Hostas from seed? - June 6th, 2005 at 06:41 PM
Hi,
I have this ideal spot on the back side of my house that is beggin' for hosta to be planted there. I wanted to try and start a hosta garden if I could. I really like blue hostas, so I thought I'd start there. A start small and see how it goes approach.
I've been trying to sprout some blue hostas from seed I purchased on the internet and am wondering if anyone else has had any success in getting healthy hostas they started from seed. Any idea what these guys might like to help them germinate better? I'll fluff pillows for them if need be!
I was somewhere on the internet last night that talked about a juvenile stage of hostas started from seed that lasted like 4-5 years before they show adult maturity characteristics. YIKES! I don't want to wait that long I don't think.
Maybe just buying established plants might be the better route? If that's the answer.. any good places to get reasonably cheap but healthy hosta on the internet?
Any suggestions for hostas you can't live without from the hosta addicts out there?
I have this ideal spot on the back side of my house that is beggin' for hosta to be planted there. I wanted to try and start a hosta garden if I could. I really like blue hostas, so I thought I'd start there. A start small and see how it goes approach.
I've been trying to sprout some blue hostas from seed I purchased on the internet and am wondering if anyone else has had any success in getting healthy hostas they started from seed. Any idea what these guys might like to help them germinate better? I'll fluff pillows for them if need be!
I was somewhere on the internet last night that talked about a juvenile stage of hostas started from seed that lasted like 4-5 years before they show adult maturity characteristics. YIKES! I don't want to wait that long I don't think.
Maybe just buying established plants might be the better route? If that's the answer.. any good places to get reasonably cheap but healthy hosta on the internet?
Any suggestions for hostas you can't live without from the hosta addicts out there?