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How To Divide Perennials
Perennials are a favorite type of garden plant for many gardensas they will bloom for several seasons without replanting.Perhaps one of the best qualities of perennials is that you candivide them and make more plants for free! Dividing yourperennials periodically is important as it will keep them fromgetting overcrowded and help insure healthy lush plants.Many perennials can be divided easily, but this does not holdtry for every variety. In general, division is easiest withperennials that grow in clumps or ones with an expanding rootmass. Perennials which stem from single taproot typically cannotbe divided but can be duplicated by using root cuttings or seeds.It is important to divide the plant at a time when the plant ismost likely to be receptive to this procedure. Fr plants thatcome up in spring and summer, the best time to divide them is inthe fall Perennials that bloom in the fall or late summer shouldbe divided in the spring.You can divide perennials with a minimum of preparation. If youwill be replanting the divisions, you should have alreadydecided on the new area and prepared the soil to accept the newplants. If you are dividing to give the plants to a familymember or friend, have an appropriate receptacle handy to putthe division in. Loosen the soil, gently, around the plant clump that you plan todivide. You can use a spading fork to scrape up the dirt and besure not to damage any parts of the plant. The clump should thenbe sliced with a garden trowel and divided into four parts. Makesure your trowel is sharp so you get a clean cut, otherwise yourplants could become damaged. Break up the four sections by handinto four inche by four inche sections. Plant the small sectionsimmediately.When you are dividing plants, make sure you thoroughly wet thesoil a couple of days before you do the division. This will makeit easier to dig up the clump for division. Also, you should addcompost or some other organic material to the soil both aroundthe original plant and in the soil where the new divisions willbe planted. This will give the plants the nutrition they needand help them to grow strong in their new area of the garden.Once the new plants are in place, make sure you water thoroughlyand fertilize appropriately.Planning your perennial plantings and divisions can help yougrow your garden without having to spend extra money. All ittakes is a little bit of time and patience and you can have alarge full garden on even a small budget!
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