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Post by TKennedy on Jul 27, 2009 21:40:12 GMT -5
A friend has planted a ton of Hostas around my shop. They seem very happy. How many of you cut the flowers off your Hostas and how many leave them alone?  |
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Post by patrick on Jul 27, 2009 22:11:55 GMT -5
I leave 'em.
The deer get 'em.
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Post by epaul on Jul 27, 2009 23:22:58 GMT -5
I leave them. I like them.
You have a great hosta patch!
And great windows for the shop.
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Post by epaul on Jul 27, 2009 23:24:56 GMT -5
However, once they are done blooming, it is a rule that you have to get out there and clip the spent stalks before they form seed. Six hours with a weedwhacker should do it.  |
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Post by factorychef on Jul 28, 2009 0:21:27 GMT -5
I leave mine on.
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Post by TKennedy on Jul 28, 2009 8:10:43 GMT -5
So there you have it. They stay! Thanks
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Post by Resolve on Jul 28, 2009 8:17:18 GMT -5
I think the flowers are part of their charm. We have a lot of them around our condo complex and no one trims off the flowers. They come back beautifully every year.
Wow, Terry, great spot for your shop!! Looks idyllic!
I keep telling Bill he should plant hostas in the beds in his front ...camouflage all the weeds that grow there! ;D Hostas need to be divided/thinned every so often so while they are expensive to buy from a garden center, most people have some to give away at some point (as was no doubt the case with your neighbor).
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Post by sekhmet on Jul 28, 2009 8:52:55 GMT -5
Hostas should have the right to flower every year just like everyone else!
I leave mine to bloom and take the stalk away right away when they're done.
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Post by Tamarack on Jul 28, 2009 9:30:42 GMT -5
I leave the flowers. I'm just grateful that anything grows in our back yard.
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Post by Village Idiot on Jul 28, 2009 10:48:22 GMT -5
Hostas are great plants if you don't have deer around. We see deer all the time, but don't seem to have that problem. We're planting all the hosta we can get out here, and can't wait until they become large thick beds. Maintainance free weed keeper-outers that look very nice as well.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Jul 28, 2009 10:52:52 GMT -5
You had to plant them? They grow wild around here. I think. Maybe Anita planted them. I don't know. They appear, then they go away. I like fruit from the garden, but I don't like to garden.
Mike
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Post by epaul on Jul 28, 2009 11:44:16 GMT -5
Nothing like a fresh Hosta salad. You can sauté the slugs or just sprinkle them with a little garlic. Yum, Yum, Yum. It's a good thing.
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Post by millring on Jul 28, 2009 15:28:14 GMT -5
I created a hybrid -- hostas with bratwurst. They're called "Hostages".
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Post by millring on Jul 28, 2009 15:29:02 GMT -5
...oh and I planted hostas in areas I intended to stay looking more natural. I leave 'em alone. Want pictures?
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