How to Divide or Split Hosta to Multiply your Plants

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Ай бұрын

How I divide or split a pot bound hosta. The roots of this hosta are totally filling the pot and needs dividing before it breaks the pot! Dividing hostas is a great way to multiply your plants.
My English Garden is near the coast in North-West England, 1/3 of an acre (including the house) Zone 9a with sandy soil.
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@susanhutchinson5305 Ай бұрын

Such a beautiful hosta. Really pretty.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

It is isn’t it!

@user-zt6qh3mx7v Ай бұрын

Greetings from Kentucky Paul, I enjoyed your video. I generally grow all my Hosta in the ground, but I will try a few in pots. I've grown the variety, " Guacamole". What I really love about that variety is the fragrance of the blooms. Have a great weekend and happy gardening, James

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning the Guacamole James - I hadn’t noticed that they have a fragrance, so I’ll look forward to them flowering.

@nicholasryan5401 28 күн бұрын

Beautiful hosta, Its the bees knees. I have five hostas in pots that get a tomato feed once a month. There are six hostas in the flowerbeds and they get a handful of fish blood and bone every February and a mulch of homemade compost. For slugs and snails I use slug traps with a homemade bait in them, Use one cup of water and add one teaspoon of the following, sugar, flour, dry yeast and salt. They are attracted to the yeast and they get a lovely surprise when they hit the salt.

@paultsworld 28 күн бұрын

Thank you for all those greats tips - I’ll try them. 👍

@mariamojicasarmiento Ай бұрын

Good morning Paul! Yes, guacamole hosta! I also have a couple of guacamole hostas. Love their bright green color. Actually, flowers have a sweet scent, and hummingbirds love the hostas flowers. As always, enjoy seeing you and your garden. 😊😊

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Hello Maria, hummingbirds - oh wow, you’re making me envious 😀 - a special sight.

@LouciferFlump Ай бұрын

@@paultsworld🌱🐌😱

@paleguy Ай бұрын

Great video as always. The sound effect on hosta falling is chef's kiss.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Glad you liked the video - I love sound effects!

@sannaericditsler4034 Ай бұрын

Hi Paul, I just moved 2 hostas yesterday. I didn't like where they were and thought I would move them in the fall but couldn't stand looking at them. Thanks for the video. Your hostas are beautiful.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Hi Sanna and Eric, sometimes we’ve just gotta do what we’ve gotta do! With some food and water, plants tend to respond really well - hope yours look great over the Summer.

@user-lx2gk6vp3h Ай бұрын

Hi Poul!lm going t engoing your video,as if lm walking through garden with a friend!much problems,very tierd,but garden is always a soul's refresh!bye from Betty!

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Hello Betty, so pleased you take joy from the garden - I think it relaxes us all.

@linakhoury6623 Ай бұрын

Hi Paul . The wonderful hostas . They are going to be amazing in the pots and they have beautiful colors . Have a great day .🌿

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

I agree Lina, some of these hostas have really attractive leaves. Enjoy your weekend.

@catherinemulvihill7121 Ай бұрын

Hi paul . Im going to divide my hostas tomorrow as i thought it had to be done while they just coming through soil. Loved this video. I have a few hostas. big daddy and praying hand my favourite. Im on the look out for blue mouse ears. Also went to Chelsea flower show this year for the first time and really enjoyed it. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Hi Catherine, you’ve quite a collection of hostas! Glad you enjoyed your visit to The Chelsea Flower Show - I’ve never been. Greetings to 🇮🇪

@margaretmichelsen766 Ай бұрын

Hi Paul, You have a very nice collection of potted hostas seen at the end of the video. I love that guacamole variety. Thank you for the division video. Only yesterday, I said that next Spring I am going to divide EVERYTHING in the garden and make cuttings.... I'm gunna... it may not happen!.I have some hostas in the landscape, but not in pots...so another project for me in Spring. We don't get very many varieties here, so I get a little envious of those big magnificent ones I see on US and UK sites. I could see the endorphin release, as I imagined you standing back (with a cup of tea) and admiring the two new pots and double the plants! 💚🌱🌱

@margaretmichelsen766 Ай бұрын

PS. I just read some of the comments, it sounds like, all over the world, you have your viewers taking their spades to their hostas over the weekend!!

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Hi Margaret, I’m like you - I have great intentions of dividing all the perennials in early Spring - next thing I know it’s June! (Except in your case December 😀) I do like that jungle feel to the patio when the hostas are in full leaf - and so easy to multiply!

@margaretmichelsen766 Ай бұрын

yes and their freshly minted leaves after the very long deciduous winter gives a tropical jungle feel. What aspect are your hosts pots in? Do they get sun all day or do they have afternoon shade? The leaves are so perfect... until the slugs sniff them out. I assume you use some sort of snail and slug bait? You should give us an update of the hostas filling out in the pots in your next tour 😜

@paultsworld 29 күн бұрын

I actually have hostas in every aspect known to man but I do try to put the ones on the patio in a shady position - but basically they have to look out for themselves - some end up with bleached leaves. I have tried a garlic spray and think it worked quite well, but as you will see in the next video, I don’t do much about them these days apart from sit and watch with a cup of tea.

