What is wrong with my hostas?
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What is wrong with my hostas?
When these first showed up I thought that they had gotten sunburned, but now I'm not so sure. Then I started thinking that it was some kind of fungus. We've been getting a lot of rain lately. My hostas have nearly doubled in size because of all this rain, but they spent a lot of time sitting in puddles. IDK, any suggestions?
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Hank, Thanks so much for responding so fast. I'm really worried about these hostas.
I did briefly consider both nematodes and HVX, but I havent had them for very long. The first pic is Love pat. I bought that at the begining of April, a few weeks later I got the Valentine Lace (third pic) and the gold regal I've only had for a little over two weeks. I wouldn't think that HVX and/or nemotodes would show up so soon. Also the Gold Regal is in a completely different bed.
Christina
I did briefly consider both nematodes and HVX, but I havent had them for very long. The first pic is Love pat. I bought that at the begining of April, a few weeks later I got the Valentine Lace (third pic) and the gold regal I've only had for a little over two weeks. I wouldn't think that HVX and/or nemotodes would show up so soon. Also the Gold Regal is in a completely different bed.
Christina
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Hi,
If these are new hostas for this year then they are just settling into their new homes and may take a while to acclimate to new growing conditions. I wouldn't worry about spots like these so long as the new foliage looks good.
The spots don't look like nematodes since the brown is crossing over the veins and appears more like a circular pattern. It looks more like sunburn or where hard water or fertilizer water pooled up and then evaporated. I also don't see any virus.
If these are new hostas for this year then they are just settling into their new homes and may take a while to acclimate to new growing conditions. I wouldn't worry about spots like these so long as the new foliage looks good.
The spots don't look like nematodes since the brown is crossing over the veins and appears more like a circular pattern. It looks more like sunburn or where hard water or fertilizer water pooled up and then evaporated. I also don't see any virus.
Here is a better pic of the Valentine Lace. It does have a lot of water spots. I was using a miracle grow garden feeder to water it. The white spots are almost transparent, and I wonder if something is eating it. I'm not a big fan of the Love pat and I was planning to give it to my sister who is a fan but the last thing I want to do is give her a sickly hosta. I wouldn't mind throwing out the Love Pat, but I've got a few 'treasures' next to it that I would like to keep.
I just sent an email to Chris asking him to hold off on shipping my next order until I fix this problem. It's disappointing, getting a hosta order in the mail is like Christmas.
I just sent an email to Chris asking him to hold off on shipping my next order until I fix this problem. It's disappointing, getting a hosta order in the mail is like Christmas.