what varieties do you all have?
Susanne Michigan Zone 5/6
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Comments (8)The topics that pop up on this forum after midnight are always entertaining :) Let's see... 2 shovels 1 square shovel 1 trench shovel 1 post hole digger 2 loppers 2 hand pruners 1 rake 1 hand spade 1 hand rake (for scaring up the sides of planting holes) 1 measuring tape a bunch of gardening twine and string a bunch of water/soaker hoses I have tried two different electric rain gauges and they both were DOA out of the box. I have a manual gauge on a blue bird box. I also have an electric thermometer that I suspect runs just a couple degrees too warm. John ps - esh, I now picture you as some mountain man equivalent to a gardenter...See Morestarting sedum cuttings
Comments (3)Connie, I did not do any Autumn Joy because I already have 6-10 established plants in the landscaping. Next year though I would like to take the shovel to a few clumps and divide them in half, amend the soil and replant them. I will keep some of the halved sections and sell the others at my perennial sale in May or at the Farmer's Market in the summer. If these cuttings will root and grow, then I want to take cuttings this winter, from them. Then, next spring I would also be planting out a bushier plant for the landscaping or selling a bushier sedum at the plant sales. This could be fun yet! Brenda...See MoreLocal source for variety of Hosta, do you have a favorite?
Comments (10)HI Diane, thank you. I really had no idea of the type of hosta available, like you mention, the local selection isn't much, so I wasn't really impressed with hosta. Then I started seeing some of the ones you see listed in catalogs, but in person and they are really gorgeous. I am pretty new to hosta, the few that I have aren't size enough to start dividing to share yet, other than a few typical undualatas. I recently placed an order from Naylor Creek, but there are so many, I'd still like to buy locally. I did get a few from Adam's in Newburgh..I had gotten my Aphrodite there three years ago, and my Guacamole, and also my Francee. Fire and Ice was a real treat to find there. So far, that is the only place I have seen any variety. I think I got Brim Cup at Devitts a few years back. I may try Matterhorn later in the week. I don't think I am going to pay big bucks though. I'll still look, and if I find a must have at a reasonable price, fine, but if not, it will give me a chance to see some of them 'in person'. Most times a photo or catalog just does not do a plant justice. It is easy to overlook one in a catalog, that has happened a few times to me. I recently saw on the hosta forum someone mentioned Hallson Gardens as a reliable source. Now you've confirmed it too. I'll have to check out their website. Thank you for the weblink above about HVX...that is really a scary thing in the back of my mind. I see from your site, you REALLY like Hosta. How have you faired with this virus? I see you have an extensive and impressive collection. Very nice, I bet they are just beautiful. Any chance you can post a photo or so of your hosta gardens. I don't think I've ever seen that many hosta even listed in a catalog..lol. Are deer or groundhogs a factor where you are? One of the things that concern me as I start my journey of hosta exploration and gathering, is that the deer will come along and make a feast of that many in one location. I am planning a new shade garden that will be 50 to 75 feet by 15 or so feet with a sitting area, so I have many to gather. We have a deer run through here, but knock on hickory...the spray I use has helped so far this season. Of all my gardens I have only lost the tops off my geranium Splish Splash and a few leaves from an Oreintal Lily stem. That's it. You never know when they will decide to eat it anyway, or a rain will come and I do not get to spray though. Thank you again for the reminder that some places put hosta on sale this time of year, I'll have to make the rounds again. JoAnn...See MoreWhat Have You All Been Doing?
Comments (10)I had to work today...well, now it's yesterday. Got home around 9:00 p.m. Bad accident on the parkway right by the off ramp on the other side of the divided road. The car was flipped up on it's side. Speed limit on the road is 70, but most people drive it a lot faster. I sure hope those people/(or person) are ok. Work was rough, started off not feeling too great. Been sick and had called in on Friday. I got to work and had to change my computer passwords, which was a mess. Took me forever to pass my meds because I had problems with the password change. I'm off Sunday and Monday, and go back on Tuesday night. I "volunteered" for two weeks on night shift because they are short. But we are short on day shift too because so many nurses have quit and they haven't replaced them. Now, another day shift nurse got a job in the clinic and will be leaving in a few weeks. So, I'm trying to stay up as late as I can tonight....See MoreSusanne Michigan Zone 5/6
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