Early Season Growth pics

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I have around 15-20 that are showing some growth but these are the three that are off to the races, showing strong growth daily. They are all netted to keep the #*@!!!*&! squirrels out.

2014 Satisfaction. 11 pips so far and as of yesterday more still showing up. There were 3 in 2014, 9 last year. It got an up-pot this year. It's my star performer by far.

Fragrant Blue. 6 pips so far, up from 5 last year. Repotted to bring up the media level.

2014 Fried Bananas. 4 pips so far, up from 2 last year and 2 in 2014. Up-potted from the too small pot it was in and changed from Miracle Grow to LadyBug Raised Bed Blend mixed with expanded shale.

Fragrant Queen, Goodness Gracious and Rainbow's End are the next ones that are close to switching into high gear. RE is up from 3 pips to at least 6 so far and is looking very strong. I'm excited to see how it does.

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Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.

8 years ago

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These are more than pips.... that's clausa above, and LS Dragonfly below..

Pieter

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josephines167 z5 ON Canada
8 years ago
OH how I love seeing hosta pips!!! Steve, those ARE looking good!

Last year I checked on mine several times a day...well, at least twice for some...I belong to an elite club referred to as hosta geekdom... Today I found a tiny pip on Antioch but I didn't rummage around to find more...just sort of cruised my forefinger over the spot where I was expecting some :-). It was heaven to see some dirt on my hand.
bkay2000
8 years ago
I've been pulling little pecan trees out of pots all week......#*@!!!*&! squirrels!

I'll see if I can get some photos this afternoon. I'm pleasantly surprised that some look pretty good (some big fat pips).
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josephines167 z5 ON Canada
8 years ago
Please do, BK! Some big fat pips is just what the hosta doctor ordered! ;-)
timhensley
8 years ago
Such a tease!! We should have a record early arrival this year due to the warm winter.
imagooch zone 6b/7a Chatham ON
8 years ago
Hi Pieter you pots look great. I am anxious to see how far along mine are when I get home on the 20th.
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
8 years ago
Aha, now I know what my new LDS will look like emerging! Thank you, Pieter...and those ARE looking great. Let spring begin! :D
Jon 6a SE MA
8 years ago
Well, this is what passes for early growth here.

Horrible picture (auto focus has gone kerflooey), but the green in the upper right are Elegans pips.

The tiny little green specs are pips on Empress WU.

Considering that growth like this last year didn't show up until the end of April its a good start.

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josephines167 z5 ON Canada
8 years ago
Hey, look what I found a few minutes ago! Ken was screaming in my head as I squished my way around "stay out of the damn garden!!!" ;-)

Giantland Sunny Mouse Ears - it came with two divisions last year...so far I see 5 green eyes on one section. Nothing yet from the one beside it.

This is Revolution

Rhino Hide also had two divisions and this looks like multiple eyes already from one side

The next is Wheee!

amazing how the subsequent pretty and curly pips follow this jumbled mess but they do

one of my Lancifolias

This last one is a sport of my mislabeled Royal Tiara...it has the makings of Heavenly Tiara. I'll be taking lots of pics of this one.

Very, very wet outside. Thrilled to find these "new beginnings" so early! This definitely signifies spring for me .... I am so happy right now. :D

i got so excited I just realized that I didn't pay any attention whatsoever to the orientation of my phone!!! Those of you viewing these photos on other than an iPhone please shout out if these appear sideways or awry. I apologize in advance....just look at the green or pink and purple sections...that's the growth.

Thanks for looking!
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
8 years ago
They look like perfectly oriented early risers to me! Oh happy day for you!
santamiller
Original Author
8 years ago
Satisfaction, 48 hours later.
josephines167 z5 ON Canada
8 years ago
Exciting pace! Look at that hosta go!
sandyslopes z5 n. UT
8 years ago
Satisfaction lives up to its name. Fast grower!
don_in_colorado
8 years ago
Dozens of mine have broken ground now, but just barely. Cantwaitcantwaitcantwait...I saw some nice pots of H. 'Paradise Island' today at a local place I like. They they all had 5 to 8 nice pips poking out of the pot. Might have to run back and get one tomorrow!
littlebug zone 5 Missouri
8 years ago
Well holy cow. I checked a couple of days ago and had nothing. Nada. I'm in 5B, north Missouri.
mkpearse (MI z6a)
8 years ago
Nothing here yet, but I'm happy with that because I don't want frost or late snow damaging them. All of mine are in the ground.
bkay2000
8 years ago
I finally had time and good light at the same time today . Here are some my early season growth pictures. It looks like I had some survivors!

Squash Casserole

My old So Sweet

It looks like June Fever survived, although smaller.

Blue Cadet didn't miss a beat.

Irish Luck survived!

Nothing from LS Cindy Cee yet.

Mostly good news, though.

bk
santamiller
Original Author
8 years ago
They all look great! Blue Cadet is seriously thick! How many shoots is that? I can't believe how far ahead of me you are. I just now had my first leaf totally unfurl.
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
8 years ago
bkay what a wonderful sight! I am very happy to see your hostas looking so good!
bkay2000
8 years ago
Santa, Blue Cadet is too far up to really count, but I counted/guessed at it. It's somewhere in the range of 50.

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santamiller
Original Author
8 years ago
bk.....what causes a hosta to come back smaller? Is that generally a root issue? Once that happens is it possible for it to come back if it stays healthy?
Ludicious Acres
8 years ago
H. 'Percy'

Pic taken 10 min ago.

SO ... EXCITED !!!
windymess z6a KC, Ks
8 years ago

This was an experiment with uploading from my iPhone. I saved the photo to Dropbox first...

Anyway, I moved my pots close to the garage door and I can open it a bit on these nice days and close it if we get some really cold or nasty weather. Next month, hopefully, I'll put them on the screened porch and let them acclimate further.
windymess z6a KC, Ks
8 years ago

Sport of Rainforest Sunrise- still sleeping, but maybe you can see some fine roots waving around.
bkay2000
8 years ago
Santa, you know I had that fungus issue last year. That's what I'm assuming is the cause of them coming back smaller. I would guess that not enough water or fertilizer would do it, but I'm not sure. Someone, (Babka, I think) said that if they don't get enough cooling, they will come back smaller. I've noticed that some of those in the ground at the arboretum have gotten smaller after being nice and full.

I guess that's all to say, I don't know.

bk
santamiller
Original Author
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I have had that happen to me this year with my Guacamole, which I have had since 2012. Last year it started dying off one leaf at a time around the middle of the summer. After reading something on the forum about repotting I was betting that it was due to my media breaking down. Sure enough, a month ago I repotted it and the media was packed so tightly that it took several minutes with a hose sprayer to break it apart. The big, thick roots are still there but the long, skinny roots were totally gone. I'm sure it was staying wet and wasn't draining. I learned my lesson about media breakdown. This year I have lots of pips but they are opening to tiny single leaves. I have no clue if it can recover but I'll see what happens. The bottom line is I'm thinking that there may be many things that cause them to come back smaller.