A few of my hostas...
Sue Brunette (formerly known as hockeychik)
7 years ago
It has been quite a long time since I posted pics here. Thought I would share a few. Alex Summers is one of my favorites-I love the colors and the shape.
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Comments (4)You're right, I keep getting On Stage confused with Knockout because I got them at the same time. The mis-identified hosta is Knockout. I have two of them, and my other one is only half the size of the one in the photo even though it is older. Same soil, same conditions, I don't get it. Lainey...See Morehostas and virus help
Comments (19)Babka, pots are not option for me, I have the serious hosta fever in the last 5-7 years. Don't know exactly when it started. Few here few there, and bang I can't go a year without a number of hostas. I HAD over 300 even gardening under pines trees, but last year I was sick and many of those are tiny or didn't make it due to neglect of water. SO, I currently have 250ish plants. I don't know if I had the virus last year or not, if I did I didn't know. This year looking at them I was like saying to my husband somethings not right about these plants, so researching photos and hosta library confirmed it. I didn't want to accept it. I even sent a picture to Saskatoon school of Horticulture and they confirmed it, and today on here. Rough day for me!! Sad.........I think I have three more. I have ordered more hostas from three hosta nurseries in Ontario......so pray to God, these are good. Hope so, I will keep them isolated if I can. Thanks for the advice babs...See MoreHostas a growing fast
Comments (9)irawon, yes I really enjoy my hostas. I see how they can be so addictive. leafwatcher, thanks for the encouragement. I almost considered replacing the A. Drinking Gourd, but I don't, because I envision what it will ultimately look like once it is big. Gesila, I live in SC Kansas, right in the middle of Farmtown U.S.A. We have very fertile soil here, which really helps any plant, hostas included, to grow very well. moccasinlanding, thanks for the kind words. I am really meticulous about my flower beds; not quite OCD, but pretty close. The pine straw is free! I get it from a park across the street. However, I have learned that pine straw does not deter slugs. I still pick those slimy critters off my hostas. And actually gardening gets me into trouble some times, like when I am watering my plants when my wife is taking a shower...I usually get an ear full later about how she had no water pressure. lol...See MoreHelp...What's eating my hostas?
Comments (3)I agree on the Sluggo. I have been using that and I've also used another iron phosphate product. I think it's called Garden Safe Slug and Snail Bait, I'm to lazy to run out to the garage and check right now. I've had pretty good results with it. In my most heavily infested areas I've still had some damage, but not as bad as other years. However I would still use it this fall as every slug you kill now is one less to lay eggs for next summer. Another method that many people swear by, is to mix 1 part household ammonia with 10 parts water and spray the crown of the hosta and saturate the soil around the hosta. I haven't used this myself....See MoreSue Brunette (formerly known as hockeychik)
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