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How NOT to plant a hosta....
Greeting all..... Picked up a package of Elegans Hostas ( thanks to Bill's recommendations for giant hostas). Picked a nice place in the yard.... the first two hostas went in nice and neat. Dug the holes, amended the soil...it was. loam/ clay to mostly clay further down. Hole number three... nicely spaced apart from the other two... shovel went in and hit something hard, moved a few inches, shovel went in and hit something hard... tried this again and again and again. No luck.... finally decided to excavate. There is a boulder, about 3 feet x 2 1/2 feet by xxx feet located about 5 - 6" down. Made a few half hearted attempts to dig around it... wayyyy beyond my capability. So the monster is right in the area where the hosta should be planted..... a few feet left or right will disrupt the pattern of hostas and intrude into another part of the garden.... Not a good option. Removing the boulder is NOT going to happen... not by hand anyway.... the thing is kinda large sized and heavy. I'm not. So, question is... Will a giant hosta be able to grow in 6" of soil...... most of my other hostas are within the top 4 - 6" of soil. Anyone have direct experience with this?? Planting in this location is preferable, right amount of sun, right amount of shade, right amount of moisture. Or I can move the hosta to another location and forget trying to get a symeterical pattern in this location.... Your thoughts are welcome Peter |
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How NOT to plant a hosta....
On 13 Apr, 18:43, Bill wrote:
In article , wrote: So, *question is... * * Will a giant hosta be able to grow in 6" of soil...... most of my other hostas are within the top 4 - 6" of soil. * Peter *All mine are about 5-6 inches. *You can always add an inch or two if you want more room for insurance. *A large rock may give you a moisture retention problem though. * Don't forget Hosta like to be split apart and moved about. *Large one in a great spot was eaten from below last year. *New one in same spot will be behind an in ground fence. *Not guaranteed but it makes me feel good. *Bill *death to voles.... -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA Not all who wander are lost. *- J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) Some Hopi gardener said, "This is not about growing vegetables; it is about growing kids." Don't forget slug pellets! Mine were eaten alive without them! |
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How NOT to plant a hosta....
On Apr 13, 10:20 am, wrote:
Greeting all..... Picked up a package of Elegans Hostas ( thanks to Bill's recommendations for giant hostas). Picked a nice place in the yard.... the first two hostas went in nice and neat. Dug the holes, amended the soil...it was. loam/ clay to mostly clay further down. Hole number three... nicely spaced apart from the other two... shovel went in and hit something hard, moved a few inches, shovel went in and hit something hard... tried this again and again and again. No luck.... finally decided to excavate. There is a boulder, about 3 feet x 2 1/2 feet by xxx feet located about 5 - 6" down. Made a few half hearted attempts to dig around it... wayyyy beyond my capability. So the monster is right in the area where the hosta should be planted..... a few feet left or right will disrupt the pattern of hostas and intrude into another part of the garden.... Not a good option. Removing the boulder is NOT going to happen... not by hand anyway.... the thing is kinda large sized and heavy. I'm not. So, question is... Will a giant hosta be able to grow in 6" of soil...... most of my other hostas are within the top 4 - 6" of soil. Anyone have direct experience with this?? Planting in this location is preferable, right amount of sun, right amount of shade, right amount of moisture. Or I can move the hosta to another location and forget trying to get a symeterical pattern in this location.... Your thoughts are welcome Peter Peter Yes, forget symmetrical and go for a naturalistic look. Not being a fan of symmetry I would love to have a nice big natural boulder in my garden! I would uncover the whole top of the boulder and put the remaining hostas in a random natural way around the edges of the boulder, not all the same distance apart. Add some other woodsy type plants and what a beautiful spot it will be. (Oh I am drooling at the thought of a boulder to play with....just let it display all its lovely rockiness.) Emilie NorCal |
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How NOT to plant a hosta....
On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:29:20 -0700 (PDT), mleblanca wrote:
On Apr 13, 10:20 am, wrote: Greeting all..... Picked up a package of Elegans Hostas ( thanks to Bill's recommendations for giant hostas). Picked a nice place in the yard.... the first two hostas went in nice and neat. Dug the holes, amended the soil...it was. loam/ clay to mostly clay further down. Hole number three... nicely spaced apart from the other two... shovel went in and hit something hard, moved a few inches, shovel went in and hit something hard... tried this again and again and again. No luck.... finally decided to excavate. There is a boulder, about 3 feet x 2 1/2 feet by xxx feet located about 5 - 6" down. Made a few half hearted attempts to dig around it... wayyyy beyond my capability. So the monster is right in the area where the hosta should be planted..... a few feet left or right will disrupt the pattern of hostas and intrude into another part of the garden.... Not a good option. Removing the boulder is NOT going to happen... not by hand anyway.... the thing is kinda large sized and heavy. I'm not. So, question is... Will a giant hosta be able to grow in 6" of soil...... most of my other hostas are within the top 4 - 6" of soil. Anyone have direct experience with this?? Planting in this location is preferable, right amount of sun, right amount of shade, right amount of moisture. Or I can move the hosta to another location and forget trying to get a symeterical pattern in this location.... Your thoughts are welcome Peter Peter Yes, forget symmetrical and go for a naturalistic look. Not being a fan of symmetry I would love to have a nice big natural boulder in my garden! I would uncover the whole top of the boulder and put the remaining hostas in a random natural way around the edges of the boulder, not all the same distance apart. Add some other woodsy type plants and what a beautiful spot it will be. (Oh I am drooling at the thought of a boulder to play with....just let it display all its lovely rockiness.) Emilie NorCal Alas, you will discover that even with a big stone, when one reaches a certain age, it is difficult, if not impossible to get it up... I covered it back up.. may it rest in peace. The hosta will go elsewhere !! Peter |
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How NOT to plant a hosta....
Alas, when one reaches a certain age, it is difficult, if not impossible to get it up... Ummm, OK, sorry to hear about your problem, but I think that is another topic! And one I am not likely to have. I think that is better discussed in another newsgroup (GRIN) Emilie I covered it back up.. may it rest in peace. The hosta will go elsewhere !! Peter |
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