ken, yes, the idea was to get larger hostas sooner, than with starters or 2-3 years old ones...The future hosta bed is an empty space now, and I thought it will be nice to have some larger plants almost right away, and if I need to add one, or two, or three, I can afford to buy smaller plants, but hosta bed will look pretty decent... -------------------------------------------------- I also bought 15 ferns from Hallson and 3 Blue Mammoth divisions from Venero, they are on their way... I bought 50 lbs of Vermicompost (spl?) to mix with the soil in hosta holes only (and handful of bone meal for each hole), and the topsoil that is currently there will be mixed with 10" of compost. And I will remove as much subsoil as I can for total of about 16" bed depth...I cannot build lasagna, the area where I plan to plant hosta is right by the chain link fence, that I share with my neighbors, so I can't go up too much, besides there is my own sidewalk and a shrub, that I do not want to remove or replant (it has attitude and grows very slowly). So, I decided to go with sort of double dig method and removing subsoil... I also bought 20 Kg of Coconut coir to hold lacking moister and to fluff the soil, and if I get lucky I plan to get 1 or 2 contractor bags of alfalfa pellets to mix with soil. Someone also told me to bury one or two large fish heads 7"-10" below the roots for better growth, but person grows roses, will it work for hosta, too? So, how does it sound? Am I all set, or I need to buy something else?

Dave, the day before I take the plumarias into the garage I cut off the leaves near the stem. This lets the latex dry before I take them in. Some people wash all of the dirt off of the roots before taking them in for the winter. Then they just lay the Plumeria barerooted on a shelf or something. I have never done that. I thought it might be easier on the roots to let the soil dry and fall off on its own. I use the plastic bags to keep the dirt from making a mess. I'm always sure to keep the mouths of the plastic bags open so the roots do not stay moist and rot. This has worked well for me, but the Plumeria I have stored this way is really a tough variety. Also my garage is well insulated even the doors and I don't let the plumeria touch the cold concrete floor. Please get advice from others and don't go on what I say or maybe try just one or two plants if you are interested in trying this method before you try it on your whole collection. Joan

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well last year we got one or 2, I always see this one cute little boy that lives up the street he comes by every year and he came again this year he was dressed up in a black cape and had glow in the dark paint on his face like a skeleton very cute it actually scared me when I opened the door. On a sad note his father passed away suddenly in his sleep a few months ago and the man was only in his 40's. Mom was with him last night and was also in costume. She is always so sweet. This year we had 5 groups so quite a bit more for us, probably 8 in all. One little girl dressed as a princess was oh so cute she wanted to come in and play with my little dog, I had her all dressed up in her princess dress too LOL. We had them till around 9pm they started I think about 7pm which is pretty normal here.