@kimfox5186 Ай бұрын

Those hostas are stunning. I have never grown them, although I always promise myself a couple and never get around to it. I'm pretty sure it's rather like slug lettuce, similar to delphiniums which I've never been able to keep. I feel motivated again having seen yours. Thanks for sharing Paul 😊

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Hostas are fairly cheap and easy to multiply so I’d certainly encourage you to try one or two. But best place is in a pot on your patio - where they look their best and avoid the slugs for much longer.. Glad I’ve encouraged you Kim

@eddreemiles5459 Ай бұрын

Another great video Paul!

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Thanks Eddree 👍

@christineborgatti3760 Ай бұрын

Great idea, hosta plants in pots. The deer eat mine in the ground. I could move some up on my deck.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Hostas do really well in pots - and you can place them exactly where you want them - different for Summer and Winter. Good luck.

@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461 Ай бұрын

🙋‍♂️PAUL 🤗 THANKS FOR SHARING THIS 💚💚💚

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

You are very welcome 👍 🌻

@willowgrove631 Ай бұрын

Aren’t Hostas amazing! I split all mine before I moved house and took them with me in pots - lots of free plants for my new garden, and they are all thriving 😊👍

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Forward thinking - brilliant!

@lyndabenner1634 Ай бұрын

Excellent video. So glad to see you do the roots. Hostas are truly amazing. Thanks so much.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Thank you. I once had to really cut back the roots of a hosta and an acer to get them into their allocated pots. It was a real short back and sides and I was amazed at how well they grew that very year.

@hargravegas Ай бұрын

Great video, think I might have to divide mine soon - pleased yours seem to have resisted the slugs more than some, they are beautiful plants until they look like a Swiss cheese!

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed my video. The ones that are in pots do OK, but those in the ground is another story - I will be putting up a video about hostas and slugs in the next few days - bit of a horror movie! :-)

@CheshireCat6639 Ай бұрын

Swiss 🐌 Cheese...😂😂😂😂

@CheshireCat6639 Ай бұрын

@@paultsworld 🤔😟...I cant kill anything..but do my best to deter slugs n snails .you have a lovely garden..ty for sharing it🌾

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Swiss cheese is an apt description of some of mine - gruyere! 😆

@LouciferFlump Ай бұрын

I’ve found some of the bluish ones with thick leaves, big varieties like Big Daddy are fairly resistant to slugs and are generally ok in the ground. I have lots of slugs and snails in my garden that ruin stuff overnight, but my Big Daddies have minimal chewing and they’re big impact ground cover.

@paulinecrispin121 Ай бұрын

Hi Paul, I have always loved Hostas. Strangly enough I was looking at one of my potted Hostas this morning and thinking I should have slit it, but thought it too late. I will now give it a go. 😊😊😊

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Good morning Pauline, you know my motto - go for it...and see what happens:-)

@paulinecrispin121 Ай бұрын

Just done it now. It is a smaller variety, so wasn't too bad. Like your's I could have got a number of plants from it, but just kept it as two decent sized plants. Will not let my husband know about the bread knife 😊

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

It's great doubling your plants! Maybe you need to double your bread knives ;-)

@LouciferFlump Ай бұрын

I love splitting Hostas too. It’s fun! I find it doesn’t matter when you do it either, whether fully died back or in full swing, they don’t seem to care. I heard someone say the other day (on tv, I think) you shouldn’t split them and you should just leave them as one intact specimen to get as large as possible, but I think they’re wrong. Why not get more lovely plants for free? I’ve loads of massive Big Daddies all over the place thanks to splitting! ☺️👍🏻

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Great to hear you’ve divided in Summer - I was wondering if I’d lose any leaves. Sounds as though you have quite a collection.

@wendychandler8304 Ай бұрын

A great video, thanks Paul. What a handsome collection they make there. You didn't mention copper being a slug deterrent? I remember your pot haul - they still look good.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

I seem to have ‘accidentally’ gathered quite a collection - many from division - but I do like the ‘jungle’ look they give to the patio. I have tried garlic spray but haven’t tested copper yet.

@AJsGreenThumbLLC Ай бұрын

They really are tough workhorses in the garden. It wouldn't skip a beat! Nice video as always Paul T! Have a great weekend.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Thank you AJ - I’ll go over to your channel to see how your hostas are doing 👍

@jasminelouisefarrall Ай бұрын

Excellent video 🥰

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Thank you 🌻

@anorthfacinggarden9045 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing,one of mine actaully cracked its ceramic pot. I have all my hostas in pots; will consider splitting the larger ones rather than upsizing.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Along with cannas and agapanthus they are masters at cracking open pots!

