Making More Plants - dividing red hot pokers (1 of 2), Kniphofia 'Poco Orange'

In this video I divide a red hot poker into four
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[@delilahrainelle7158]

I have watched more gardening videos than I can remember, but watching yours made me feel so good about myself. I love how you just go for it. No fuss, no frills! Just as I do! Now, I feel good about my method of gardening. 😉

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Gardening is all about feeling good and happy out in nature so I am very glad my videos help you get there. Thanks for taking the time to comment and have a great day in your garden!

[@michaelmccarthy4077]

It was like a horror movie with all the chopping! 😉 Hope they grow on well. I still favor the variety where the blooms open red and fade to yellow, but the orange is nice too.

[@OrchidsforDummies]

hehehe

[@kayBTR]

Very helpful video and such good advice to buy the biggest plant and not the one with the most flowers.good luck with your new plants.

[@Nulife23]

Isn't it just so fun ...gardening! So glad to meet you thru your videos and glad you enjoy gardening! Have a wonderful rest of the year!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you

[@treasuresofplantz9203]

Lovely plant 🌿 I like 👍

[@guyt6244]

You’re just lovey thank you

[@elsagrace3893]

Whew glad to see about the roots before I tore into one myself. I couldn’t have imagined they were so tough.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Some plants just are tough! And others are total wimps! Thanks for watching and happy growing.

[@neilgordon3373]

Very helpful advice Thank You

[@aubreywatts1]

I love red hot pokers!..thank you. I'd never have been brave enough to cut them back!...lol...now I know

[@dorisafejuku968]

Thank you. I just divided mine today following your video .

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You're welcome. Hope they do well for you.

[@belindahelton5956]

Thank you! I found this very helpful. .

[@creolelady182]

Fantastic video- thank you

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You are very welcome

[@dorisafejuku968]

Thank you. Very useful.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mjsikes1470]

Thank you, enjoyed this & learned a lot!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

That's great - what it's all about.

[@jaybudd1617]

When you was talking about the roots regenerate, all I could think of was Dr. Who. Hope that made you laugh. Have a great day.

[@OrchidsforDummies]

lol

[@YnseSchaap]

Best part of gardening/plants is fiddling around with them ;-)

[@OrchidsforDummies]

Ynse Schaap love u PhalPal

[@apy2499]

Great video! I saw a bunch of these plants along the side of my street and never knew what they were. Now that I found out, I think I’m going to try to cut some from the road to plant at my house. I wonder if deer & gophers would eat them.

[@SardiPax]

Great advice though I felt slightly queasy at all the hacking :)

[@pal98111]

I like to do this while sitting on the ground.

[@phillisik4426]

For me, in Central Michigan(USA), a sharp hooked knife works better then a saw.

[@aishabegum9192]

Can you please show us the results how it been growing, really want to see after all this hard work you done and plant went through pain hard life by dividing thanks 😻

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ah good. I see you found the follow-up video!

[@lovemyselfnotu]

Unfortunately I'm looking this video up solely because my giant red hot pokers took over a hill . The small ones look super difficult to divide and now I'm dreading doing the large ones. Thank you for this demonstration.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good luck!

[@ericam9351]

I divided mine yesterday without seeing this and I didn't have to brutalize mine like this I did soak mine to get soft and removed as much soil off as possible and cut the roots that way!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good luck with them!

[@naturalPianoadastra]

Mmm you want lots of orange flowers... The visit to Jimi garden is having its effects? ;)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

In fairness I loved orange long before I met Jimi :)

[@AintNoFool]

I inherited 3 gigantic clumps of these when I bought current home. Snakes were finding them a great place to camp in summer months. The tubers were gigantic, a darker orange than a carrot. I have managed to remove 2 of 3 and have no intentions of keeping any. Snakes are my worst phobia and the camp grounds are closed. Lol

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I also dislike most red hot pokers because of their large proportion of foliage to flower but this miniature is different. I can't comment on the snake though as we have none in Ireland.

[@rattpoison1]

Smart advice at the end. I ordered some red hot pokers that arrived yesterday. Want to start them in pots on bay window shelf. Living in zone 6 USA what month or time is best to transplant outside? Appreciate your video.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hi there and thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Kniphofias or red hot pokers are supposedly hardy from US zones 5-9 so they should be okay in zone 6. Normally autumn is a great time to plant things outside however, anything that is borderline hardy is best planted out in spring. Hope this helps.

[@kso808]

I plan on transplanting and dividing a mature stand of Kniphofia this spring in (updated) US zone 8A. Can the divisions be planted directly into elsewhere in my garden without potting them? Thank you.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Here in Ireland the Kniphofia could be divided and planted directly into the ground in spring. We are roughly zone 9.

