Splitting a hosta without digging it up.
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I'm Fed UP!!!! Digging up ALL my brugs!!!!
Comments (29)Lol, poor Daniella. Ask him if he will do my laundry too. I throw it all in together and everything looks like crap, lol. I was telling John about this and he said ohhh good idea about the pots and the roots now that winter is coming he is wanting to bring in more of them so he is liking the idea of burying the pots in the ground then lifting the pots for the winter. He forgets before we did all these flower beds and I told him about this he told me I was crazy and why would I want to dig a hole and buy a pot. Just put the dang things in the ground and leave them there he said, lol. How soon he forgets now that he is getting excited that they are going to start blooming, lol. I bet we have sunken pots next year, lol. The one I had last year bloomed in the garage nearly all winter long. I think he is remembering that and realizing all those in the ground are going to have to be cut down and he will miss them blooming. Who wants to make a bet he digs up some of his to bring in the house instead of cutting them, lol....See MoreTrouble With Split Milk Hosta
Comments (4)Thanks for the response! Unfortunately, I don't think there is any part of the crown, or eyes near the breaking point of the stem, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to at least try and root it. This is the third season I've had this particular hoya and it still looks to be very healthy. taking up a little more space each year. Sorry to hear about your hosta. I do hope that it's not one of those short lived plants! I used to have a beautiful female "merle" Great Dane who also lived to be a hair over 10 yrs old (Many danes don't make it past 7) We "sadly" had to put her down because of health reasons. She was the best dog I ever owned! I now have a very sweet 1 1/2 yr old female black Lab that was adopted from a shelter. My greatly missed Great Dane, Sadie Mae. Thanks again, Enjoy your boy! Billy...See MoreWhat would you do--dig 'em up or...?
Comments (66)Wow, jan, you make me blush! I'm glad you like my gardens and I'm sure that photo selectivity makes them look even better than they really are. I love my gardens but have always thought it was more a beauty as in *the eye of the beholder* more than anything else!! I have much to report but no time just now. We are set to take our grandboys to see the latest 'Winnie the Pooh' movie tonight! I have taken a lot of update pix and it will take me some time to upload them to Photobucket, but don't give up on me! Les--I agree with you, all our dogs are show quality, even if it's our own *show*!! And thank you for your kind thoughts coming my way about our small trauma this summer! north53, please let us know how your hosta fared with the Ash coming down!! I bet your arborist did do a good job, afterall!! Just have to add, tj, (I became off-topic with our dog pic) I agree with you--Standard Poodles should not be presented as foo foo dogs at all. We are amazed at Callie's agility and speed and predatory inclinations! Wow--this is NOT a foo foo or froo froo dog, although she can be quite the prissy, I must say! The froo froo cuts were originally designed to insulate the joints of the dogs as they dove into the cold waters after the duck kills! The shaved down areas were to facilitate fast swimming but the joints needed the protection of the longer coat. I prefer the puppy or lambs' cut myself, but we needed to 'clear' her coat to allow the steel-gray color to begin to be more apparent. They go through a brown or chocolate color stage first, then gradually the 'blue' that becomes their final coloring at about 2 yrs. More later......See Moredigging hostas in the Fall?
Comments (6)bruce has been gone from MI for so long.. he forgets what ground heave is... lol BTW ... if you were just cutting huge hunks... that by shear weight.. would stay in the ground... go for it ... but if you are going down to small divisions for sharing ... wait until spring ....in the cold white north ... had you had the foresight ... this should have been done in late july or august ... early enough for the soil to settle and grab hold .... ken...See Morepandora
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