Sex in the Garden With Tex

I asked the question, in the post titled Divide and Conquer Texas Perennials: Anyone have any good methods of division?

A commenter (thank you, Charlotte) has an interesting method:

“I have had better luck, deviding perennials, just digging of a peace with the spade. Chopping it in halv, leaving the last bit, just standing there.”

I never thought about that method of division. Seems like a timesaver, besides leaving good roots in the ground. My only reservation would be that older plants sometimes don’t bloom well unless they are divided, and the old, inner portion discarded. In your experience, has the method of division you cite invigorated the remaining plant?

Tex in the Garden

Fall is a good time to divide many perennials. I’ve found there’s some trepidation about cutting into plants. I’ve killed some plants I’ve divided, but many more have survived.

Anyone have any tips for dividing perennials?

Anyway, here’s the link to the article in my hometown newspaper:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/home/stories/DN-NHG_chores_0921liv.ART.State.Edition1.42b7640.html