Dividing Eliajah Blue Fescue in Fall - October 2023
Earlier this month, I identified the Elijah Blue Fescue ornamental grasses that are planted in the IB2DWs bed were ready to divide. One of them was suffering from 'center rot', while the other ones were just not performing. Were they suriving? Yeah...but not doing what I wanted them to do. So, I've opted to include them in my annual 'Fall Dividing' program. I started the process with three Elijiah Blue Fescue clumps that I planted in April of 2022 . I took the one with center rot and pulled it out: And, I pulled out the other two and divided them. Here, below, is a look at the 'best' one of the bunch with a nice root ball: I used my Hori Hori to divide the clumps. Like the Everillo sedges that I divided recently, it wasn't as easy as dividing grasses. The root system is different and not-as-easily 'splitable'. See below for a Elijah Blue Fescue grass divided in the Fall: I started with three and now I have six small Blue Fescue clu