Dig the plant out of the ground and place
two garden forks or hand forks back to back
and then lever their handles together. This
pulls the plant apart and untangles the
roots. You will need to repeat this technique
several times to end up with small divisions
of the main clump. A golden rule is usually
to throw away the centre part of the main
clump and keep and replant the outer parts
of the plant. The centre of the clump is
the older part and becomes woody.
Plants with fibrous roots:
Artemisia,
Asters, Bee Balm, Coneflower, Golden Rod,
Herbaceous Campanulas, Herbaceous Geraniums,
Loosestrife, Masterwort, Meadowsweet, Pearl
Everlasting, Perennial Spiraea, Perennial
Sunflowers, Shasta daisy, Sneezewort, Tickseed,
Yarrow. |
