Propagation:- Division.

Division is a quick and easy way to propagate your favourite plants for filling in gaps in your garden or swapping with your gardening friends.

Depending on the resources you have at your disposal quite a number of new plants can be propagated from division. For example, if you have access to a greenhouse, or polythene tunnel, very small sized divisions of plants can be grown on under controlled conditions. Plants grown this way will quickly become large enough to plant out after they have reached a desirable size and hardened off from the protective environment in which they were raised.

Some herbaceous perennials begin to deteriorate with age, so if you divide older plants up, use the outer sections of the plant and discard the older middle section of the plant.

If you plan on planting your newly divided plants in situ straight away, it makes good sense to improve the soil quality, if needed, at the same. Adding some grit and organic matter such as compost will help in getting your plants happily established in their new surroundings. A gentle watering in and attention to watering in dry periods will be of great help until your plants are fully established. Read more