Why hostas go green
Jon 6a SE MA
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Comments (46)'Lakeside Cindy Cee' is a great-looking hosta of that I've just become aware. I'm happily surprised it's not hugely popular. Heh heh heh. It's the spitting image of my Aden-420 and Aden-553 hybrid. This is a pic of Steve's plant, Taken by Steve. So he says, anyhoo... Aren't you going out of town for a few days next week? I can water your gardens if you like, Steve. Hostas take lots of water; I could be there to make sure they get all they need, young man. Sincerely, Pauley Aden P.S. I heard you have a Stingray hybid that is simply DEVINE. I'll have extra TLC for that strapping young seedling. Needless to say ; )...See MoreList of hostas that go all green?
Comments (13)White Christmas is a PIA. You have to get the sunlight juuuuuuuust right or it greens to Night Before Christmas. So much that I had a hard time telling them apart one year. Of course, too much sun and it burns. Then, there are the slugs. And the voles. Why do we do this? So many plants, so little time. (I've got the space [LOL] Christine...See MoreWhy do you grow hostas in pot? Here's why I do
Comments (11)I grow mine in pots as a temporary means until I am both satisfied with where I want them to live in the garden and also the soil where they will be planted is decent enough to not stall any progress they might be making. It sort of gives me a flexible buffer so I donâÂÂt feel pressured or rushed to get them in the ground. I also pot them up to allow me the opportunity to âÂÂbabyâ them, if need be. There is a down side to that though. Sometimes I fuss too much and I know if I just left them alone they would be fine. But, I am still so new to hostas that I feel like I would be a bad parent, throwing them straight out into the wild unknown that I call my front yard. I want to tame the jungle before I let the kids out to play. That sounds corny, but you get the point. :p I think the biggest perk though is when they are in pots I can take the whole plant and plunk it in the garden where I think I might like to place it permanently. Once I have a plant anchored I will then plan around it, and slowly the garden grows. I have tried to sit down and map out an entire bed, but I always end up more frustrated than satisfied. I need to SEE them and the other plants around it to know if itâÂÂs a good fit. Plus, I can leave them in the spot in the garden while still in the pot to test out sunlight and wind. If they end up blanching or breaking I know it might not be the best place for permanency. Ludi...See MoreWhy did baby hosta shoot die?
Comments (4)OK, so the "bulb" part is a crown. Now I know, thank you. Toward the "drowning" you recommended, I just bought a new hose, a regular garden hose, to replace the curly hose I had. It was of such a small diameter that the water pressure forced water out of every brass fitting and I'd end up more soaked than the plants I was trying to water! I used that new hose to water my garden tonight, plus the hostas. The Golden Tiara, Diamond Tiara, and nameless blue-green big-leaved hosta my colleague gave me are all blooming purple flowers. The new baby leaf continues to grow and is a nice green instead of yellowing--so far. Of the 2 hosta roots in a plastic bag of "Wide Brim" I bought at Home Depot when they were 50% off, the new baby leaf is the result. The second root never sprouted. And one of the rootless crowns with a couple leaves that I planted (part of my colleague's gift of hosta divisions) never sent up a new leaf. All the other divisions he gave me sent up new leaves. So, hopefully next year I will have some nice hostas to enjoy, more than the scraggly taggly crew I started out with this year....See Moreidiothe
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