hostas

Can anyone advise me plz. I have 3 hostas in pots and that have started to turn yellow is this normal for this time of year and will they wilt to nothing and reappear next yr? Should that be protected with garden fleece if so when?

 

The yellowing is normal, The Leaves will drop off and they will reappear next year:thumb: and they dont need Fleeced ...Dee..

 

Yes the yellow is normal. Shade gardner I am with overwhelming number of Hostas. Protection part---no they are suppose to go to sleep over the winter. All may go to ground flat out and rot off at the base. When I am raking leaves the old dead hostas leaves come right along with the pile. Over the winter Hostas double up in size underground, and come up larger than the year before. This is why I have so many, after a few years, you can split them easy and put more in other areas, and other areas, and other areas. I do have a wide variety also, there are so many nice ones.

 

Totally normal,Try not to do your Nut.................nut......lol

 

I noticed today that my patriot hosta is going yellow already.

 

phew thanks guys and girls I thort I was losing my babies...its very worrying this gardening thing isnt it?

 

I don't know about gardening being worrying but I do know losing babies is.:D

 

So Nut, how come you have not planted your Hostas?

 

Some of my shade hostas are still going strong, but any exposed hostas are as good as gone now.

Been a reasonable year for hostas though

 

Yes it has been a good year for hostas. I only have hostas in shade. However, there is a variety that can handle the sun, don't know it, don't need to know it.

 

The slugs have turned mine to lace.:( 02

 

Buy some cheap beer darling, pour out some in a shallow dish, old lid, around different areas. The slugs love beer.

 

Hi Red, they were doing fine untill about 6 weeks ago when I gave up my fight with the slugs.:dh: They were breeding at such a rate I couldnt keep up, what with all the rain we've had.:( But next year I'll come back fighting :pala: 02

 

Sum and Substance. My absolute favourite of monster Hostas.

 

My hostas are on their way hopefully.

I put down slug traps in my veg patch and someone/something has nicked one?????