Mountainyman, your honesty is welcomed! I was seeing some small roots with rot, but not that many. That's why I thought I needed to remove more of the media. I will now repot into probaby the same sized pot. May cut some of the very long roots so it will fit into the pot better. Sounds like you have a good repotting strategy going on there! I do have some spinout fabric to use for the bottom of my raised containers. Maybe some gravel on the bottom would help too? I will probably visit the Container Gardening forum and ask them for some advice. Sandyslopes, yes I do hate, hate, HATE breaking off an eye! Glad that you found it interesting to see all the roots from my potted hosta. It is a lot of work growing in pots and overwintering. Sometimes I wonder what the heck I've gotten into! But then I come to my senses and I want to buy more! I think your hostas will do fine in pots when you move. Who knows, you just might like seeing them in pots and continue to keep a few around permanently! I am glad that you Dave and Denis agree that I don't have to clean the root ball that well. I find it difficult to repot a larger hosta with all those dangling roots! Makes sense what you say about having to worry if you unpot and find roots separating from the media and crown. So far I have had one just like that---roots falling off from the media and the crown rotting too---so I know what you mean. You're right also about my potting media being too compacted. I guess that's what you get when you try to prolong repotting. Best to do it like you do---more often than less often! I do hope that you can get some 20 l. pots. The 35 l. size does seem way too large. It gets harder and harder to find inexpensive pots in the larger size. I will be repotting many of my hosta but feel like I will run out of time to do what I want this spring. So I am going to concentrate on working on a few of the larger hosta. And I will continue to repot the smaller ones thoughout the season. Thank you all for your support.

Thank you and the same to everyone here. It’s warmer and sunny here in North Alabama today too.

plllog, not speaking for dcarch (so should probably keep my mouth shut!) but I think it's why he's paired it with the rib steak, and mentions ham as it's an Easter tradition for those who don't keep kosher... or those who aren't Jewish (?) I could be totally wrong on the intent, of course. My apologies, dcarch, if I am... dcarch: "as was pointed out, SV = sous vide. A very fancy word for an automatic cooking method designed for some one like me who can't cook. :-)" That, dear sir, is a bald-faced lie : ) We all know you can cook. But yes, it's wonderful for those who have difficulties with some things, and wonderful in so many other ways.

Happy belated Easter. I wasn't on the computer yesterday because all of the kids made it home to celebrate #1 daughter's birthday. Her birthday was actually April 1, but we count ourselves lucky when we can all be together to celebrate. It was a lovely day yesterday and today too. I plan to work outside for a while this afternoon. Nancy