How Do You Divide A Hosta?
• Choose the right time of year. While many gardeners choose spring for time to move and divide plants, it can have a negative effect on the plants, especially in hotter climates. It’s preferable to divide hostas in the late summer and early fall, roughly 4 weeks before first frost. Hostas are fairly tough plants, though, and can be divided at any time during the growing season if you carefully replant, water, and mulch the divided clumps. Tamping down the soil around the root ball so that the plant can’t be easily dislodged will insure greater success.
