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#291400 - 08/01/09 11:42 AM hostas-MUST I divide?
dandelion dandelion Member Registered: 07/25/09 Posts: 28	Do I HAVE to divide large hostas? I love how big some of mine are. Another thing: Is it best to remove the dead flowers? Oh and I'm wondering if I am winning the war with slugs. I treated with a chemical this spring and still I haven't seen evidence of the chewing. I've been waging this war for years and wonder if I am getting the eggs killed.
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#305254 - 02/09/10 11:00 AM Re: hostas-MUST I divide? [Re: dandelion]
tamara tamara Northern Star Garden Helper Registered: 06/04/03 Posts: 22167 Loc: NB Canada	You don't have to divide them but if they tend to get overgrown or start to decline, it might be wise to do so. I divide mine often. Slugs are the main problem although you don't need chemicals. You can just use small lid covers filled with beer, it works. _________________________ ~Waiting on our first grandbaby August 9/2010~
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#313448 - 04/17/10 09:11 AM Re: hostas-MUST I divide? [Re: tamara]
Carly Carly Dream Gardener Registered: 07/15/04 Posts: 3418 Loc: Toronto, Canada	I don't know where I heard this, but some think it's best to leave flowers and long stems right where they are. This is because bugs that actually eat aphids - don't know what they are - breed inside the stalks of things like hostas, hollyhock, etc. This stuck in my mind and I didn't snip things down last fall, like I usually do. _________________________ When sorting seeds, do not whistle.
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#313449 - 04/17/10 09:14 AM Re: hostas-MUST I divide? [Re: Carly]
Carly Carly Dream Gardener Registered: 07/15/04 Posts: 3418 Loc: Toronto, Canada	We planted hostas from the neighbour's yard last spring and they came up well. We just transferred them again - just 'moved them over', really. They didn't have any bugs - just lucky I guess. If they start getting any bug holes in the heat, I'll put wet wood under them - they say the bugs will go under the wood to get shade, rather than clinging to the undersides of the leaves. And yes - I've heard about the beer. We don't drink, so we therefore have no beer - guess I could buy a bottle from somebody and pour them in saucers. But I'm not going to do anything till I see the bugs. _________________________ When sorting seeds, do not whistle.
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