Dividing can be done brutally, with a sharpened shovel driven straight down into the hosta, or delicately by digging up the whole plant and carefully teasing apart the roots with your fingers and the help of a garden hose. Both work. I started out doing the first. I still do that if the plant I want to divide is old, with the crowns and roots having grown fiercely together. Younger plants can be divided the delicate way with ease.Goodness, not organized enough to be a collector! I have several different kinds, both paid for and donations, because I liked the looks of them and wanted to see how they would grow in my yard. Am now working on dividing the ones I like and want more of. We don’t have near the space you do, though
Water them generously day after day once you divide them, so they can homestead in their new location.
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