Small space among big hosta
Marie Tulin
9 months ago
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Comments (23)I look at my pitiful plants which are dwarfed in pots, and think Pfffffhhhh, no problem ..... ....and then Don posts that ginormous Key West, which is fantastic and it dwarfs Miz Olga! I cannot WAIT for something in my garden to look like that. Hosta are just about too exciting for me ole heart. I've taken steps to give Empress Wu room, and S&S as well. I had no idea about Key West though. It looks innocent enough in its normal nursery pot. Olga sure can breed giant hosta!...See MoreHosta spacing in the shade question
Comments (2)"spread" refers to diameter. The way to figure out spacing is ALMOST what you have there. You take HALF the spread for each plant. So, where you have the 1.5+2.5... it's actually half of that. How long till maturity? Depends on how much sun, water, how good is your soil and the proposed mature size. I have some giants that are going on 7 years old that have not reached maturity yet. Plan on 4-5 years for the hostas you mentioned..... anything soon than that is a bonus. You ARE correct that hosta do prefer to get some sun... morning is better than afternoon. All-day dappled sun is great! Deep shade.... they may live, but they will not thrive. I know a lady with an extensive hosta collection... over 20 years old, and not a single hosta is mature size.... the garden is deep shade. Coral Bells tend to be short lived if they do not receive good water in rather sharp draining soil....See Moreoverwintering hostas--how big is big enough?
Comments (12)i will yell ... THIS IS VERY ZONE DEPENDENT ... i have lived my whole life in z5 MICHIGAN ... and that is NOT NC ... read ... learn.. contemplate ... but then figure out how it works in your climate ... for me.. small pots ... can go in and out of dormancy.. if we get that typical 3 to 5 day period in february ... where we hit 60 degrees for the period ... and then return to near zero until mid march .... a hosta that goes in and out of dormancy.. in winter .. IN MI ... will eventually rot/die .. ESPECIALLY ... if it come in and out of dormancy ... the mild winter we had 2 winters ago was a nightmare ... anyway ... take 10 little quart pots... which would thaw in 20 minutes.. and instead .. pot and all pot. them into a short 5 or 10 gallon pot... and all of a sudden you have a large wad of soil.. that will stay frozen until the ground starts to thaw ... so what i was talking about.. FOR MI ... anywhere north of the MI-OH border ... is to create a mass of potting media.. that will retain the cold ... though i enjoy being the be all.. and end all .... of THEORY ... i want you to insure that you then think about how.. where you are.. is different than where i am.. and fine tune the IDEAS i provide ... one other IDEA ... with small pots.. is how to water a dormant hosta.. in a small pot ... in MI ... if i watered with a watering can ... i could freeze the whole root mass.. into an ice cube.. because it would freeze.. before it drained ... so the suggestion is to put some snow.. or an ice cube on the media.. and if a warm day rolls around.. a day where the media might thaw a bit... the frozen material.. will keep the soil cooler.. but more importantly ... will melt according to the warmth ... providing water.. when the media can use the water ... so no matter where you are.. watering in winter is something you need think about .... but the bottom line.. no matter where you are is : GET THEM DORMANT; AND KEEP THEM DORMANT ... and you will win ... i thought i had another suggestion .... but the coffee buzz just kicked in ..... and my hair is sweating .. lol ... i will come back when i think of it ... ken...See MoreA big rain storm and more rain. More flowers and happy hostas
Comments (4)I like Wheee! - if I see one I may have to add it. I like your basket of kittens too. I always see some many cute little things in pictures posted here but never when I'm out shopping. It's probably a good thing, yet another addiction I'd have to come to terms with eventually. ;)...See Morececily 7A
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