Liberty

Island Breeze

El Nino

Sagae

Paul's Glory

Old Glory (Free Hosta Added to Order)

St. Elmo's Fire (the container busted in transit but the hosta seems to be fine)

Ambrosia (Super big plant, towers over the other ones)

Blue Hawaii

tape them up ... and get them outside ... ken

Great looking plants, Allison! Autumn Frost is so lovely and fresh still. May they bring you many years of enjoyment in your garden. And....ditto what Ken advises. :)

You picked some really nice hostas! I have several of the ones you ordered and can say that they are wonderful hostas. I got my Autumn Frost last year and love it. Island Breeze is a definite winner . . . and Paul's Glory is one great hosta! You will be happy with your selection.

Ken: what do you mean "tape them up"? I'm expecting my first ever order of hostas and want to treat them right!

Well, they are outside now in pots on my porch. The picture of them all on the porch is most recent. I had them inside while I was disassembling the packaging they came with and watering them.
I'm doing massive renovations on the areas where I would plant them so I'm trying to finish ASAP so I can get them planted.
cakbu: I was about to ask the same question.

Please elaborate on this taping up...

look for taped plants at the link below..ken

works on any kind of plant .. so it wont flop while the roots are trying to get pumping again

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/2000608/moving-a-large-fully-leafed-out-hosta-lots-o-pix

Allison wrote:

"I'm doing massive renovations on the areas where I would plant them so I'm trying to finish ASAP so I can get them planted."

Just a though:

If you are planting them in a newly tilled/dug garden, be careful that you don't plant them too deep. Winter snow/rain will settle the dirt and your hosta may settle too deep. This can lead to crown rot with next spring time's rains.

I got paranoid so I ended up planting them all yesterday. I realized I still have enough shaded bed areas that won't be expanded so they have reasonable temporary spots. Realistically, it'd be at least a week or two before I would be able to plant them in the new beds anyway.

Most of the time I feel energetic and strong but expanding the beds and amending the soil makes me feel like such a weakling lol. In my head I'm like "ok, I'll wake up extra early and dig until it gets hot, go to class, then I'll start again once it cools down until dark". But after just a few days, I can barely get up in the morning I'm so tired. I've been working almost all day since I got back to Ohio this week but the progress is so slow. It feels better to at least have the hostas planted though

I realized I still have enough shaded bed areas that won't be expanded
so they have reasonable temporary spots. Realistically, it'd be at least
a week or two before I would be able to plant them in the new beds
anyway.

==>>>great decision.. now you have until next spring to move them ... into the new bed ...

did you tape them up????

ken

Hi allison, a garden needs time to grow and if it's only work, you don't have fun. Sometimes it's better to relax,put them in pots and wait for inspiration:-) You got a great selection of plants, but they are still small, so it's not so easy to be sure where to place them in the end. During winter you can make your plans and start with fresh energy in spring. Have fun with your new ones!

besides.... for some reason.. it seems so much easier to work in sept/oct .... i think its the cooler weather .... it just doesnt seem as hard to work ...

ken

Karin: lol I am still having fun, I just don't like being so tired and worn out. At first I really wanted to get everything finished for this season but now I'm thinking the same thing. It'll be better if I'm not rushed anyway
Ken: Yes. All taped up

I really wanted to get everything finished for this season

==>> and therein lies the problem ... you bought the hosta for next year ...

healing them in was brilliant.. and even if they dont get moved until spring .. just as they leaf out.. they will be storing energy for that push ...

hope you taped them after you planted ....

ken

It's been so hot in northern Ohio this summer and most of the rain missed my area so I water a lot. I still have a dozen or so plants in pots since I am also pulling apart beds and replanting stuff. It's very exhausting trying to do this in the heat and humidity. Sometimes it's best just to give them a temporary spot and then readjust them after you've had a chance to see them in your yard. My Paul's Glory has always grown like a weed. It's been divided 3 times and each clump is at least 2 feet in diameter. I have to finish weeding the new areas and get some mulch around the new plants. Glad to know that I'm not the only one still working on new beds!

I was trying to educate myself about planting at the proper depth and I saw that some people have recommended removing all of the soil that a hosta came with in a container before planting into the new bed soil.
I did not do this with the 14 that I planted :X
Will they be ok? Should I try to go back and do it now? :\

Might be okay, might not. Depends on the potting medium used and depth they were. I did lose a few plants in the beginning that I left as is and just plunked in a hole. Only knew why a few years later when I bought a hosta from the same vendor. I realized he used a really heavy wet potting medium, likely to help keep them from drying out in pots before they got sold. So a couple likely rotted in that wet medium. Even if that isn't the issue, plants can still struggle with the moisture difference created by not mixing the soil.