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Having problems with a few of my hostas need advice thanks

6 years ago

I have 10 or 15 hosta most have always done great these few are not looking good this year the ones on the sides of the problem one look ok the green and white are right next to the problem one I don't know if the voles are eating the roots which happens in my yard but I don't think so I have two with this problem

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tallen4392
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6 years ago

Thanks I already cut all the bad leaves off will see what happens

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zkathy z7a NC
6 years ago
Looks like some kind of insect problem. Do you see bugs on the leaves?
dublinbay z6 (KS)
6 years ago
I don't really see a problem on the second pic. Some of the leaves are starting to pucker, but that is a normal on a number of hostas--so nothing to worry about. I love puckered hosta leaves.

Kate
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Kindness Matters (NE Ohio 6a)
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Kate, I don't think he/she meant the puckering... Although the second hosta looks better than the first, towards the bottom of the pic (lower right corner) you can see the round burn-looking marks on it, which are similar to what's on the first hosta. I'm also not sure if the light-colored veins are normal for the second hosta variety, but hopefully others will chime in.

The first hosta has a ton more of the round burn-like marks, plus it also has some kind of bigger areas that look like fungus to me, but that's just a guess. Would love to know what the experts think of both of these "blemishes." (The smaller, round things look similar to what my Blue Ivory gets a lot of and I don't know if it's normal for that hosta or not.)

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newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
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Is it possibly fertilizer burn? Did you fertilize the grass and inadvertently spread some on the hostas?
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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ALWAYS include where you are ...

first and second remind me of superficial frost damage ... which may or may not be possible.. wherever you are ... and such damage.. could have happened a week ago ... and frost really is the only spring event that is repeatable.. bugs come and go year to year ....

i see nothing wrong with the last one.. other than normal maturation ...

next to a cement wall.. with stone around.. i am surprised they dont burn to a crisp in the heat of summer ...

after 25 years of hosta.. i have no clue what fungus could have 'caused' any of this .... fungus would be secondary to some initial insult.. like frost ... [lawn fert might be an idea also ...]

ken
tallen4392
Original Author
6 years ago
The hosta have been in the same spot for years I sprayed them with bug stuff last week I am in zone 5 western ma have not put fert down in that area that spot stays cool only morning sun for a few hours that plain green one looks pretty bad the other 5 in that area look fine
Kindness Matters (NE Ohio 6a)
6 years ago
Short paragraph on leaf spots here: http://hyg.ipm.illinois.edu/article.php?id=642

I would remove the bad leaves and wait to see what the new ones look like. If it was due to frost, the new leaves should look undamaged.

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