One for the Hosta lovers.........

Sounds like an old wives tale I'll get me coat.......

 

Hi Yvonne, In my garden some types of hostas fare better than some others, maybe they taste different to the slugs? The best were the yellow-greenish tinted ones, I didn't apply any slug grains. of some the others have been finished off almost completely, here is a pic, so you can see which yellow-green ones I mean (Pic from july)

 

Do you grow them in pots? That works for me (and keeping them on the shady area of the patio).

 

Add a few drops of olive oil and it's fairly effective on light RSM infestations.

 

Hmmm ... no "Bob's Score" on CGF for Empress Wu (it is listed though ... may just mean that Bob's-not-thought-about-it-yet )?

Bob's Score for Hostas:

8.5
HOSTA PLANTAGINEA 'APHRODITE'
8
HOSTA 'RED OCTOBER'
HOSTA 'SUM AND SUBSTANCE'
HOSTA 'VENUS'
HOSTA 'WOLVERINE'
7
HOSTA 'HADSPEN HERON'
HOSTA 'HALCYON'
HOSTA 'ROYAL STANDARD'
HOSTA SIEBOLDIANA VAR.ELEGANS
HOSTA TARDIFLORA
7.5
HOSTA MINOR
6
HOSTA 'JADE CASCADE'
HOSTA UNDULATA VAR.UNIVITTATA
5
HOSTA 'WIDE BRIM BADSEY'
HOSTA FORTUNEI 'HYACINTHA VARIEGATA'
HOSTA UNDULATA VAR. ALBOMARGINATA
HOSTA VENTRICOSA VAR. AUREOMACULATA
HOSTA VENUSTA
HOSTA YINGERI
4
HOSTA FORTUNEI
HOSTA LANCIFOLIA
HOSTA SIEBOLDIANA 'FRANCES WILLIAMS'
2.5
HOSTA 'MR.BIG'

 

Bobs Scores are always good fun...................

"HOSTA 'MR.BIG'

Meant to be very large rounded seersucker leaves, nice white flowers Jul-Aug, 75cm. However, mine is relatively small-leaved and 25cm on well-nourished dryish clay in sun in Central England. What a waste of space! . Bob's score = 2.5"






...................Click the buy this item link and you get exactly the same description - that's salesmanship for you!

 

Yes, I saw that and thought "I wonder how many of those he sells in a year" !!