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I have just been out in the garden to discover to my great delight that my 3 hosta plants starting to peer through the earth, after (much to my relief) so far surviving slug/snail attack.
I have decided that the small bit of garden that we actually have (by small, I mean tiny) will be more of a cottage garden effect, a decision bought on by my great success with lupin seeds last year.
This means that I have decided to relocate my hostas into pots (hopefully this will help in protecting them from pests also).
Thats where my question comes in, I was thinking about dividing the hostas whilst they are out of the ground before housing them in pots. However I am unsure if they are old/big enough to do so.
So is there a rule of thumb that I could follow, such as each division should have a set amount of shoots, or something similar?
I am a complete novice at this, so any advice will be gratefully received.
Many thanks in advance.
I have decided that the small bit of garden that we actually have (by small, I mean tiny) will be more of a cottage garden effect, a decision bought on by my great success with lupin seeds last year.
This means that I have decided to relocate my hostas into pots (hopefully this will help in protecting them from pests also).
Thats where my question comes in, I was thinking about dividing the hostas whilst they are out of the ground before housing them in pots. However I am unsure if they are old/big enough to do so.
So is there a rule of thumb that I could follow, such as each division should have a set amount of shoots, or something similar?
I am a complete novice at this, so any advice will be gratefully received.
Many thanks in advance.
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