New hostas arrived from NH Hostas!
A surprise awaited me when I returned from some late errands Friday: a box labeled "Live Plants". I had that sucker opened faster than Wolverine could have done it! And behold, it contained THREE itsy bitsy hostas. NH Hosta had gifted me with an additional baby Silver Threads & Golden Needles as a bonus! Dinky Donna is in a 3 1/2 inch pot, while STGNs 1 and 2 are in 2 1/2" pots, cute as can be.
Zizu examines new hostas, to give you an idea of the scale of the plants...
Now here is my first question: I was planning to put Dinky Donna right into the ground in that beautiful new space I created, fresh lovely garden soil from a bag poured into it. But the Dinky Donna is truly living up to its name---it is dinky. A baby. So I'm thinking I should pot that little thing up instead of putting it into the ground until it grows up a bit next year. What do you-all think about that?
And my second question: The 2 new STGN are really tiny. They are adorable, but I was planning on one, to go into a 10" diameter pot set next to my Easy Does It rose. Anyone ever expect one but have twins arrive? I'm afraid if I plant both in the same pot, I will have a problem untangling their respective roots to separate them when they are bigger. Should I get another pot and give them each their own pot, put them both in a long rectangular ceramic planter, or both in the same pot?
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