we are brutal when divide agapanthus here in So.California. I divide them up like daylilies. The potato fork method or just start pulling them apart. Sometimes I lose some of the smaller ones but the rest divide well. We can hardly give them away here they are so prolific. Terence Hernstrom Kimberly Crest House& Gardens Redlands Ca. -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Arnold Trachtenberg Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 3:02 PM To: totototo@telus.net; Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Agapanthus I purchased an Agapanthus "Ellamae" from Plant Delights two years ago and it flowered the first year outside here in Northern NJ. I place it on the patio in the summer and under an east facing window in the winter. It has thrived beyond description. I took it outside to size up for repotting and separating the twelve plants that were one initially. Pulling the root ball out of the pot I said "something ate the soil". There was a massive root ball and barely a hint of potting soil. Question, how to separate the twelve plants. Seems to me to be impossible to do it without tearing or cutting some of the root mass. Advice please! Arnold _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php