- If the root mass is loose, just hold it in both hands and gently
twist and wiggle till they pull apart. Don't hold by the fans,
they'll snap off like a crisp vegetable - Bobbie Brooks
- A large root ball should be hosed down to better see where it
should be divided
- You can divide a large plant in half by using a shovel down the
middle while still in the ground and leaving half there (there will be
some loss) - Ellen Laprise
- DON'T try to just remove a fan or two off the edge of a
daylily while it is still in the ground, you may just chop off the fans
from the roots. Instead remove it from the hole first to see what
you are doing - Patsy Cunningham
- Use 2 garden forks, inserting them back to back down through the
middle of a large root mass (when already out of the ground). Pull
them apart to separate - Kate Reed
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