Hostas
 

Watch with awe.
Hostas do this every year.
(Not sure about growing them in full sun though..... they prefer damp
shade).

"Kim Bewick" wrote in message
...
Hi Everyone
This is my first posting to the group and please forgive me if I appear a
little thick.
Last summer we planted a Hosta in our garden, which has full sun on it all
day long, in soil that is fairly heavy and has a lot of clay content (not
sure if this is relevant but thouight I'd tell you anyway :-)
It survived the summer quite well, but by October had died back until by
Christmas there was nothing to show where it had been (or at least I
didn't
think so).
Having been out in the garden this week as the weather has been so warm I
was amazed to count 17 i2 inch high shoots coming up where this Hosta had
once stood. My question is "What should I/could I do with them.
Regards
Kim
(Cardiff, Wales, UK)

Hostas
 

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 00:57:57 +0100, Hussein M.
wibbled:

My Hostas aren't showing yet (under a N. wall in E. Anglia).

Thanks, it's reassuring to know.

If you really have to root around, be careful not to damage the new
shoots. Some call it "Finger blight" (caused by nowt more than
impatient curiosity). Gardening should wean you away from the 'Now,
now, now' mentality.

I am learning the patience required and have managed to resist the
temptation this weekend by rejuvenating a knackered old border at the
front of the house with plenty of manure and some lovely ornamental
grasses. Then while doing a bit of weeding at the back we spotted the
first signs of a shoot from the Gold Standard. Yippee!!!

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'It's not easy ... building Xanadu in the backstreets of Weatherfield.'