
If you want more plants of a particular hosta cultivar to meet your garden design needs, there are several ways to do this. They should be relocated to a more suitable location. If they are in decline, it is more likely a poor site for that cultivar. Hostas may reach a space limit and slow down in growth, but they rarely decline from space constriction. Some of the giant or jumbo hosta cultivars do not reach maturity for five years and they continue to improve in appearance as the overall clump expands. Hosta Plants Only Improve With Age When They Are In The Right Location. Why do you divide hosta? I bring this up because I get the sense from some customers that they divide them too often. So, the question that you should be asking yourself before you proceed to divide your hostas is this: How many plants do you need and how far back in maturity are you willing to set them? How far you set them back depends on how much root system is lost in the process. Generally, lifting and dividing hostas is setting them back several years in maturity. Make your decision based on the long range weather forecasts. In the northern climates this is going to be the month of September and, as you go south, that window for dividing hostas moves later into October. Once the hosta eyes are popping up and before they have begun to unfurl is the window of opportunity to make your move.įall division is also an approximately four week window. Spring division is about a four week window. Inevitably, when you divide plants, you are losing some of the root system.
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Watch Richard Merritt of New Hampshire Hostas as he shows you step-by-step how to propagate your hostas.
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