Beginner Gardening: Stir crazy, but there's nothing much in the nurseries yet, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
I simply divide with a strong knife and go right through the plant while it's in the ground. There's no point in lifting, dividing and replanting to my way of thinking. Then I put as much compost as will fit in the vacancy.

My biggest problem with dividing daylilies is giving them away to people who don't appreciate them so putting them at the curb (though we have no curbs) is easier for me. Then, at least, I don't have to know or care about the plants. When I spend two full days packing I do care.