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Learn the signs and techniques for dividing your plants to promote healthy growth and new blooms.
Autumn is a great time to divide your perennials to help them thrive, multiply your plant stock and maybe even give a little something to your friendly neighbours.
This article will guide you on how and when to do this in order to achieve the best results.
There are many benefits of dividing perennials. Above all is the fact that your plant stays healthy, but an added benefit is that you can save money, while at the same time decorating your garden with even more plants. This activity ensures your flower beds stay neat and won't look overgrown while it also allows you to change the plant's position to help it thrive, if needed.
As a rule of thumb it is adviced to divide perennials in the season opposite of their blooming period. This gives the roots enough time to establish themselves before blooming season starts. Strong roots will also help to survive extreme weather like frost or heat. Choose autumn to divide spring blooming perennials and choose spring to divide autumn-blooming perennials.
The importance of dividing and moving perennials should not be underestimated as this action provides a great opportunity for your plant to rejuvenate. At the same time you can control the size of your plants and save money in the process, buy multiplying them. Dividing perennials also gives you the opportunity to place your perennials in a more advantage position to incrase blooms and help them thrive.
Here are the top tips on how to tackle this task:
1. Dig up the plant entirely2. With your hands free the roots from loose dirt3. Use a sharp knive or shovel to split the roots into smaller sections4. Remove dry or wilted foliage before re-planting
And since you are thinking about dividing and multiplying your perennials, how about you also plant some spring bulbs in the process? Read our our article "When & How to plant bulbs" to learn all there is to know to get started.
