Rescue Hostas
Jon 6a SE MA
6 years ago
Actually fairly big wild hosta doing fairly well right next to a Green Giant Arborvitae and completely engulfed by Vinca Minor (tore some out on the right.
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I actually learned something in business law II!
Comments (11)Speaking as a lawyer here but in the abstract, that is, not giving any reader specific legal advice: don't count on general principles of law, which may have local variation. SPELL IT OUT in the contract. Have the agent tell people BEFORE you get to the point of haggling over a sales contract. In general, pots and their contents are movable, personal property. (But if, e.g., they are very large concrete pots? An argument could be made there that they are permanent installations  site improvements  and transfer with the rest of the real property.) I'd also argue that dividing hostas is part of their routine maintenance and not theft from a pending buyer. TO ERASE DOUBT, SPELL IT OUT....See MoreRescued Hosta Continental Divide
Comments (11)no .... the tree roots were out-competing the hosta for water ... most likely .. i was just trying to say the the white stuff is not bad ... obviously.. with that much root there ... it wasnt planted this year.. and i have seen the size of things you buy.. was this previously a very vigorous plant???? if so.. and it declined .... it was the maple.. not lack of sun ... [i am thinking the white center/sun issue is secondary.. if not tertiary .. the primary problem is the maple/water !!!!] i would suspect.. that it went into last fall.. extremely dry ... and dry rotted over the winter or spring ... and struggled to 'hold' even those two buds ... never forget .. jsut becaseu you put the hose away in october.. doesnt mean the maple isnt sucking water out of the soil UNTIL the ground freezes ... here in MI ... have i ever mentioned my hatred of maples.. lol ... ken...See Morerescued hostas!
Comments (7)Ken - we have no vegetable garden here - other than what we grow in those big pots on the driveway! The backyard here is very shady, so no suitable sunny place for a vegetable garden - the only sunny space available for veggies is the driveway, so we grow them there :-) Planting the hostas in pots will make it easier in the spring to give some back to the property owners if they decide they want to use them in the garden at the new house. The ground is still too dry here after the summer drought to make planting them in the garden a very good idea. Plus, I'm not entirely sure where I'm going to plant the ones we keep - but do know I will need to move a few things that will be easier to do when they are still dormant in spring. We sometimes grow hostas in pots by the foot of the front steps, store them in the garage for the winter, and then plant them out into the garden in the spring. We've never had any problems with survival or starting regrowth too early. The garage is unheated. We store all the big pots in there for the winter and they frequently have things growing in them (e.g. most of DH's garlic is planted in the pots in the fall; leeks do well in the pots in the garage in winter and can be harvested in the winter - ditto carrots! Heucheras regularly winter over in pots there; ditto 'mums and hostas.) We usually put the pots into the garage in late Nov. or early Dec. and bring them back out the last week of March or the first week of April, depending on the weather. The pots usually get a bit of water in early Feb. if temperatures are mild and the garlic is starting to grow....See MoreYet another rescue Hosta.. #7
Comments (8)That one caught my eye a couple years ago. Wasn't my favorite the next year - I thought it looked too much like Summer Music which I also had. This year it looks different with much darker edges and better variation. It's back in the "like it" pile. I think you'll be happy with it too....See More
jimr66
4 years agoJon 6a SE MA
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoThese just self-seeded in this location. Most likely spawn of my Elegans To me they are a nice mix with all the variegated hosta and if you have room, why not?
Some transplanted into a tough spot
Plenty of them around. Empress Wu seems to be the most prolific though. I doubt this is from the Empress, Frances Williams at least partially is my guess. I need to find a home (two this size) for these. It's getting crowded.Jim, I'm aware of the origins. I call them wild because they are self-pollinated and are 'wild' to me.
- Jon
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 years agonicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
4 years agoI'm back to add a pic of some seedlings in the path..the heucheras on the left are "wild" too..I have a lot of plants to move :-(
Jon 6a SE MA
4 years ago
…….and how's this for a 'Wild' hosta. A couple of leaves have the exaggerated center stripe. I think it is AMAZING! It's getting (is) large enough to divide. I have to find a nice spot for one in the Fall.
-JonJon 6a SE MA
4 years ago
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