Hostas in Pots
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Comments (3)A lot of folks do this with minis. The only downside is that one may grow faster than the others and outgrow its space. But that's true of plants in the ground too. You'd just have to repot it. Steve...See MoreGrowing and Overwintering Hostas in Pots
Comments (12)Kathy, I just used spinout bags for the first time this year but they don't behave the way a regular container does: the entire enclosure is permeable, so while it will somewhat slow down water movement I don't expect to have the same drainage issues with it as I experience with my potted hostas. Matter of fact I didn't even bother using a potting medium in them, I simply re-used the soil I dug up for the hole to place them. FWIW as a side note, I'm very pleased with how the spinout bags have worked so far. I finally pulled the trigger on them when I saw how badly the hostas and ferns fared at the edge of a raised bed with arborvitae at the back, man those things have massive surface root structures that will choke most perennials. The rescued Junes and a Painted Fern looked vibrant and healthy again this year. About the only thing that didn't seem to mind the tree roots were some Western Bleeding Hearts. Pieter...See MoreHosta in pots under trees?
Comments (6)Newhostalady is right, to my sad experience. I had two Francee hostas in wooden barrels for years, not knowing what was going on where i couldn't see. I put a new hosta in a new barrel three years ago, and the contrast led me to replace the older barrels. It took me two days, a saw and a hatchet to pry the Francees out of their barrels thanks to maple tree roots. The wooden barrel bottoms had rotted completely away, and it was a mess inside. For the new barrels, I got enough curved patio pavers to make a stone ring under each one, with a big hole in the middle. Every spring since then, DH and I have tilted the barrels to make sure the space is clear. The empty air is not something the tree roots want to grow in. I don't think we need to check next spring. It's working! And the hostas didn't bat an eye at being cut out of the roots/barrels. I'll get photos next spring....See MoreHostas in pots to consider
Comments (7)considering i tell peeps to throw them on the driveway.. and leave them there ... i dont buy the premise that there are hosta that can NOT be grown in pots ... i suppose .. the giant ones ... though they can be grown in pots... eventually you would end up with kid pool sized pots to grown them to full potential ... and sooner or later.. you arent ever going to move that pot .... many peeps grow some of the more foo foo mini's in pots ... mostly.. as i understand it.. because they can provide a more perfect environment for them .... more tlc ... wintering over.. is not an issue of the hosta itself.. its a function of location.. media.. ground freeze ... etc ... and simply tipping the pot on its side.. and placing them in shade ... gets you past most winter issues ... you dont want a wet pot to freeze into an ice cube.. roots need air even when dormant ... and you dont want black pots warming enough.. in mid winter.. that the plant comes out of dormancy.. and then gets too cold again ... get them dormant.. and keep them dormant.. none of this in and out of dormancy over winter .. and this is why a garage or structure can be bad .. they retain heat on sunny days ... ken...See Moregrumpygardenguy
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