Hostas
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Topic: Hostas
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Subject: Hostas
Date Posted: 20 May 2018 at 12:36pm
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My "big" sister has been in to hostas for years. She has registered many "new" ones and was posting many of her favorites on facebook the other day. I had to copy and save the picture of one she named for me. She called it Bluegrallis  Her post isn't public so I saved the image to my PC.  ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
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Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 20 May 2018 at 8:10pm
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That is neat. Are hostas the ones that will change color according to the acidity of the soil or am I thinking of something else? Think my wife has a few of those if I haven't cut them down, must not have since I am still allowed in the house. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 20 May 2018 at 8:22pm
I know nothing about hostas , just that she has bout a half acre of em in ALL shapes and sizes. She also has 2 others she started, that are named after my 2 older brothers , in some fashion. Both Ed and Bill are gone, so they'll have to log on to facebook in heaven to read about them  It's pretty amazing how many different shapes and colors they can be. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 20 May 2018 at 11:29pm
| I thinks my old lady.....oooops....I mean my loving wife has a bunch of them |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 7:56am
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I have plenty of them. They like shade to partial sun and do not change colors, those are Hydrangea that are pink or blue depending on acidity of the soil. This year I bought a bunch of dormant hosta roots and started them in pots under a grow lamp inside and then transferred them to the garden last month. Looks like they are going to make it but not very big yet. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 3:20pm
| Stan has it right we have a bunch of them in a area by the woods, our hosta patch. The deer trim them off every winter and it doesn't hurt them. Love all the different sizes and colors variations |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 21 May 2018 at 9:12pm
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I've got a bunch that my "Big" Sister planted on my land last summer. They did good and then this winter the rabbits chewed them ALL off. They are back and look WONDERFUL. She's a wonder Tuck. She's got a good green thumb! If I would have planted them, they'd all be dead now.... YOUR Sister has a GREAT green thumb!! She's got talent! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 22 May 2018 at 7:34am
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Just a few of the hundreds she has in her "yard". Most of her yard is Hostas.   ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: bobkyllo
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2018 at 4:11am
| Can I plant hostas under pine trees? I've got some trees nothing grows under. Hostas are very beautiful. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2018 at 4:56am
| yep...them are what she grows here. she has them right under an ash tree |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2018 at 8:32am
Plants that do well under pine trees include:
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2018 at 10:09am
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They are deer food plots around here . ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |