I had the same problem. I think it is caused by the plant being in pure
peat moss, When I planted it, I did not remove the peat and this caused
the hosta to stay to wet causing root rot. It seems to be doing ok after I
removed the peat and re planted it in the ground.

Gary

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I notice sometimes the brown, "burnt edges" are just that - burnt.
Typically,
hostas like that are too close to heat retaining or sun-reflecting paving
materials.