Divide giant Hosta now or fall? zone 5
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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Is it too early to start dividing in NE Ohio zone 5/6
Comments (7)yea wait ... first i think of soil compaction.. you simply standing and working in your beds.. i know OH has a lot of heavy clay.. and tromping around your beds early .... MIGHT lead to cement later in the summer ... next.. it would depend on how far you want to divide .. and the potential for heave.. as the ground goes in and out of thaw ... if you are simply halving a giant piece.. you can probably get away with it.. but if you were dividing down to single plants.. you might find them all above the surface in a few weeks ... i too am anxious to get out there.. but there is plenty to do .. cleaning up a lot of stuff.. before i spend too much time actually walking in the beds .. or making cement ... actually.. the first thing i had to do when i moved here with a 3 year old.. was build a sandbox.. so the kid would stop digging up everything i just planted .. lol ... make any sense?? you know.. what it really comes down to ... i dont trust mother nature ... she will mess with you gratuitously .. i still expect her to throw winter at me, with a vengeance .... it may not happen ... probably not ... but i trust her as far as i can throw her. .. ken ps: i though you were a guilt momma.. lol ... and i was wondering what you were guilty about.. lol ......See Moredividing in zone 5
Comments (4)I never start until July. Mostly because I was once told that they need time after blooming to just grow, but I know you can dig them even if they're in the middle of blooming and they do just fine. I try to have it all done by August, but even the start of September gives them enough time to establish before it gets cold here. Or at least cold enough to be a problem, considering that we can get snow in September here, but that's usually a warmer snow and doesn't bother the plants at all....See MoreDividing Hosta in Fall?
Comments (4)Lee Ann, When you divide and replant them, if you will plant the hostas about 3 feet apart, they will grow into huge mounds and shouldn't need to be divided for quite a long time. My father-in-law always planted his hostas far apart and then they grew into monstrous-sized mounds that were just gorgeous. Sometimes, when hostas are too crowded, they stay on the smallish size. I've divided daylilies in spring and fall, and it has worked out either way. I suspect that in zone 6, it might be better to divide the plants in the spring because of zone 6's colder winters but in zone 7, fall seems to work equally well. Or, at least it does for me.....but I am so far south that our winters are almost zone 8 type weather. Dawn...See MoreFall color from cold Zone 5 - Please share yours!
Comments (18)Stuart, 511 or 521 likely behave similarly for tree's health. You can stay with 511 and surface dressing with a layer of mulch (I use pine barks, see pictures at the top of the thread), which will help to keep water from evaporating in hot and dry summer days. Whether you need to water daily or less, will depend upon the size of the container, and location, etc. When not sure, I always use the finger trick to check (stick finger into the soil deep ~ 1 inch. if moist, no water). Most people tend to over water containers, therefore good drainage becomes even more important. My mix is probably a variation of 511: The potting soil I used contain a blend of sphagnum peat moss, aged bark fines and perlite. I add equal part of pine or fir barks (~ 1/4" size) to the above mentioned potting soil. Sometimes I use soil conditioners (composed pine barks) instead of pine or fir barks in the mix Hope this helps...See Morewhip1 Zone 5 NE Ohio
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