Hi folks
I have just joined and I have a question for you that I hope you can help me with.
I have some stunning pom pom primulas which are getting very clumpy (is that a real word)? How and when do I thin them out because I have never done this before?

On Jun 14, 5:32*pm, scrapmum
wrote:
Hi folks
I have just joined and I have a question for you that I hope you can
help me with. *
I have some stunning pom pom primulas which are getting very clumpy (is
that a real word)? *How and when do I thin them out because I have never
done this before?

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scrapmum

I presume you mean Primula Denticula by pop pom primula.
When to divide is dependant on where you are growing them, if they are
somewhere damp and shaded then you can divide after flowering, in less
favourable conditions I'd leave it till the end of Sept.

I suppose it's just conceivable they could be double primroses, which have become popular over the last few years.

Just after flowering would be the time to divide them. Dig them up - you;'ll see that they are indeed a clump of separate plants - and gently pull, shake, and tease them apart. Replant, and keep them well watered for the rest of the summer until they're well settled.

Hi
I think it is Primula Denticulata they are purple and look like the picture of this species.
I am a bit worried abut going on holiday and leaving them for two weeks without water as they are in a sunny position, not that we are having much sun just now.
If I came back would dividing them in mid August be too late for them or should I leave them till next spring?
Anne Marie

On Jun 15, 10:10*am, scrapmum
wrote:
Hi
I think it is Primula Denticulata they are purple and look like the
picture of this species. *
I am a bit worried abut going on holiday and leaving them for two weeks
without water as they are in a sunny position, not that we are having
much sun just now. *
If I came back would dividing them in mid August be too late for them or
should I leave them till next spring?
Anne Marie

kay;926856 Wrote:

I suppose it's just conceivable they could be double primroses, which
have become popular over the last few years.

Just after flowering would be the time to divide them. Dig them up -
you;'ll see that they are indeed a clump of separate plants - *and
gently pull, shake, and tease them apart. Replant, and keep them well
watered for the rest of the summer until they're well settled.

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scrapmum

As I said " in less favourable conditions I'd leave it till the end of
Sept".
they are in a sunny position, this would qualify as less favourable in
my book
David

Gardening is always a compromise between the ideal and what is actually possible. I'd have thought mid-Aug would be fine.

Hello folks
Thank you everyone who took the time to read and reply to my query, I really do appreciate your help.
I think I will leave them until I come back from holiday as I would so hate for them to die off because I was not here to water them.
Thank you all once again for your help. :-)
Anne Marie x