How to Transfer Hostas

Hostas are gorgeous Perennials that come back to greet us every year in our Gardens. Hostas are hardy and sturdy and come in a gorgeous texture that is predictable as well as eye catching. Hostas not only look beautiful, some varieties smell wonderful too; they grow colorful pluming flowers throughout the season and the fragrance fills the air with pure emotion. Once you have a Hosta, it will continue to grow and fill in spaces that otherwise needed a boost. Hostas can be moved easily from their current locations without sacrificing damage to the Hosta Plant. By simply splitting your Hosta Plant when it gets too large, you are able to allow the Plant to grow more freely, and create new plantings in new locations around your home.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Hosta Plant.
• Small Shovel.
• Garden Trowel.
• Bucket with a small amount of Water.
• Garden Gloves.
• Water Hose.

How to Transfer Hostas.

1. 

   Locate the area(s) where you want the Hosta(s) to grow and prepare to dig the holes.

2. 

   Water down the designated area with a Garden Hose if needed, to soften the soil.

3. 

   Take your large Shovel and dig a hole about 6 inches deep.

4. 

   Find the Hosta you want to transfer and spray 12 inches around in circumference with your Garden Hose to loosen the dirt and the roots.

5. Begin digging around the Hosta Plant slowly until you feel the roots, dig under and around the roots.

6. Pull the entire Hosta Plant out of the Ground with the Roots and Tubers exposed.

7. If you plan on splitting up the Plant, at this time you can take your small Trowel or other sharp Garden Tool and begin to divide the Tubers into several smaller sections.

8. 

   Take the sections of Tubers and place in a shallow Bucket filled with about an inch of Water.

9. 

   Transfer the new Tubers and/or the Hosta Plant to their new home in your Garden.

10. Place each Tuber or root in each dug hole and plant them 12 inches or more apart from each other and cover with remaining dirt.

11. 

    Water thoroughly every day for 4 weeks to insure maximum growth of the Hosta Plant for years to come.

Tips & Warnings

• You can create several different Plants from one Hosta, by splitting the Tubers.
• Use a swift sickle movement when you split up the Tubers, to allow for a clean cut of the Root.
• After Transplant, your Hosta may look wilted or like the Plant is dying; this is normal and it will take some time for the Plant to adjust and mature.
• It can take up to 3 years for a young Hosta Plant or Tuber to reach its full growth.
• After 3 to 4 years, the Hosta Plant can actually stop growing if it is not thinned out or transfered.
• Don't wait more than 2 hours to transplant your Hosta or your Tubers, this can damage the roots.
• Do not over water, after the transplanted Hostas have reached past their adjustment stage of 3 to 4 weeks, they can rely off of rain water to survive.