Sorry...Hosta friends out there....!!!!

hostavalley · Post by **hostavalley** » Sep 28, 2007 5:59 pm

Hello everyone out there......

You all where wondering where I was and didn't show you some pictures from my hosta trip to the USA.....!!!

Well I had some problems when I came home......My wife saw me with all the new hosta's and she and the kids (they didn't see me for two weeks) kept me in this !!!!.......thing for several weeks....

on water and bread!!!

But I'm free now....

so There will be alot of hosta pictures and stories in the next few weeks...

hello I'm Free again.....................

thy · Post by **thy** » Sep 28, 2007 6:26 pm

Jeroen

Better take care, we don't put you back in it or a maiden lady for not being here for so long

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » Sep 28, 2007 11:44 pm

Glad you're back!

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » Sep 29, 2007 8:07 am

Love that pic!

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Sep 29, 2007 9:14 am

You poor thing!

Can't wait for pics!!!

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Sep 29, 2007 6:38 pm

Guess it really depends on how many and the quality of the haul you brought home whether 2 weeks in that rack would be worth it!

Hope you didn't lose too much muscle mass on that diet so you can plant all your goodies now that you are free

Looking forward to the pictures!

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Sep 29, 2007 6:53 pm

Making a mental note, do not go over to hostavalley's home as that device looks painful.

List please of what ya got!!

JoshS · Post by **JoshS** » Sep 29, 2007 9:18 pm

wishiwere wrote:depends on how many and the quality of the haul you brought home

LOL...oh, I bet Jeroen will say it was worth it!!

Did they all fit in one suitcase, Jeroen???

sugar · Post by **sugar** » Sep 30, 2007 1:59 am

wishiwere wrote: Hope you didn't lose too much muscle mass on that diet so you can plant all your goodies now that you are free Looking forward to the pictures!

Well, I guess there will be few, if not none of those that will be actually planted

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I have the same 'space' problem over here

sugar

Anyway, I'm curious about the pictures as well, as for some seedlings I saw a few month back, curious how they grew...

hostavalley · Post by **hostavalley** » Sep 30, 2007 2:47 pm

Thank you all for your reactions......!!

Many of you asked me how many plants did i take home from my trip.........

many...around 80 plants....And they all arrived Josh!!!!

You can see here...there is still some place left in Hosta Valley!!!!!!

What do you think Sugar??????

sugar · Post by **sugar** » Sep 30, 2007 4:08 pm

hostavalley wrote: You can see here...there is still some place left in Hosta Valley!!!!!!

What do you think Sugar??????

I still need a lot more plants over here

thy · Post by **thy** » Sep 30, 2007 7:14 pm

Madre Mia Jeroen

Think you need to mowe to Poland to get space enough for a fair price

Lots of Duch farmers in Denmark... can you get EU funds for hosta farming ???

So What did you get ?

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Sep 30, 2007 9:35 pm

Hm.....yes, I suppose there is room for several hanging baskets of hosta on that wall in back!

Spider · Post by **Spider** » Sep 30, 2007 9:44 pm

Well, I still see some floor space and a table can be seen....

sugar · Post by **sugar** » Oct 01, 2007 8:27 am

Spider wrote:Well, I still see some floor space and a table can be seen....

and there are no plants on the seats under the table, you can put plenty of small ones over there

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Oct 01, 2007 11:55 am

Have ya ever thought of adding some shelves to that wooden wall?? You have plenty of space left and I'm betting some of us here can show you how to stack them?

hostavalley · Post by **hostavalley** » Oct 01, 2007 5:15 pm

Hello Karma...i do have shelves...they are on the back!!
BTW all the hostas you see on the pictures are growing in pots whole year through!!!!

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Oct 01, 2007 11:46 pm

Jeroen, I do my brugmansia in pots and we have to stack them when we put them away for the winter months, maybe you can try puting on up higher on a bucket and alternate them high and low?? I visited your site and I see some hanky panky there too!!

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » Oct 02, 2007 12:13 am

Jeroen, I am curious about growing hostas in pots all year. How cold does it get there? Do you leave them right where they are all winter? In the summer do you fertilize them? Do you ever have to repot them or just change out their soil? Very curious....

hostavalley · Post by **hostavalley** » Oct 04, 2007 3:41 pm

Yes, Charla!!!

95% of my hostas are growing in pots and stay in pots whole winter....!!

we can have winters with -5 to -15 degrees celsius and they survive...no problem!!

I use potting soil.....with clay..so it keeps wet...whole winter through!!
This was the winter in 2005 in Hosta Valley!!