Secrets to Growing Healthy and Large Hostas 🍃
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- 🍃Do you have lots of shade in your garden? Do you love the foliage of hostas? Today I am sharing information about planting and caring for your hostas to grow large and lush plants. I will talk about Milorganite and Miraclegro Tomato food as excellent plant fertilizers for your hostas. Here is a link to Amazon for Milorganite:
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🍃Also, below you will find the link to the Funkie Gardens lecture about hosta care that I mentioned. This video can make you a hosta expert!
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I live in Northern California, I love hosta its actually my favorite plant ,I want to know do they only grow on the east coast?when I go back east they are everywhere I see them all over New York ,I have tried growing them for years they usually die I really want to add them into my landscape they just don't grow for me.any suggestions.
Good morning, Dee Dee, and you asked a good question. Hostas do grow anywhere in the country where there is a winter with freezing temperatures. I can grow them here in Colorado, although they don't tend to grow as large as in the East or Midwest since we are so dry and have a short growing season. I lived in Monterey for awhile and if I remember correctly, it did not freeze in the winter. All hostas thrive when subjected to freezing or near freezing temperatures during their dormant phase. That dormancy actually helps them return more strongly. I hope this helps to explain why you are having problems growing hostas in northern California.
@@RockyMountainGardens thank you so much.
Thank you, I can’t wait to plant my hostas! On a side note, you have such a nice, gentle voice to listen to :)
Oh, Hannah, what a sweet note. Thank you so much. 💞 I know you will enjoy your hostas very much. 😀 Take care and happy summertime to you, Mary 🦋🌿🐝
Mary, I love your gardens. Thanks for the info on the fertilizer for the hostas. Beautiful new hostas for your gardens❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much, Jean. Don’t you just love to see the yards of other gardeners? Like I so enjoy your garden tours too 💞 Glad I could share some info about hostas with you. 😀 Take care now.
Beautiful!!! Great tips! Thank you for sharing😃
Thank you very much, I hope they are very helpful for you. 💞 Happy gardening. 🌸🌿🦋
Thank You for sharing your precious time, & knowledge! Hugs & Blessings 2U!🥰
AmyLee, good morning and thank you for your sweet comments. We gardeners love to share our plant knowledge. 💞 Happy Spring to you. 🌷🌿🦋
Very good information. Thank you. I will give this a try as my host as need a little help. You must be one of the kindest, sweetest people on earth.
Bryan, good morning, and thank you for your very kind comments. 💞 I sure do hope your hostas grow well this summer. 😀 I have found that these tips did work for me. May you have a blessed day and happy Spring. 🌷🦋🌷
this is a lovely lot of great information that is new to me, I have a good number of hostas in my garden and I am sure they will love some good food, thanks very much and have a great day!
Good morning, sweetie, and I hope your hostas grow large and luscious this summer. 🌱They are so beautiful, right? Happy Spring! 🍄🌸🌿
Great video, love all your tips!
Hannah, thank you. 💞
Thank you for sharing this information. I purchased 29 hostas and now I feel confident that I know the procedures to planting and caring for them.
Steve, congratulations on your hostas. 😀 I already have a list of new varieties to buy for my garden this Spring. We are having snow today, so it is a great time to start ordering. 🌿💞🌷 Good luck and happy Spring.
Thank You! I love Hostas and have a shade garden which I love on a hot day. Great tips! Will check out that other video and product. So far deer haven't touched my hostas but I'm afraid someday they will find them! We have the perfect climate here - rain or heavy dew every night. The hosta does real well here. You have a lovely garden - thanks for sharing.
Cynthia, so glad I could share some helpful information for you. 💞 Hostas really are such lovely plants and I am happy that they love shade too. You are so fortunate to have a great climate for them! 😍 Take care.
Thank you very much. Well done & very informative 👍
Heather, good morning and thank you very much. 💞 I hope it will be helpful for you and good luck with your hostas. 🌱🦋🌱
You're a great teacher, thank you
Why, thank you so very much, sunnymoon. 😍 I really appreciate your lovely compliment. Take care and happy gardening, Mary 🌱🌿💚
Loved this video!
Thank you so very much, Beverly. 💞 I really hope it is helpful for you. 😀 Have a lovely Saturday, Mary 🦋🌿🐝
Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden ideas. I live in zone 9b and will be searching my garden for some shaded areas. I just received my order of 6 bare root hostas and I’m excited to watch them grow!
