I talk to mine too. I split one big ceramic pot's worth on Tuesday after spotting the tiny tips of new purple shoots. It gave me 2 quarters in fresh compost in ceramic pots and 4 eighths in plastic pots to grow on and swap or give to a charity sale a friend and I organise in early May. No idea what it is as the label is long gone but it has 3 to 4" wide pointed glaucous leaves and lightly scented lilac flowers.
In another pot I have a huge Sum and Substance which is desperately in need of dividing and re-invigorating but I'm going to have to butcher it in the pot to get that one out as it's a curved pot. Not making that mistake again. I see today that it has wee purple points showing so will be tackling that one tomorrow or Saturday.
The others in pots are fine for another season but get a daily pep talk. The ones outside in the ground are sensible keeping shtum till April is here. I always grow new hostas in pots for a season or two to let them bulk up and now I also pot on new perennials and grow them on in bigger pots so they can cope better when planted out a few weeks later on.
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Posy, I take my 2 1/2 year old son around the garden with me, saves on the funny looks.
I talk to mine too. I split one big ceramic pot's worth on Tuesday after spotting the tiny tips of new purple shoots. It gave me 2 quarters in fresh compost in ceramic pots and 4 eighths in plastic pots to grow on and swap or give to a charity sale a friend and I organise in early May. No idea what it is as the label is long gone but it has 3 to 4" wide pointed glaucous leaves and lightly scented lilac flowers.
In another pot I have a huge Sum and Substance which is desperately in need of dividing and re-invigorating but I'm going to have to butcher it in the pot to get that one out as it's a curved pot. Not making that mistake again. I see today that it has wee purple points showing so will be tackling that one tomorrow or Saturday.
The others in pots are fine for another season but get a daily pep talk. The ones outside in the ground are sensible keeping shtum till April is here. I always grow new hostas in pots for a season or two to let them bulk up and now I also pot on new perennials and grow them on in bigger pots so they can cope better when planted out a few weeks later on.