Toughen up!! Many plants (lots of perennials!) benefit from this type of
handling and most have incredible durability to rough or even improper
treatment. As long as each section has a good, healthy collection of
roots, you will not harm the plant. And you certainly cannot harm creeping
jenny by this process - I doubt a direct nuclear attack would affect this
plant adversely.

pam - gardengal



jammer wrote:

I am a wussy gardener. When i watch gardeners on TV slice right
through the roots of a plant, i cringe. It just looks like it would
hurt and certainly kill the plant. (I know it depends on the plant)

My question. I am supposed to "devide the root ball" of my creeping
jenny plant. I do not want to kill this plant! I want some on land to
grow over into the pond for a natural toad ramp So i just remove it
from the pot, lay it down, and slice it in half from top to bottom and
re plant? Sounds brutal and way too easy Sure i won't kill it? The
plant in question is in the pond, so i hope it is adaptable to land. I
know they grow in both places, the caladium i had on land last year,
died in the pond, so i am assuming some plants don't like the wet/dry
treatment.
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