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Hostas are tough part 2

stoc zone 6 sweden

10 years ago

As some of you may know,I was waiting on a delivery last week.They arrived on Monday after being in the box for 7 days.I think they look great and I got really nice plants.
Spoke with Jan Van den Top-he had just gotten back from his USA trip and was very jet lagged but said they can usually handle up to 12-14 days in transit. ( he packed them really well)
If I had a driveway I would complete it by throwing them on it.
James

Fresh out of box

Abiqua Drinking Gourd

Touch of class

Blue Hawaii

Striptease

Paul's Glory

Yes I put tape on Ken!

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Jon 6a SE MA
10 years ago
You have an excellent supplier a great haul, which has been perfectly planted.

Jon
bkay2000
10 years ago
Great plants!

bk
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
10 years ago
ok james.. you cracked me up with the driveway thing.. lol ...

the only issue with shipping.. is how hot they get in the boxes ..

in the olden days.... they might spends days in big HOT brown trucks.. and they would rot ... these days.. a lot of stuff ends up on an airplane.. if going crosscountry ...

it also helps.. that you did not get crown divisions ... which being cut.. could rot faster ...

they look like they are planted a bit deep .. but i see the leek-like white on the lower petioles.. so they cant be too deep ... pips/crown.. should be right at soil level ...

looks great...

ken

OMG!!!!! you even have one taped... you are well on the way to becoming a jedi master, luke ...lol ...
stoc zone 6 sweden
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for the comments,I have been taught well Oh Wonderful Hosta Masters!

I don't think they are too deep,as after watering them I could see roots on a couple where the soil had washed away so I threw a couple of handfuls of dirt on them.

When I was trying to plant them,I had to stop and do a tour and then stop and talk to 3 more people who came down.The icing on the cake was when a couple on the first floor insisted that I join them for dinner.
I am really making out on this new found semi-obsession.
I am up to 26 now.
don_in_colorado
10 years ago
Looking great, James. Keep up the good work.

Don B.
chris-e
10 years ago
Where do you live? Is that the color of your dirt? Please tell me you spent hours amending it with topsoil, compost,fertilizer and everything else available.

You see, my dirt is the color of bright orange bricks. To be more specific it is hard, ugly, CLAY! And I have dirt envy!

chris
stoc zone 6 sweden
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks Don!

Chris,yes I did spend a lot of time amending the soil.It was a lot of work but hope it was worth it down the road.
Orange soil does sound like back breaking work.

James
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
10 years ago
he is in sweden ... and i think he is doing an urban park ... next to his apartment ...

i think .... he can correct me ... brought the soil in.. he has not had years.. to build what you see ...

perhaps he could link us back to his old post about such...

and add a few new 'progress' pix ...

in essence.. his project is SORTA like esters ... urban beautification

am i right??? ... or did i dream this all up.. in one of my hosta dream ...???

ken
stoc zone 6 sweden
Original Author
10 years ago
Chris,
Yep I'm in Stockholm Sweden and I am gardening in my apartment buildings back yard.Ken it was not a dream...

Just heard form J Van den Torp that he brought back 40 new hostas from the USA,

Esther reminds me of me,I too was a New Yorker for 20 years and tried gardening in the tree pits.That was a trip.
User
10 years ago
Where there is a will, there is a way. Stoc, I had no idea you were in Sweden, but it figures you have a different take on what is allowed in community spaces. Whereas Esther has to fight the "Establishment"....you seem to have the blessing of everyone concerned. I always liked that about Sweden, you know.

One day, perhaps Esther can retire to Stockholm and live a peaceful life in a neighboring development. Bless you both for devoting your time and energy to something which is not technically your private domain.

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