@CheshireCat6639 Ай бұрын

I love Hostas..ty for sharing ( i put egg shells on the soil ,snails🐌 do not like them)..yes my old 93 yr old F/I/Law was ace in the garden..he used Tomorite for all sorts..

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

That's a good tip - thank you.

@user-hi8zg7yu7i Ай бұрын

İzledim Güzel bahçe güzel video teşekkürler 😊

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Thank you, I am so pleased you enjoyed my video. teşekkür ederim, videomu beğenip yiyebildiğime çok sevindim.

@user-hi8zg7yu7i Ай бұрын

@@paultsworld hernekadar tanımasamda siz Çalışkan mütevazısınız bahçeniz muhteşem hiç izlemezmiyim Türkiye'den 😊 Hülya 💐

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

That is very nice of you - thank you. Bu senin için çok güzel - teşekkür ederim. 🌻

@wendybartlett6717 Ай бұрын

I can empathise with you Paul as I have so many plants that need dividing and potting on. Diane from the "Down to Earth" channel split her Hostas ages ago and I thought at the time that I must do mine. Still haven't got around to it! Thanks for the tip about feeding with Tomorite. I'll give that a go. I've got a Hori Hori knife and use it a lot. My dad (who is 91 and still does his own garden) was horrified what I paid for it and said it was just a fancy knife but I find it so useful and wouldn't be without it. Have a great weekend.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Hi Wendy, I also prefer to divide in early Spring but couldn’t this year but the pot was so full that I felt I had to now. Those hori hori knives are indeed costly but a nice treat for us keen gardeners, I’m really glad I bought mine. Enjoy the nice weather for the weekends gardening.

@mmsanrio Ай бұрын

I’m so surprised because I’m a novice gardener who split my hostas last year & used a bread knife & also cut 1” off the bottom. 😂 I’ve been thinking that I just did what worked, but it’s really what is necessary. Not a fan of chopping w/ a shovel, like other channels, just because I wouldn’t want to damage it too much.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

Sounds as though you are no longer a novice gardener! 👍 I agree - a shovel will slice roots where’s pulling apart as much as possible will keep more roots intact.

@jgwood10 Ай бұрын

Last Fall I dug up some of my hostas haphazardly because I was going to fill in other areas. At the time I put them all in a bucket. As life gets busy I did not have time to replant them. In early Spring I was going to throw away the bucket contents due to all of the plants and soil being packed on top of each other. To my surprise I had an entire bucket full of new plants. So even a little piece of root will grow.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

@jgwood10 I just love stories like that! I once left an aeonium in its pot looking dead - out next to the bin - forgot to pop it in the bin during the Winter. In Spring it had started growing! It’s not even supposed to survive our Winters.

@LouciferFlump Ай бұрын

I find Hostas to be so tough they really don’t care if you chop the roots roughly or damage them, they come back fine, they’re relentless!!!

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

@luciferflump that’s just my kind of plant

@user-gk7sl6bi9d Ай бұрын

I have huge guacamole in pot too. 20 litres.

@paultsworld Ай бұрын

They’re great when they get big - bet yours is spectacular!

@saya6899 24 күн бұрын

Hi Paul! Do you leave your Hostas that you have in pots outside in the winter?🤪🤭I have three different ones, but they are planted in the ground. Thank you!💚💚💚💚🌵🪴

@paultsworld 24 күн бұрын

Hi Saya, yes - hostas are very hardy and I leave all my hostas (in pots and in the ground) outside all Winter. 🌸

@aggelikiargyriou2399 26 күн бұрын

Αγαπητέ Παύλο όταν είδα τά σύνεργα νόμισα ότι θα κάνεις φόνο 😂 όμως ευτυχώς την πλήρωσε το φυτό χοστα 😊. Φυσικά και κάνω πλάκα Θα ήθελα να ρωτήσω τι είναι τά οστεαλευρα και που μπορώ να τά βρω όπως και το λίπασμα κοτόπουλο. Είμαι παντελώς άσχετη ως προς αυτό. Πάντως και εγώ έτσι θα τό χώριζα Από την Ελλάδα χαιρετισμούς ❤

@paultsworld 26 күн бұрын

I wouldn’t be without my bread knife in the garden - such a useful tool. Δεν θα ήμουν ποτέ χωρίς το μαχαίρι του ψωμιού μου στον κήπο 😆 Νομίζω ότι το οστεάλευρο είναι στην πραγματικότητα θρυμματισμένα κόκκαλα και η κοπριά κοτόπουλου είναι κοπριά κοτόπουλου που γίνεται σε μορφή σφαιριδίων για τους κηπουρούς. Και τα δύο αυτά προϊόντα είναι καλά για όλα σχεδόν τα φυτά που θέλουν καλοσύνη. Greetings from England.🌸