For Lois and the Hosta growers
nannykins
3 years ago
I do what I call hodge-podge gardening, nothing as neat and organized as Lois. But here are a couple of my nameless hostas. Can you identify them please. This is the biggie, leaves at least 8-10 inches. It doesn’t get any higher.
Theresa
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Comments (42)BK, I agree, I like the 'finished' look of pot feet, and I do use them with my decorative patio pots, which sit on concrete or decking rather than on the ground. The link is to the thread I had in mind. It's all you ever wanted to know about the movement of water through potting media. It seemed counter-intuitive to me that raising a pot off the ground doesn't improve drainage, but that's the idea here. Basically, a rough summary is that every media has a level at which gravity alone is no longer sufficient to draw water down through it. This is called the perched water level. (Do forgive me if you already know all this...it was news to me when I started out a few years ago!) When a pot is raised off the ground, the water drains out only to that "perched" level, then it just hangs out there. Not a problem if your media is well drained (has a low perched water level), but potentially rot-inducing if your media is finer (water perches at a higher level in the pot and keeps the roots and crown wetter, longer). When the potting media is in contact with the earth, that perched water can continue to wick downwards and out. The soil acts as a sponge or a wick. Now, as someone with verrrry slow-draining clay soil, I do wonder about how different soil types effect this process. But anyway, that's kind of the Readers Digest version. What do you think? Here is a link that might be useful: Tapla's container drainage thread...See MoreVisit to sister hosta grower
Comments (4)Thank you, Lainey, for painting that beautiful picture. I'm going to take some new pictures and try to post them. If anyone on the forum lives near Floyds Knobs, IN (near Louisville, KY) I'd be so happy for you to visit....See MoreHosta Seed Growers Seed Auction for BADITC
Comments (31)Indeed Trudy ! I was, as some would say, aggressive in my approach. :) I was especially interested in your Hosanna and Bee Glorified. Steve had alerted me to their origin since he wanted to make some Fascination x Elegans crosses this year. Unfortunately he did not have any Elegans pollen. A shame really since I could send him pounds between the three of mine. :p In any event, I had a BLAST !!! It was so exhilarating to sit there like a rabid animal, constantly clicking refresh and throwing my âÂÂbudgetâ to the wind. Since IâÂÂm still starting out, I have a lot of capacity, figuratively speaking. My âÂÂprogramâ has only birds-eye-view goals. But with all the seeds I managed to win IâÂÂll definitely have a nice array on which to draw from for my breeding stock. From there . . . genes are the limit. :) Thank you again to everyone who made this happen, and a big Gratz! to Josh and his family on the groundbreaking !!! Cheers, Ludi These were the auctions I won. I sat at my computer for almost 5 hours to watch them all . . . . . . . obsess much ?!? ::giggles:: CBCT 1 - âÂÂIce Age Trailâ x OP - 50 seeds CBCT 7 - 'Sea Tornadoâ x OP - 20 seeds Huseman 3 - âÂÂRosedale Shady Ladyâ x âÂÂKrugerrandâ - 25 seeds Goodenough 1 - âÂÂUberVirgoâ x Mr. Blueâ - 15 seeds CBCT 9 - âÂÂDark Forestâ Streaked x OP - 50 seeds Bendig 4 - âÂÂBlue Lightningâ x OP - 25+ seeds Shaw 5 - (Epson Derby x OP) x QOTS - 25 seeds TVW 21 - âÂÂMcWilliams #2â x QOTS - 20 seeds - âÂÂMcWilliams #2â x OP - 25+ seeds Ramsey 11 - âÂÂGlorious Dayâ x OP - 50 seeds TVW 23 - âÂÂHosannaâ Collection - #4 - âÂÂHosannaâ x âÂÂQueen of the Seasâ - 20 seeds - âÂÂHosannaâ x OP - 25 seeds Ramsey 12 - âÂÂGlorious Graceâ x OP - 50 seeds Port 8 - (First Meeting x Pink Flamingo) x OP - 25 seeds Shaw 6 - âÂÂFoxfire Chinese Dragonâ x OP 136 (aka âÂÂFFCDOP136âÂÂ) x self - 25 seeds TVW 26 - Prairie Meadows x OP - 20 seeds - Joy, Unspeakable Joy x OP - 15 seeds Kuenster 4 - âÂÂMominatorâ x OP - 25 seeds Milt 3 - (My Friend Mary x Blue Angel) x QOTS - 30 seeds...See MoreSeeking fertilizer feedback from growers of POTTED Hosta.
Comments (16)Ken, glad you popped in! With regard to your comments, of course I take into consideration zone, growing time, etc (common sense). It's not my first rodeo, lol! I always read with interest what the southern pot-growers have to say. It is the "common generalities" that I am interested in. Their obvious and long-standing success carries weight with me despite zonal differences...their regular practices, you know? You made good points which I'll address: 1. Time-release granular fertilizer - dumping payload all at once...who knows when? Which is why I chose liquid fertilizer where I am in control. Wow, to lose a couple hundred plants must have hurt like he.. Well, a lot! Must have been a long time ago! What a lesson, indeed! We gardeners all have a story, don't we, where we all, with the best intentions, at one time or another (hopefully not often) screwed up good.! Lol 2. Re The boost in July - are you saying just a one-time boost in lieu of scheduled feedings? I am planning bi-monthly feedings, (see my first paragraph that Bragu says I nailed! please) so don't need extra boost, right? 3. Re media: good reminder! I am in the process of checking media in all pots and am prepared to re-pot with fresh media mix if required. Also gauging how quickly they drain. Who knows how long new plants have been sitting/growing in old media before I bought them? 4. Watering and nutrition: I'm trying to grow nails for a wedding (tmi? Lol) so no poking fingers in pot! but I do the weight test - pick it up, if too light, needs water. By grouping pots together, the sun can't reach every pot to heat it up and dry it out so no need to water every day regardless of temperature... less frequent watering preserves nutrition longer. Last year I got by with every 3-4 days as pots were located in a "filtered" location under a small-ish, airy tree canopy. That is an ideal spot with a sort of .... well, its own micro-climate! Thank you, Ken and my "southern" hosta friends for your feed-back. Your time, interest, and comments/advice are greatly appreciated. Jo...See Morenannykins
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