#23593
April 3rd, 2004 at 04:35 AM
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or anyone else I planted hostas last year. It is April 2nd and I am wondering when I will ever see them again. Where have all my hosta's gone?? (Isn't there a song like that?? hehe
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#23594
April 3rd, 2004 at 05:23 AM
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Hi Storm! Do you still have snow??? Are they planted in an area that would be shadey? And what zone are you??? Mine are just barely peaking out, the very tips... If you are a zone colder than me, *I'm a 5*, that may be a factor. If you have them in an area that is shaded, it will remain cooler and the plant will still be believing that it's winter.... so, it might be still sleeping.?? Some of those may be factor's..... Also, If it didn't survive (*I'd give it time though*) how deep did you plant the plant originally? Too deep maybe a factor or not deep enough.. Weezie What kind did you plant???
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#23595
April 3rd, 2004 at 08:29 PM
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Hi Weezie....Thanks for the info. I planted 5 different ones last year. I tried not to plant them too deep and I mounded them for the roots to lay over. They are in the shade so maybe they are still sleeping. We are on the very West Coast. We only had one snow fall all winter. I think I am a zone 9. Eight or nine anyway. I guess I will have to wait and just be patient. I am never patient in the spring.
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#23596
April 6th, 2004 at 12:13 AM
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I'm in zone 8b/9a and my hostas are just starting to poke up their pretty little heads. They are planted in the shadiest spot under my maple tree. We didn't have any snowfall just a couple good frosts, so I have a feeling you might be a zone 7 or 8(it all depends on your min. temp). Hopefully you will see them soon. I thought mine were goners since some certain snails and slugs thought that area was their own salad bar last summer, but lo and behold they're back! Now to keep the snails and slugs away, that's a different story. Good luck!
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#23597
April 9th, 2004 at 04:21 AM
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Still no sign of them. I can't believe I would loose all 5 of them. I have hope.
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#23598
April 9th, 2004 at 04:30 AM
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storm, don't give up yet. i'm in southeast georgia and i am just now seeing some of my plants. this screwy weather (warm one minute and freezing the next )
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#23599
April 9th, 2004 at 05:48 AM
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Storm, Don't forget that there is different variety's of Hosta's too... I have 5 total... 2 huge I'd say common ones, with purple flowers... 2 miniature one's with purple flowers *they're so sweet) 1 medium with white flower and FRAGRANT!!! The one's that I saw poking up where my huge monster... I have one in one place and another in the back next to the white one.... None of the mini's are showing anything, the white one is doing nothing and the purple one in the back is doing nothing... The only one that is peaking out, is the monster up by the house, and you've got to remember micro climates... I am a zone 5/ maybe 6... But I have several microclimates closer to my house....So, hence that may be why the one is just peaking and all the other's aren't!!! Do NOT DISPAIR!! Alot of plants take time to wake up in the spring. And if you realize this it is ONLY the first week of April!!!! Keep the faith... They should come up still!!! Weezie P.S. What did you mean by?? I mounded them for the roots to lay over
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#23600
April 10th, 2004 at 05:59 AM
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I will keep the faith. Gardens surprise me every year. I saw on TV someone planting hostas and they said to create a small mount of earth and lay the roots over gently. Then fill in the whole. So that's what I did. I kinda built a hump in the hole for them to sit on.
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#23601
April 10th, 2004 at 06:31 AM
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Okay Storm, I see what you mean now!!! Like planting roses... Dig a hole, put dirt back in and mound up in the middle, place rose on top, spread out roots, back fill in!! Gotchya! That's good!!! I was thinking something else in my head, I was thinking you pulled them out of the ground, layed them sideways and mounded dirt over them.... They do over winter some roses that way, I believe the tree ones, for way up North??? Not sure.....Don't quote me!! Do you know the names of your Hosta's??? Just curious! Weezie I know that sounded dumb , but I couldn't figure out why for the hostas'????
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#23602
April 10th, 2004 at 08:48 AM
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Not a problem. Good to know someone is there to catch me if I fall. hehe....thanks. I'm sure I have the names somewhere Wheezie but can't lay my hands on them at the moment. They are pretty run of the mill though. Two are big ones and I believe 3 are small. I remember my favourite has a leaf that is more blueish than green. A greeny blue. Solid color with veins. I have a couple of varigated ones and I can't remember the other two. I just know I love them all and was really looking forward to see them grow bigger this year. We have a wooded area behind our fence and I figured my garden would be a natural for them. I will continue to watch for them.
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#23603
April 10th, 2004 at 03:18 PM
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Hostas report from southeast Kentucky!
Just poked through a few days ago! Up about 2 inches now.
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#23604
April 10th, 2004 at 11:34 PM
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Thank you for that report. I just watered the garden and guess what???? I see a hosta poking up. YAHOOOOO!!! That's one.
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#23605
April 11th, 2004 at 04:15 AM
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#23606
April 12th, 2004 at 06:48 PM
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I live in zone7 and mine is up.
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#23607
April 18th, 2004 at 03:24 AM
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Hosta # 2 is poking up.....Yeehawwww!! 2 outta 5 so far
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#23608
April 19th, 2004 at 05:41 AM
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I'm rootin' for 'em Storm!! I took a quick peak at mine today, while pullin' leaves out of the beds. And I saw some comin' out, on my mom's side! Hers are the white and green ones, with the purple flowers!!! But I haven't seen my really fragrant white one's yet.. They usually poke their heads up way later.. And neither have my mini's either! Keep me posted!! Weezie
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#23609
April 19th, 2004 at 01:45 PM
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Aaaaaack - my hostas flourished this weekend with the beautiful weather and are up 6-8 inches already! I have the same green and white, Weezie, and was hoping to divide them this year before they leafed out! :p In the 10 years we've been here, I've only seen the flowers twice thanks to the deer... I've been slowly getting rid of the plants - they take up too much space and are getting waaaaaay toooooo huge for the spots they are in.
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#23610
April 19th, 2004 at 03:15 PM
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I know what you mean Lynne, I have one, I call the monster, he's over shadowing my St. John's Wort, Hyacyniths, some Star Gazer Lilies, Jonquils, and some pincushions' I have and I had a path on the other side of him I could walk on but that has been gone for about 5 years now!!! The mini's are so cute.!!! I LOVE the Lungworts (pulminaria's) too, very nice, great foliage and not so brute~ish!!
Weezie
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#23611
April 19th, 2004 at 03:24 PM
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My sister and I went to this great hosta place last year and we each got 6 different kinds so that we can wait a couple of years for them to get established and then devide them so we'll each have 12 different kinds. The only problem is for the life of me I can't remember the names of any of them. I seem to have that problem with alot of the things I planted in the fall, when it starts coming up in the spring I have no idea what it is. How do you guys keep track?
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#23612
April 19th, 2004 at 09:56 PM
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Jenni-I have a recipe box that I have for my landscaping. I staple on the tag that comes with the plant, write where and when I planted it and any other info that I think I will need in the future. Works great (specially if I could remember every time!)
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