I had some cuttings with similar symptoms. What sometimes happens is the twig roots at the bottom and leafs at the top (great so far!), but sometimes the twig rots somewhere in between (very bad) and the moisture supply link is broken! If that happens, it is usually a death sentence. I managed to salvage a rare 1 or 2 cases by raising the soil level up (plus the humidity dome). Others had some success with cutting the top healthy part,, and repotting it, I did not have success (or maybe less)...

I just recently used a large serrated kitchen knife and cut out a chunk of a Jade Cascade hosta I wanted to take some of and move elsewhere. I made a pie/wedge shape cut into the crown that had the emerging eyes I wanted, and dug around the outer/roots edge, until the piece I wanted came out, then I backfilled the empty spot with soil and patted it down. I transplanted the piece I wanted and it is growing just great, with no setbacks on either the original plant or the piece I removed. I think if you don't bother to dig up the whole plant, it will be pretty much undisturbed, and will fare better than all the root disturbance from digging. Using a sharp serrated knife will get you the piece you want and ensure minimal stress to the rest of the plant.

Tx. ahelaumakani. Unfortunately my kitchen sink (which is near the back door to the garden) doesn't have a normal faucet....only a hose...so I can't hook up a garden hose to it. I finally decided to try the basement sink, sending the hose out the back window and under the deck to the yard. But alas, it seems the small window in the basement has the kind of screen that doesn't pop out. So frustrating! So I finally sent a note to my LL, telling him that for years I've had to haul buckets, and couldn't he figure somethihng out for me so I can get water out back? We'll see what he says.... :-(

you will need a rope .. like clothes line masking tape shovel pruning shears a strong back hose and water water the hosta well in advance so it is in prime shape for moving .... take the clothes line ... and get it under the hosta .. and draw it tight about halfway up the petioles .. leaf stems ... draw it as tight as you can without breaking too many leaves .... then take the masking tape and tape the petioles above and below the rope .... do not have fear ... go dig the hole in the new place .... proceed to dig at least half way out from where the edge of the canopy was ... with the caveat that you have to be able to lift the darn thing after its out ... dig/cut a circle around the whole hosta .... and then 'pop' it out ... hoping there arent any tree roots to frustrate the proceedure ... i never go more than one shovel depth ... which means you will be real close on the proper depth of the new hole ... once loose ... lift and drop the plant twice, to remove any excess soil that might fall off ... you can use the bound leaves to grab the plant to move it around .... drag the plant to the new hole and throw it in .... water it well and backfill and water again ... remove the rope, but leave the tape there ... it will hold the leaves up until the roots start pumping water ... the process causes a loss of turgidity ... loss of water pressure to hold up the leaves .... keep watering well .... the tape will fall of in a week or 2 depending on heat and rain ... or you can remove it after you are sure the leaves will not flop ...... prune off any broken leaves ... water, water, water .... bottom line .. they are hsota .. have no fear ... just teach them who is in charge .. and you will have a wonderful garden ... good luck Contributed by ken_adrian