It may sound weird but division results in multiplication — in the garden, anyway. Clumping, herbaceous perennial plants — particularly spring and early summer flowering perennials like peony, hosta, and iris — are best divided as the weather shifts from summer to fall Septemberish.
So, to avoid feeling like a horrid, horticultural kill-joy, make it a spring project to divide your fall-bloomers. And a fall project to divide your spring bloomers. So why divide? And when over-crowded, the inside of the clump can die out, starved for nutrients and water. Or the plant starts to annoy you by smothering its neighbor-plants.
Well, the soil is still warm, the autumn rains are on the horizon making your watering chores easier and the cooler air temperatures and diminishing light ie, seasonal shift helps plants focus on root development instead of top growth. Dividing the plant helps solve this problem as the plants will be forced to remain in their territory. Catmints are ornamentals which means that their primary purpose is beautification.
However, the opposite of beautification becomes the case when the plants grow too close to each other, or there are too many branches on a clump. In this case, the plant begins to look more like a bush instead of a decoration. Snakes can begin to dig holes in between thick bushes formed by the plants. A newly planted stump of catmint taken from the initially dug plant will begin to grow, counting from the planting time as a new season.
This process means if the original plant is to complete its life cycle in a year, the newly planted one obtained from the original plant will complete its own in the next five years.
You can divide catmints at any time of the year, but spring is the most preferable. Do not leave the exposed parts of the plant roots lying about any longer than necessary. If the roots are dried before replanting, that plant will be as good as dead. Try not to overwater or underwater the plant after propagation. For the best results and to be safer, you should do dividing in the not-so-hot part of the day.
Preferably morning or evening. In the rainy season, divide the plants when the soil is a bit dry to avoid injuring the roots and cutting short plant processes. Catmint is known to be a beautiful plant, primarily because of its leaf color.
Therefore, they serve as very good ornamentals as they are beautiful to behold and have a pleasant scent. However, dividing this plant has seemed to be the best solution to many problems the catmint faces in the garden. Flowering is normal in plants, and most plants flower. It takes a short period for some plants, while for others, it takes as long as years to get a plant….
Peace lilies earn their name from the presence of white spathes or flowers that look like peace flags when they bloom.
Though these are not really the flowers of peace…. Watering is one of the most important components of gardening. This is because all plants need water to survive and so do peace lily plants. Divide catmint clumps in late September or early October after they are three to five years old.
Tools can be sterilized with household disinfectant, but rinse it off before using them. The disinfectant could harm the catmint stem tissue. Use a shovel or garden fork to loosen the clump by pushing it into the dirt about 6 inches from the stems all the way around the plant. Push the shovel in again and lift the clump with the tip of the shovel or fork tines.
Catmint has a clumping root system, which means the roots all grow from a fleshy base, or crown. Use a sharp, sterilized knife to slice through the fleshy crown and cut it into smaller sections.
Each section must have healthy roots and at least one developing growth bud, or eye. Growth buds are small, raised bumps on the crown. Replant the new catmint clumps right away at the same depth they were growing originally. Water them generously after planting. Continue to water them when the top of the soil begins to dry for a month after planting. Take 4- to 6-inch-long softwood cuttings in early summer. Water the catmint the day before taking the cuttings and take them in the morning so that they are well hydrated.
Use sharp, sterilized scissors or pruners to take the cuttings. Make the cut just below a set of leaves. Each cutting must have a minimum of three sets of leaves. Trim off any flower buds. Remove the leaves from the lower 2 to 3 inches of cutting. Trim back the remaining leaves by half. Get the rooting container ready before taking the cuttings so that they can be planted right away.
Use coarse sand, perlite or vermiculite as the rooting medium. Pour the rooting medium into a 4- to 6-inch-deep pot or flat with holes in the bottom.
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