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Forget me knots

yorkiethorntonyorkiethornton Posts: 100
in Plants
Hello. I think splitting and moving forget me knots can be done now whilst plant is still flowering; can anyone advise if that is right? Thanks.
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    There's not much point. They're biennial so they'll set seed soon and then die. If you want them in a different area next year, shake the dead ones around when you pull them out. You can also collect seed to sow (shake the pulled-out plants over a sheet of newspaper of similar) if you want to be more in control. I just let them do their thing and weed out any seedlings that appear where I don't want them.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • AstroAstro Posts: 433
    They are a biennial and aren't really a plant for splitting as I think they are single stemmed. I tend to find they struggle when moved at an advanced stage and succumbed to powdery mildew quicker. Others may have found otherwise.
  • yorkiethorntonyorkiethornton Posts: 100
    wild edges said:
    I'm going to write a children's book about a forgetful pirate with this title.
    You are most welcome 🙄
  • Mr. Vine EyeMr. Vine Eye Posts: 2,394
    edited May 2023
    Yes I genuinely expected that it was a pun thread title, and this was going to be a discussion about different types of knots for use in the garden.

    Missed opportunity, very disappointed 🤣

    Anyway, here’s a Taut line hitch, which is very handy for things like lines of string in a greenhouse or polytunnel to support tomatoes. You simply undo the hitch at the bottom and then the rest of the knot is easily adjustable to retighten as the supported plant grows.



    Very useful. Forget it knot!
    East Yorkshire
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    @yorkiethornton, incase you are wondering, it's "not" not "knot".
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    If you leave this year forget me nots to do their own thing, next autumn you can lift seedlings and move them to where you want them to grow.
    Last year I dug seedlings up from between some paving and planted them in containers, over the top of the bulbs I had planted. It didn't quite work as the leaves of the tulips hid the forget me nots. 
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Yes.  Divide now.  You will not actually be splitting one plant. but rather sorting out a mass of individual seedlings.  Choose a wet day and water well after replanting.  Then leave and enjoy.

    Of course, still follow the what-to-do-for-next-year advice.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • Danae(dan-Ah-ee)Danae(dan-Ah-ee) Posts: 966

    yorkiethornton, take a look here, you might find it helpful.

    https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-forget-me-not/

  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095

    Mr Vine Eye,  What knot do you recommend for tying bean poles?
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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