Good morning and good luck with your new hostas! They are such beautiful plants and I hope you enjoy yours very much, Mary 🌱🌿🍃
Great information! Beautiful garden too! 🌸🌸🌸
Thank you kindly, I am always happy to hear that my videos are helpful. 😍 Have a delightful Saturday, Mary 👒🌸🧤
I love hostas. I have lots of shade.. appreciate your knowledge. This is very helpful. Thank you so much 🤗
Thank you for your kind note, Jamie. ❤️ You will love your hostas even more as they grow to their mature size in a couple years. They really are fantastic plants for us who garden in the shade. 😀 Good luck and have a blessed week, Mary 🧤🍃👒
Thanks for sharing. Great video 👍🏻👍🏻
Hank, thank you and I hope it is helpful for you. 😀
Hi Hostas are one of my fav especially the big ones I love yre patience and yre instructions are so precise that no one can mess up thank you very much and be Blessed
Why thank you so much for your lovely note, Jullean. ❤️ I appreciate you taking the time to write to me. Glad my video was helpful for you and have a wonderful weekend my friend, Mary 🌷🍃🌸
I absolutely love hostas .
Currently growing some on in Airpots .
Hello, Martin, and I so agree, they are the most beautiful plants. 💞 I would be interested in how your hostas do in the airpots over time. Thank you for stopping by, Mary. 🌱🌿🍃
I'm excited to see your hostas this year
Good morning, Hal, and I will be sure to show them in an upcoming video tour of my garden. 🍃🌿🌱
🌿🌸 For more help this spring, check the link here for a video on new spring garden tools and tips: czcams.com/video/rBdvx1CgEW8/video.html
Thk u Mary. I love your gardens, they’re stunning 💖💚 🌱🌸, & all the good knowledge & information you always provide. I’m very new at this, but U have a wonderful & perfect way of explaining everything. Thx much 😊🙏🏼🌼
Oh, Chandra, you just made my day with your wonderful note. 💞 I am just a self-taught gardener and I enjoy sharing with beginners especially. I hope I can continue to be helpful for you. Have a lovely week, Mary 🌷🌿🦋
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Yes Thk U 😊...You’ve been a big help so far. All the best, happy gardening & U have a great wk too ☀️🌱🌺🪴🌼
Thank you so much, sweetie! 💚🌺🐝
That's very beautiful very relaxing there
Thank you so much, sweetie, I appreciate your nice note. 💞 Have a blessed weekend, Mary 🌿🐝🌿
Great video on the topic.
Thank you very much for your nice note. Have a happy Monday, Mary 🌷🐇👒
Thank you for the tip of milorganite I use a lot in my lawn never thought about hostas
Smart House And Garden, thank you very much and I hope you have fabulous hostas this summer. 😀 Take care and stay healthy. 🌷🐇🌷
Loved the poppy :)
Good morning, Dolly, and thank you bunches ❤️
Your Hostas are beautiful! Thanks so much for this informative video! I never knew about Milorganite, or to use Tomato food! Thanks again from South Carolina!
KL VR, good morning and thank you for stopping by my channel. 💞 Glad I could share some good information for you. Btw, I love South Carolina, I actually lived there too for 3 years. I miss all the beautiful azaleas in the Spring. 🦋💚🦋 Take care.
@@RockyMountainGardens I just subbed to your lovely channel so I can keep getting these wonderful videos and gain some knowledge. Yes, the azaleas are beautiful. I have many on both of my properties in many different colors. Do you have any videos about Calla lillies? Thanks again God Bless!
KL VR , hi again and welcome to my channel! 💞 Honestly, I have not tried growing Calla Lilies. Outdoors I stick with daylilies and Asiatic lilies, which you will see in upcoming videos. Indoors I have been growing a Peace lily, which I love. So I am sorry I cannot offer any advice. 🌿🌸🌿
@@RockyMountainGardens No worries. I also grow daylillies, and oriental lillies. Thanks for being kind. Can't wait to see your upcoming vids.
That's beautiful
Thank you, Tammy, for your sweet comment. 💞 A little later I will be giving garden tours so you can see how the hostas are doing this year. Happy Spring to you. 🌱🌿🍃
Wonderful garden
Thank you so much, Sopika, I really appreciate your nice comment. 💞 Have a wonderful Sunday, Mary 🦋🌿🐝
Thanks for an informative presentation. Good tips. By the way, Sum and Substance is, I think, the most beautiful of hosts.
Jacqueline, good morning, and thank you for your sweet comments, I really appreciate them. 💞 I totally agree about Sum and Substance and the gorgeous leaf color. 😀 Happy Spring to you. 🌸🌿🦋
Thank you very much! I had an issue with one of mine with brown leave tips So I thought I was overwatering! I’m definitely going to try that fertilizer. Thank you again
Thank you for stopping by and your nice note. I am always happy to hear that my videos are helpful.😀 Have a wonderful Fall season, Mary 🌾🌻🍂
@@RockyMountainGardens Happy Fall Season too from Little Rhode Island!
