Maple Seedlings in the Hosta Garden
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Comments (5)i dont like it much myself... but.. i do know several people like it.. and want to get it started... and its quit pretty if its by itself... but even at that.. anyone that knows how to just get it to stop growing somewhere would be awesome... only reason i listed it is because i know several people do want it, but yes... anyone that wants this... "caution" dont put it near any other plants... as it will choke them out..... oh and i think they are silver maple seedlings.. but i am not sure...See MorePics from my Mini Hosta garden
Comments (15)Thanks everybody for all the nice comments! After having lost a lot of pics from a hard drive crash, I've decided I want to share more pictures instead of letting them sit in files. The kind words here will encourage me to post more! Moccasinlanding, I do grow my own seedlings. Back before I was interested in names and such, I owned two minis. Since I wanted more, the logical thing to do was cross pollinate them and keep the littlest seedlings. Out of that first batch of about 100 seeds, I ended up keeping about 30! The second year I started nearly a thousand seeds and culled most of them at the end of the season, that was kind of traumatizing for me so now I stick to just a couple of crosses a year. I'll do a thread on my seedlings after they're fully leafed out and I get all those maple seeds cleaned up. Jeanne...See MoreNew gardener, hostas under maple tree
Comments (10)i hate to say it.. but forget about trying to grow them under that tree.. its roots are already at the surface... and frankly.. EVERY TIME YOU STICK A SHOVEL IN AND SEVER A ROOT.. IT WILL BE REPLACED BY 100 NEW ROOTS ... ergo i suggest pots... i hate pots... but many peeps have good luck with them .... i will even give you the pots that are stored in my barn for free .... barretts in adrian also has a recycle program.. and i am pretty sure you can go take them if you want them ... almost all nurseries have a pile of pots they are willing to give away ..... besides.. if you succeed .. you can take them with you when you move.. go figure on that .... now... would you care to work like a dog for some plants???? i have to move a bunch of clumps... and might be willing to give small pieces for starts for some labor .... how about you come over some evening with fiancee and have a tour and get some pots.. and we can discuss acquisition ... i am on the way to Tecumseh .... email me from my members page .... think about it ...ken PS: fall planting in zone 5 can lead to winter heave ... now is prime time to plant/move hosta ... they are beginning to grow roots and store food for next year ......See MoreHosta Under Maples
Comments (16)I think the problem gets only bigger as the tree matures. The last one we took out was about 25 years old grown from a 3 foot seedling. I had a garden in the immediate vicinity almost the whole time. It was in the last 10 years that the decline just was too much for me and my poor perennials. The hosta were the last straw! I started out thinking it was zone unhardy plants or something until I tried moving some of them. Nothing but tangled roots and when I tried to expand the beds, some roots were bigger than my arm and only 3 to 6 or so inches down. Not to mention the brillo pad roots that had invaded every plant! I Think that sugar maples and some varietys are not as vicious as the Norway and Silver's are. But when there are nice trees for underplanting out there why find out the hard way and lose all the years you could be growing a tree that is Plant Friendly??? When I think of a Oak or Locust or Elm that I could be looking at that would be 25 years old and now all I have is an Ugly Stump from the Plant Killer I could just Cry. I have kicked my self for listening to the County Office that recommended the Maples in the first place. I had originally wanted oaks and they laughed at me!...See Morefranknjim
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