Talkback: How to lift and divide herbaceous perennials - Talkback

sheebadog96

24/11/2011 at 15:28

Could you please show how to devide dahlia bulbs if this is possible

Mili

24/11/2011 at 15:28

Good video, well explained.

Patricia Hobson

12/05/2012 at 19:59

If the video was actually there I would be able to comment. I have been trying to watch it for three days now and it is missing!

Excitable Boy

12/05/2012 at 23:55

Hmmmmm. I can see the video fine. Using Firefox 12.0.

Anyway, this is dead easy, just get a sharp knife and think potatoes. As long as you have an eye, i.e. a sprouting bud, on a given piece that will be fine. Just cut through last year's stalk accordingly, keeping a bud and a piece of stalk on each bit.

If you haven't got any buds yet then plant the tubers on the top of a tray of moist compost for a week ot so.

Jacy

17/04/2013 at 20:28

Q....I have some red cowslips in a pot, is it safe to divide them, if so, when's the best time?

Verdun

17/04/2013 at 23:54

I divide cowslips now or after flwering. Just pull apart and back in the ground or, preferably for me, into pots.
Dahlia's often pull apart satisfactorily for me too but, as already said, each tuber must have a stem. I simply pot on into dry compost at moment gradually damping as growth emerges. Not too keen on cutting tubers unless I have to though. I like to wait until my tubers are quite large before I consider propagation

Jacy

18/04/2013 at 16:45

Thanks for the info, still flowering at the mo, will do after.

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