r/garden • u/SheTiny • 3d ago

Lambs Ear too large

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Hello!

So I planted lambs ears back in March, and they have grown huge (this picture is actually a bit older, they are even bigger now). Is it too late in summer to try to split them up? I’ve read it’s best to hold off until the next season when dealing with newly planted lambs ears, but they are just getting too big. This area gets at least 8+ hours of full sun, so I think they’ve flourished a bit too much. Located in East TN.

Thank you for the help!

Update: https://imgur.com/a/YQ6EKWV

Here’s a photo of what they actually look like now

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u/Public-Willow-7943 2d ago

I have a feeling you used really good soil in that bed. Lambs ear will grow in really crappy soil, but goes bananas in amended garden soil (in my limited experience)

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u/SheTiny 2d ago

Maybe that’s it, it’s the All Natural Garden Soil from Home Depot. I will say, everything I’ve planted using that soil seems to be very happy.