Thanks is good to know
Thank you so much for stopping by, Ethel, and I hope this is helpful for you. 💞 Have a lovely Sunday, Mary 🦋🌿🌷
Just bought one and I am freaking out because of its drooping but you made me confident to continue to care for it and maybe find more!
Thank you so much for your lovely note, Jewel. 💞 I have 2 more videos about hostas that you might want to watch for even more information on their care. Don’t give up, gardening is one of those hobbies that can be trial and error, sometimes plants die, but the more you learn, the better you become. Happy gardening, Mary 🦋🌿🌸
Love my hostas, they live in my shade garden with a hydrangea.
Nadrien, I bet they are so beautiful with your hydrangeas. 💞 We cannot grow hydrangeas here in Colorado. 😢 Have a lovely week. 🐝🌿🌸
I have been using Milorganite for years in my yard with great results. Hostas love it. I have a deer problem in my yard so I spray them monthly with Bobbex. The deer won’t touch hostas treated with it. Spray it right on the leaves on cool evenings.
Hello, Joe and thank you for the tip about Bobbex. ❤️ I had not heard of it before but I actually don’t have a deer problem where I live. However, there are parts of our town where we have herds of deer, so I will pass that on. And I also use Milorganite to fertilize my grass, which works quite well. Happy Spring to you, Mary 🌷🍃🌸
Thanks for the info! What kind of care do they need for the winter?
Good morning and thank you for the excellent question. ❤️ Hostas do need a winter dormant period to thrive. Continue watering in the Fall until the first hard freeze. After that you can cut away the dead brown leaves. Also covering the roots with a layer of mulch can protect the plant from temperature fluctuations. Hostas do not need water through the winter since they are fully dormant. Hope this helps and have a wonderful weekend, Mary 🍃🌸🦋
nice plant
Thank you, hostas really are beautiful ❤️
I'm so glad you talked about using milorganite. I already use milorganite on my grass I didnt know I could use it on my hostas. I will put a good dose of milorganite on all my hostas. Thank you for all the information!
Corey, hello, and welcome to my channel. 💞 I hope your hostas grow large this summer. 😀 I so want mine to grow to their full mature size for that Cottage garden look. Take care and happy Spring. 🌷🦋🌷
Lovely video! I'm just now trying to get into gardening as my backyard is a bit bare and needs some sprucing up. Love your sweet demeanor, are you residing in Colorado? I stumbled upon your page while searching pastas and just realized your name "Rocky Mountain Gardens", I'm a Littleton, CO Native 💙
Hello, Christine, and thank you so much for those kind words. 💞 Yes, I am in the north part of Colorado Springs at almost 7,000 feet altitude. I am glad to meet a native. 😀 I do have more gardening videos, and will be making more this Spring. Gardening is a great hobby-you get outside for fresh air, it is great exercise and you have a pretty place to have you rfamily friends over to enjoy. 🍃🌸🌿 Good luck and I hope you enjoy your garden this Summer. 🌞
Been obsessed with hostas, my favourite are the blue ones with the yellow variegated outline, classic blue is great also, I like the white ones also but I heard they grow really slow
Hello to a fellow hosta lover! I have not heard that about hostas with white in them. But you can look on each tag in the store to find out how large they will be at maturity. Have a wonderful weekend, Mary 🍃🌸🌿
Thank you for a wonderful video I was just wondering that climbing vine that you have in the background what is that called? I have them in my yard and I always pull them out I was wondering if it was a weed or something I should keep?
Hello, Gloria, and thank you for your question. ❤️ I believe you are talking about my Virginia Creeper. If you live in a dry climate like me with long winters, this is an easy and fantastic vine to grow. However, especially if you live in the South like when I lived in Virginia, it can be invasive and hard to control. Do you have any other questions? Mainly it depends on where you live. But it is easy to pull out young plants and cut the vines back each Spring. Happy gardening, Mary 👒🌸🌿
I have sun in my garden until around 1pm then it’s full sun and then evening shade which is the best hostas to plant in my front yard 🌺
It will cost you around $42 dollars if you buy milorganite on amazon.
If you have a Home Depot you can buy milorganite for $15.
William, hello and thank you for your comment. The extra on Amazon is mostly because of shipping. 😢 But you are correct, I have even found it at my local Walmart too, which is much more economical. Have a lovely spring. 🌷🦋🌷
Milorganite is processed sewer treatment shit. Do not use!
