{"id":2108,"date":"2020-11-18T12:20:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T12:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardendad.co.uk\/?p=2108"},"modified":"2020-11-19T13:04:35","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T13:04:35","slug":"how-to-divide-alstroemeria-tubers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gardendad.co.uk\/how-to-divide-alstroemeria-tubers\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Divide Alstroemeria Tubers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some plants grow from seeds, others from tubers – also known as rhizomes. Alstroemeria is one of the latter, and this is actually a great way for plants to propagate themselves. By growing as tubers under the ground, the plant can not only produce flowers and seeds and grow that way, but also ensure they have good, strong stock to reproduce from, and also protect themselves from harsh winter weather.<\/p>\n

So, if you have Alstroemeria in your garden and you want to continue growing them<\/a>, you should know how to divide Alstroemeria tubers and still ensure they stay strong and healthy when you transplant them. Let\u2019s find out how to do it!<\/p>\n

Why divide Alstroemeria tubers<\/h2>\n

\"Why<\/p>\n

Alstroemeria is a sturdy, vigorous plant, that will produce beautiful flowers and strong foliage above ground, and it will also reproduce underground. Also known as the Peruvian Lily, Alstroemeria is a surprisingly hardy plant, that really knows how to take over a growing space!<\/p>\n

If you keep your Alstroemeria in pots, or in a small part of the garden, you may find that they start to run out of space and the roots get too crowded to allow the plant enough growing room.<\/p>\n

Dividing the tubers is a good way to allow them more space to produce their beautiful flowers – plus it means you can plant more Alstroemeria in different parts of the garden, or give them away to fellow flower fans.<\/p>\n

How to divide Alstroemeria tubers<\/h2>\n
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  1. The first step is to lift the plant out of the garden. You need to be very gentle doing this, because Alstroemeria have fragile roots and they don\u2019t cope well with being damaged.<\/li>\n
  2. Lift them out of the ground using a garden fork<\/a> or spade<\/a>, starting quite far out from the base of the plant. Dig the fork gently into the ground, quite deep, and lever it out slowly.<\/li>\n
  3. Once you have extracted the root ball, shake off the excess soil so that all the roots are visible. Do this gently, and avoid knocking the roots so that you don\u2019t accidentally damage them.<\/li>\n
  4. Carefully loosen the root ball and start to separate it into different sections, depending on how large it is and how many tubers you actually want – you may need to use a sharp knife to separate the roots if they are tightly meshed together but this is not always necessary.<\/li>\n
  5. Separate the tubers gently, and plant them as soon as you can into new soil – these tubers don\u2019t store very well, and like to be kept in damp, dark soil as soon as possible.<\/li>\n
  6. New Alstroemeria tubers need soft, nutrient rich soil that has enough space for the root to spread out. They can either be planted straight into the ground or in pots, but make sure you allow enough space for the roots, to ensure that they grow well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This is a good video that shows you how to divide Alstroemeria:<\/p>\n