• Home
  • Blog
  • Meet Jennifer
    • Meet Jennifer Howard
    • Work With Me
    • Disclosure + Privacy
    • Contact
  • Shop
  • Nav Social Icons

  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Shop My Favorites
  • DECORATING
    • Decorating Tips & Tricks
    • DIY Decorating Projects
    • High End Dupes
    • Thrifting
    • Home Tours
    • Wreaths
    • Spring & Easter Ideas and Projects
    • Summer Decorating and Projects
    • Fall Decorating Ideas & Projects
    • Christmas Decorating Ideas & Projects
    • Shopping
  • GARDENING
    • Flower Gardening
    • Gardening Project Ideas
    • Vegetable Gardening
  • LIFESTYLE
    • Weekly Rewind
    • Recipes
    • Around New England
    • Visiting Magnolia
  • Meet Jennifer
    • Work With Me
    • Contact
    • Disclosure + Privacy
  • Mobile Menu Widgets

Cottage On Bunker Hill

Cottage On Bunker Hill

Home & Garden in New England

  • LIFESTYLE
    • Weekly Rewind
    • Recipes
    • Around New England
    • Visiting Magnolia
  • DECORATING
    • High End Dupes
    • Decorating Tips & Tricks
    • DIY Decorating Projects
    • Thrifting
    • Wreaths
    • Shopping
    • Home Tours
    • Spring & Easter Ideas and Projects
    • Summer Decorating and Projects
    • Fall Decorating Ideas & Projects
    • Christmas Decorating Ideas & Projects
  • GARDENING
    • Flower Gardening
    • Gardening Project Ideas
    • Vegetable Gardening
    • Grow With Me Gardening Series
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Meet Jennifer
    • Meet Jennifer Howard
    • Work With Me
    • Disclosure + Privacy
    • Contact
  • Shop

How To Divide Hosta In The Spring

In: Flower Gardening, GARDENING, Grow With Me Gardening Series

Hostas are one of the easiest perennials to grow in your garden. They are pretty low maintenance but should be divided every few years. I will show you how to divide hosta in the Spring the easy way.

Grow With Me Gardening Series

This is part of the Grow With Me Gardening Series here at Cottage On Bunker Hill. I want to teach you ways of starting, maintaining, and enjoying gardening. I will share all the tips & tricks that I have learned over the years growing both vegetable and flower gardens here in the Northeast.

An Easy Way to Divide Hosta

My perennials have finally started to get growing; we’ve had an unseasonably cold spring here in New England and everything seems to be coming back to life so slowly. It’s finally warm enough for me to get out and work in the garden…yes, I’ll be the first one to admit that I’m a wimp and hate working outside when it’s cold!! One of the first items on my garden to-do list this year is to divide some of my hostas. Let me show you how to divide Hostas.

Hosta is an amazingly resilient plant…which means it’s pretty hard to kill.

Why is it a good idea to divide plants after a few years? Well, first it allows for healthy root development. When a plant starts getting too big the roots can become tangled and unhealthy. My favorite reason though is that you get more plants for free!

I planted this garden a few years ago so my Hosta looks like it’s ready to be divided. Here are the simple steps:

1. Dig Up The Clump

dividing hosta

The best time to divide hostas is in early Spring when the plant breaks ground but hasn’t leafed out yet.

The easiest way to divide a hosta is by using a pitchfork or garden shovel.

Stick it in the ground a few inches away from where you see the new growth of the Hosta

You will be able to feel around with your pitchfork for the edge of the root ball. Once I find an edge I work my pitchfork around the entire plant loosening the ball as I go.

Lift Out The Rootball

how to divide hosta

You want to get your pitchfork underneath the root ball and in a seesaw motion lift it out; sometimes you will just need to use your hands to free it and lift it out.

For a little clump of Hosta, you can see what a massive root system it has already developed.




Divide The Hosta

how to divide hosta

I use a sharp chef knife to cut the clump into sections; there are many garden knives on the market too.. Remember, Hosta is a very hardy plant so it will be fine. I cut this clump into 2 sections.

Replant The Hosta

dividing hosta

Now, you want to get your plants back into your garden. Dig a hole wider and deeper than the clump you are going to plant. Pop your Hosta in the hole and backfill it with the soil. I step around the plant to compact the soil down a bit. Make sure to give your plants a generous drink of water and that’s it!

See, wasn’t that easy!

Do you have daylilies?? Check out How to Divide Daylilies.

what to grow

Cutting Garden Guide

click here to download
garden at dusk

More Gardening Ideas…

Why You Need More Houseplants: Benefits for Your Home

How To Make A Fresh Herb Swag

zinnias with foliage in background

October in the Garden

A Guide to Growing Zinnias: Best Varieties & Care Tips

  • Share on Facebook Share on Facebook
  • Share on Pinterest Share on Pinterest
  • Share via Email Share via Email

Jennifer Howard

cottage on bunker hill

Thanks for stopping by today! Being able to share my projects, DIYs, and decorating ideas with you is amazing. Leave a comment below; I love hearing from you! Feel free to drop me a note here if you have any questions.

Get to know Jennifer.

  • Visit Facebook account (opens in a new tab)
  • Visit Instagram account (opens in a new tab)
  • Visit Pinterest account (opens in a new tab)
  • Visit YouTube account (opens in a new tab)

By: Jennifer Howard · In: Flower Gardening, GARDENING, Grow With Me Gardening Series · Tagged: gardening

you’ll also love

zinnias with foliage in backgroundOctober in the Garden
A Guide to Growing Zinnias: Best Varieties & Care Tips
Daylilies floweringSummer Perennial Garden Tour

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Tangelia says

    May 29, 2022 at 7:35 pm

    I have two huge hostas I’ve had for about 20 plus years. Made the mistake of planting them in direct sum? I have never divided them because I’m afraid i will kill it lol. It’s huge!
    HELP!

    TANGELIA
    ALABAMA

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      May 31, 2022 at 5:30 am

      It’s so hard to kill hosta!! Do they die back in the Fall in Alabama? If they do, that’s a great time to divide them. If it’s huge the root ball is probably huge too so you might need some help trying to pry it out…and you can cut it into more pieces than mine.

      Reply
  2. Pat Micka says

    May 13, 2022 at 9:31 am

    I love you site, tips, and easy to follow instructions. Thank You!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      May 14, 2022 at 7:17 am

      Thank you so much, Pat!! Have a great weekend! I’m heading out to the garden right now!!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Next Post >

Favorite Walmart Planters

Primary Sidebar

Search

Catagories

Behind the blog

Behind the blog
Meet Jennifer

Hey friends, I'm so glad you are here! I'm a life-long New England gal who started Cottage On Bunker Hill as a hub to share all my DIYs, decorating ideas, budget shopping ideas and so much more!!

Read More

Stay Connected!

Get The Latest

See Me In The October Issue!!

Footer

Categories

Archives

 •••Cottage on Bunker Hill does not accept guest posts and I only link to sites that I find myself. No need to email me with requests•••

COPYRIGHT CONTENT PERMISSION

All images and tutorials on this blog are copyrighted material.

I’m happy to allow you to use ONE photo with appropriate credit and link back to cottageonbunkerhill.com

Please contact me if you would like to use any media, tutorials, or ideas from this blog.  Contact Jennifer via email: jennifer@cottageonbunkerhill.com

FEEL FREE TO PIN AWAY! IT’S APPRECIATED!

Cottage On Bunker Hill is a participant in several affiliate programs including the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. For more information, see full disclosure statement (here)

Copyright © 2023 · Theme by 17th Avenue