When do you divide snowdrops?

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    postman pat Apprentice Gardener

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    Can I leave it 2 weeks or will they be slimy by then. it says wait until they are yellow but I have already moved some. Will that be detrimental. Also do you plant in twos as it is taking me ages so I have planted in bunches of 6 or 7.
     
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    Last year I split and transplanted between 4,000 and 5,000 snowdrops immediately they had finished flowering. They all seem to have come up OK this year [​IMG] [​IMG] . I planted them in bunches.

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    I moved some last year whilst the leaves were still green and they haven't flowered this year
     
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    My sister-in-law has a problem with snowdrops (has too many lucky her) she keeps giving them away and all the transplants seem to have done really well in their new home, as long as they are removed 'green' I don't think there should be a problem.Hel.xxx.
     
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    I have always moved or been given in the green and have grown the next yr for me.
     
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    MANY THANKS
     
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