How do you transplant an Elephant Ear?

I have a number of Elephant Ears growing next to each other and they are growing out of control and I need to transplant them but this is the first time I've ever had them so I don't know how to properly transplant them.

How do you transplant an Elephant Ear?
The day before you plan to divide the plants, give them a good watering. This will help loosen up the soil around the roots and reduces the trauma to the plant. Before you dig up the plant to be divided, make sure you have prepared your holes for the new plants to go into. You don’t want them to be out of the ground any longer than they have to be.
Reply:If they aren't HUGE it should be easy to moisten the soil before you dig and dig up the bulb and all and move it quickly to it's new location.





If they are HUGE, I would cut all the leaves except one and dig and transplant as soon as possible.





All the energy is in the bulb and not the leaves so either way I think you should be fine.





Good luck.
Reply:The best thing to do is cut off all or most of the leaves, dig out the bulb, saving some of the feeder root if you can. If not, it sounds like it should have plenty of food reserves, so they will be fine.





Cutting the leaves off may sound harsh, but when you are transplanting like that it is the best thing to do. The leaves are so big, they can tip the bulb, which will no longer have the deep feeder roots to anchor it. They will grow back fast enough after new roots grow out into the soil to achor the bulb.

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