Hallson Gardens

Hostas like fluffy air filled soil wich can drain and keep water, they like to have humid soil around the roots.. but minies generally prefere more drainage than the bigger ones... BME do not care at all, it just grow :D Do not press the soil down, just water it down the roots Don't be afraid, it i...

Hostas like fluffy air filled soil wich can drain and keep water, they like to have humid soil around the roots.. but minies generally prefere more drainage than the bigger ones... BME do not care at all, it just grow :D Do not press the soil down, just water it down the roots Don't be afraid, it i...

i'm not happy with peat moss. it takes forever to wet, and seems to dry out fast. it seems that the potting soil i have is mostly peat moss. i wish i had some cheep hosta to try in straight turface, and see how it grows. my bonsai love it. do hosta like having there roots moist 24/7? the 2 out front...

Wind isn't an issue. Water is. You have to make sure the pots are well drained, if the soil mixture is too heavy and doesn't drain well, the crown will rot. Under cover that is never a real problem though, is it....But, you have to keep our respective zones in mind, ten degrees of frost is heavy ou...

so just leaving the pots out of the ground during winter doesn't bother them? my bonsai don't mind it, but they are in my garage out of the wind. then again hosta die back, so i guess wind is not a real issue then. is that a correct assumption on my part?

true, but i'm already used to playing yo yo with my bonsai. they will get great winter protection in my garage. i have no intentions of planting them. they will live out there days in pots. now there's another thing. is a pot a pot, or are there better pots to use. red clay, nursery gal pots, or jus...

i'm thinking of using my hosta for accent plants to my bonsai. i actualy only have 2 bonsai. all the others are in progress, and know as pre bonsai in the bonsai circles. i have a ton of 1, 2, and 3 year seedlings. i still call a 3 year old maple a seedling because they are still small. under 8" tal...

Somehow I completely missed this post! Welcome, shaggybirdman, and good luck with your hostas. Just one question...do you have a big shady growing area? If not, you may want to start looking for one. These plants have a way of getting into your head, and before you know it, you've got dozens, then ...

no i've been using it to see what other hosta i want. being a no0b to hosta it is a valuable tool for me. i just wish it gave a bit more info on each plant. i realy don't know what it's lacking in info, but for some reason i think it needs more info on each plant. that statement makes sense to me. i...

yuppers. like i said above after looking in the hosta library, and having some growth on them they look somewhat like the library shows. just a bit more growing/time, and they will more like a mature plant. that's only like 5 days growth from when i planted them.

sugar wrote:The first one seems TWB. But the second one doesn't look at all like my Red Dragon...

it's a dragon tails. not a red dragon.

hmmmmm maybe they are labeled correctly. just went to the hosta library, and the pics are much more mature plant, but they mite be labeled correctly.

now that my new babies have been growing for a few days i wonder if the seller put the right tag with the right plant. i'm a no0b, but maybe one of the more experienced members can help me out.

ok what's bright shade considered?

thank you, thank you, thank you playinmud for the welcome

i feel for everyone here. i only have two hosta, but i have over 200 bonsai in pots to care for. some are zone 6. i'm zone 5. some have broke bud. luckily they are on a cart with wheel, and easily moved in the garage, but half aren't. had to lug them all in by hand. this time of year i have to play ...

could it clear itself up after it gets in full bloom/open?

here are my first 2 hosta. a dragon tail, and a teeny weeny bikini.

me thinks i'll pass on it then.

whats the deal with Pandora's box?