20-10-2018, 06:32 PM
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Re: I love Hostas
Originally Posted by Bruce
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When I moved into my house (nearly 40 years ago now) the air was alive, when walking down the garden at night, with the sound of crunching snails underfoot. They were in plague proportions largely because of a miniature bamboo (but that is another story) so I bought a couple of ducks to roam the garden; within months I was bringing home snails as a treat for them. Ducks are wonderful in the garden, they eat all the pests and they don't eat your plants.
21-10-2018, 03:49 PM
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Re: I love Hostas
I have four Hostas which have been in the same pots for several years. All i do is wait until the leaves have died right back and are obviously dead. Then i pull off the leaves and stalks from the flowers which pull off very easily then set the pots aside somewhere to overwinter. No mulching, no feeding, nothing at all. Next spring, strong pointed shoots will appear. Never let Hostas dry out during the summer, they love damp to wet soil. You can split them as the shoots appear and replant them. They are as tough as old boots as long as they don't dry out. Beware of slugs/snails!! they can demolish hostas almost overnight.21-10-2018, 03:51 PM
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Re: I love Hostas
Originally Posted by EZ Rider
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I have four Hostas which have been in the same pots for several years. All i do is wait until the leaves have died right back and are obviously dead. Then i pull off the leaves and stalks from the flowers which pull off very easily the set the pots aside somewhere to overwinter. No mulching, no feeding, nothing at all. Next spring, strong pointed shoots will appear. Ne ver let Hostas dry out during the summer, they love damp to wet soil. You can split them as the shoots appear and replant them. They are as tough as old boots as long as they don't dry out. Beware of slugs/snails!! they can demolish hostas almost overnight.
31-03-2019, 07:29 AM
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Re: I love Hostas
Originally Posted by EZ Rider
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I have four Hostas which have been in the same pots for several years. All i do is wait until the leaves have died right back and are obviously dead. Then i pull off the leaves and stalks from the flowers which pull off very easily then set the pots aside somewhere to overwinter. No mulching, no feeding, nothing at all. Next spring, strong pointed shoots will appear. Never let Hostas dry out during the summer, they love damp to wet soil. You can split them as the shoots appear and replant them. They are as tough as old boots as long as they don't dry out. Beware of slugs/snails!! they can demolish hostas almost overnight.
That's what I do,EZ Rider,I only just pulled mine off last week,..I have about 10 hostas,they thrive in the shade,although I do have one,that I planted about 10 yrs ago,which gets the sun,early morning,through to around 12 noon,..their roots also like to be moist,as you say..and yes,those snails are a pain,I have been known to go out in the middle of the night,with a torch,picking them all off the leaves,put them in a bucket,then I put them in the field.
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