根ね分わけ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

root division; dividing roots for transplanting

A gardening technique where a plant's root clump is split into sections for propagation or transplanting. Used as a noun or as a suru-verb.

• 春はるになったら、このハーブを根ね分わけして増ふやそう。

  When spring comes, let's divide the roots of this herb to propagate it.

• 根ね分わけした苗なえを新あたらしい鉢はちに植うえ替かえた。

  I transplanted the seedlings that had been divided into new pots.