[@pamelalacyfowler100]

I live in Colorado, USA. My Red Hot Pokers are going wild and taking over my garden. So I duG up several and gave them to my son just starting his garden. Can they go right into the ground after dividing or do they have to go into pots first?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

If you keep yours hydrated, they should be fine to go straight into the ground. Smaller divisions are most vulnerable. Good luck.

[@rogerwong8107]

My Kniphofia is looking dreadful. It's only flowered for me once, caused from the stress from the heat we had. I think it's time for a repot.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good idea!

[@ceotness]

Thanks for the great video. I've looked and looked for the part 2. and no luck. Can you share the link please. Thanks so much.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

The follow up video was linked on the end screen but here it is... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYfHZ6aepbKHmLc

[@ceotness]

Do I need to purchase the 2nd video?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

@@ceotness No, the video is free. Did you not see the link in my last reply?

[@ceotness]

Found it. Don't know why I didn't see your response at first. You have a wonderful garden! Thanks again.

[@gxdjoeybaby07]

I don't have a saw like that, so I would have washed away the soil from the roots instead

[@margaretmoore9133]

How long did you keep them in pots? Would you overwinter them in pots in Zone 6?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I kept them in pots overwinter and planted them out in spring when the weather had warmed up a little. I guess the cooler your zone, the bigger the plant needs to be and the later in the season it should be planted out. Plants take a while to establish and a late frost before they have fully established could kill them. Hope this helps.

[@tuledude89]

I just transplanted 3 of these.. Will the little roots that broke off transplant as well.. they have all kinds of little runners coming off them.?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

No, this is not a plant that will strike from root cuttings.

[@tuledude89]

Left them out in the frost anyway😕😕 thanks for the info

[@hogfarmer]

Is there a certain time of year I should dig up my pokers to divide them? Will they survive this in heat of summer?? 90 degrees plus 🥵 I'm a red hot poker!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Dividing is best done in spring

[@LJJ1950]

I bought 2 Kniphofia uvaria match match each other as identical twins. The into Aug. 1 grew into 3' - 4' strong grass. I is holding well under strong winds. The other went in a different direction. Starting fading but not dead. i TRANSPLANTED IT . I found the root ball lost about 85% of its' density. Not dead yet.( both got same treatment) What is wrong.?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Who can say! This kind of mystery abounds.

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

Thanks for the demo. I discovered red hot pokers look like they’d be easy to divide by hand but they aren’t! I have a few clumps of them in a dormant state outside. Do you think I could divide them once the danger of frost is past this Spring?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, I think so. Good luck!

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

Thanks! 🙂🌱

[@Angie-ci1lp]

😫😫😫😫 cutting with that saw !! Got me!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

horticultural saw

[@jessicaquinn1630]

What's the best time of year to do this?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

This was done in late summer. Works well then as all divisions have emerged this spring.

[@ammorales1524]

Hello Rachel. I bought four root Stocks of kniphopia from one of our garden centers but was only able to grow one successfully into a mature plant which I planted in the ground in a gopher wire basket. It has now grown into a decent mass , about a foot in its footprint and some babies are growing out of the basket. I would live to be able to make New plants from it, but I am reluctant to dig the whole plant, wire basket and all. Do you think leaving it alone is better than disturbing it? Is it healthy for the plant to have the New babies growing out of the wire basket? Thank you for your advice.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hello there and thank you for your comment. Pokers should be at least four years old before you divide them. Divide red hot pokers in spring. Cut through the fleshy roots, keeping a growing point on each of the newly split plants and repot in a mix of compost and grit. Water them well at the beginning of the growing season to establish the new year’s growth. Hope this helps.

[@ammorales1524]

@@GardeningatDouentza Thank you! This helps a lot😊

[@Louloupetals]

When is the best tune of year to do this? I have them in my garden and want to thin them out and make more. I’m in ont Canada

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Spring is the ideal time, as with many plants.

[@antonellalaveneziana671]

What you not preserve the cut flower?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ah yes. I could have put the cut flowers in a vase but sometimes when you're working in the garden that makes more work than it's worth. Well that's my opinion anyway. I feel I am talking to someone who would have immediately brought those pokers in to a vase 😊

[@navalseabass]

What month is the best to do this in?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Spring is the best time

[@jennbauer9994]

What was the result, did they all take?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, they all took and were planted out this spring. You can catch sight of them in the May garden update video , coming soon.

[@goodgirlsguide]

Why didn't you soak it again to loosen the roots?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

It wouldn't have made much difference. Like agapanthus and many South African plants, kniphofia has a very dense root system.

[@Edward-turtle]

when is the best time to do this

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Spring is the best time for most dividing but I did this in summer and the plants did fine.

[@mygardening9851]

What this plant seed growing

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Pardon?

[@OrchidsforDummies]

girl please don't cut yourself

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Of course I won't cut myself!

[@OrchidsforDummies]

Gardening at Douentza okay Phal-Pal.