Just a reminder and a bit of history: A perennial is a plant, in this case a vegetable, that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials.

Dividing your perennials make them healthy, grow quickly, and keeps them from forming large “clumps”. It also keeps diseases and insects from them – and keeps them beautiful!

If perennials become over-crowded they will habitually have less or tinier flowers or buds than if they were not divided. You do NOT want stunted perennials!

In the end, dividing perennials leaves a gardener with more plants, vegetables and, if the grid goes down, you will have more food to barter with.

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