When to split clumps of Snow Drops

[Chillie6]

I have some clumps of snowdrops that I want to split. Wondering when is the best time to do this (I don’t mean 8 o’clock in the morning )
Thanks for any advice.

 

[marlingardener]

I always marked where the snowdrops were, let the foliage die down, then dug and divided. The foliage needs to mature and feed the bulbs for next season.

 

[Chillie6]

I always marked where the snowdrops were, let the foliage die down, then dug and divided. The foliage needs to mature and feed the bulbs for next season.

@marlingardener thanks for that. That’s what I’ll do then, wait till the foliage dies down then split them.

 

[Sheal]

Here in Britain we tend to split them up while they're 'in the green'. That means when they have finished flowering but before the leaves die off. They will grow and produce flowers easier than leafless bulbs.

 

[Tetters]

Here in Britain we tend to split them up while they're 'in the green'. That means when they have finished flowering but before the leaves die off. They will grow and produce flowers easier than leafless bulbs.

Yes ..... and here we usually manage to do it before 8 o`clock don`t we Sheal

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Have a ton of them. last year they started to surge up. I just dug a new hole with a shovel. and dug under a clump and moved them to the new hole. saw some more these past week surging up, I am going to just toss more soil on top of them, 2-3 inches or about.

 

[Sheal]

Yes ..... and here we usually manage to do it before 8 o`clock don`t we Sheal

Well we would, but mine have only been in the ground a year.