Here is the post of VERY helpful directions that Ken did . . . it will probably answer your questions.

Thanks again, Ken, for the great instructions!

Here is a link that might be useful: Ken's directions for planting big hostas

I just tried Ken's tape solution and it works really well, wonderfun idea!

EO, I don't know about it being wonderfun , but it sure does work well. Wink, wink! ROFLOL!

Just messin' with ya,

Char

then again .. i just moved about 20 clumps... and skipped the tape...i just didn't care ...

and then got 8 inches of rain last week ... and none of them flopped ... go figure on that ..

listen its September ... they are going to get ugly .. the move will speed that ... don't worry about it.. just get it done..

the best thing the tape will do .. is get the leaves out of the way while you dig... and give you leverage for lifting out the clump ...

good luck

ken

Here is what I use - garden velcro. And it's reuseable. I also use it to tie my tomato plants to the cages. As the plant grows you can move it around. At the end of the year I remove the velcro and roll it up to reuse the following year. I got it at Home Depot for about $2.50.

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Velcro

Teresa, thanks for the information, Butch, it works as long as you don't use Duct Tape LOL.
Ken, I don't tape mine, for the simple reason, when it is time to move them it usually is time to also divide them.
Manfred

It works.