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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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