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Old 26-11-2016, 06:01 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Plant torture

On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:51:50 -0000, Chris Hogg wrote:

On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:41:38 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
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Is it ok to saw a plant in half so I get two? Yes I know it's out of focus, I didn't check it before potting the plants, I dunno what the camera focused on, but I can't see it in the picture.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ite4os19jh...plant.JPG?dl=0



Perfectly OK. It's the best way of dividing some plants, usually
perennials. It's not appropriate for shrubs. I have used an axe on
particularly thick roots. Just pot up the two halves in separate pots,
in a good compost, and they'll be fine.


Since this plant appears to grow seperate stalks from various parts of the roots, I thought it wouldn't mind too much. I have no gardening abilities whatsoever though!

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