@@robertkattner1997, here is an explanation about how it is produced: No. It’s been a common misconception that Milorganite is “poop in a bag.” Milorganite is composed of microbes that have eaten well, died, and been dried. Microbes eat the organic material found in wastewater, die when they have nothing else to eat, and are heat-dried in dryers that operate at 900-1200°F which heats the Milorganite to an internal temperature of 176°F. Milorganite complies with all applicable federal and state requirements. It’s safe to use throughout your yard and garden when used as directed. And here is more info about the definition of organic fertilizers: Fertilizer derived from organic sources are composed of nutrients from living things or their byproducts, such as microbes, animal waste, plants, and other similar natural materials. It’s “slow food” for plants. Organically derived fertilizers feed plants slowly over a longer period of time and help build soil structure. Organically derived fertilizers contain no chemical salts,which can burn plants.
@@RockyMountainGardens everyone things they want organic til they learn what it really means for the plants they eat
@@swayback7375 thanks for stopping by. 😀
Mary I have tiger lilies in part morning sun and then going into complete shade. I’m thinking of transplanting them as I can’t get a uniform height because of the sun exposure. So I want to go ahead with a hasta garden using a Sun and Substance in the sunnier corner and more shade tolerant ones in the other area. But Inwould like some color in the background such as fuscia
Good morning, Stan, and thank you for the question. 😍 Sum and Substance will be gorgeous and it is a Hosta that does grow huge. When you buy hostas for the shadier section of your bed be sure to check the tags for mature size. Hosta varieties range from tiny to huge at maturity, so you will want to buy those ones that grow larger. I do not know of any shade perennials with fuschia colored flowers that grow taller than the hostas will for a background. An alternative could be to plant annual impatiens in front of your hostas. They come in bright pink flowers as you know. What I am trying this spring to add pink to my shade gardens is planting caladium bulbs which can have that bright pink in their leaves. Hope this helps you. 🌿🌷🦋
My interest was peaked by the application of the Milorganite but didn't hear from you how and when to apply it, not just for transplanting but also each year during the growing season, Thanks
Hi, Jim, and great question, I did address that at the end of the video. I apply Milorganite with the little hosta fingers first start appearing in the spring. Then I reapply as a top dressing when the leaves have unfurled. After that I use the Miracle Grow Tomato Food throughout the summer about every 2-3 weeks.
@@RockyMountainGardens thanks so much, very informative
Regarding your comment about magnesium, have you tried Epsom salt, magnesium sulfate sprinkled around the plants?
No, I have not, Jim. I sort of enjoy applying the tomato food, it is one of those habits for taking care of my plants that is part of summer for me. 🌞
I submerge the whole pot into the bucket. I hold it down until it is saturated and then I take it out. This keeps more dirt on the plant and less in the bucket. It comes out of the pot much easier.
Great idea, Melvin. Thank you for sharing and for stopping by. 😍 Happy Spring. 🍃🌱🌿
The proceedure can ALSO help with dividing hosta into smaller divisions too.
I love your voice it's so southing. Also I bought a hosta and dont have a yard, will he be okay has an indoor plant?
Good morning, Brandon, and thanks for your question. ❤️ Hostas do need a dormancy period during the winter to continue growing. That means around 40 days of temperatures below 40°. If you can provide that in a cold garage during the winter then you can bring them back into your house afterwards for them to start regrowing. Hope that helps! 🦋🌿🐝
@@RockyMountainGardens Thankyou so much I have a tiny patio, not big enough to walk in but im sure my hosta will be good, Thanks!
Tfs dear. Your garden looks very nice and colorful. Do you have problems with snails. They really make my gardening life a hell ☹️Just shared your channel with my mom. She loves gardening. Me too but like to keep it easy and simple 😊💋
Thanks, Arelis, for your sweet comments. We do not have much trouble with snails here because it is so dry. Sorry you have that trouble! 😥 Thanks for sharing my channel with your mom, I love to hear from fellow gardeners! 💞 Take care.
Do you have any videos showcasing your drip system? I am interested
I am sorry, Keith, I do not have a video specifically about my drip system. There are a few videos in which I show how I attach new emitters and lines to my existing system but that is all. Happy Thursday to you, Mary ☘️🌷☘️
What is that amazing beautiful tree, with the cinnamon brown bark behind you?
I am so sorry to say I do not know exactly. It was in my yard when I bought my house and was a small bush. I transplanted it to this spot and it has grown so much. A master gardener confirmed that it is a type of pine, but she was not sure of the variety either, and it has remained a bush shape. Wish I could be more specific. 🌲🌲🌲
Hello I'm Sania I love you Channel relaxing for me. I'm new to blogging as well as gardening and I really really want to grow a hosta I have purchased the ball and I planted it upside down the roots were up front in the ball was down the bottom LOL and now I purchased a hosta that was just a baby Chili's it was okay when I purchased it and I watered it gave it some plant food and I don't know why it still looks like it's dying if you have any advice please let me know thank you and you have a great day
Hello, Sania, and welcome to my channel. 💞 Have you planted your hosta in a pot or outside in your garden? Are the leaves turning yellow or do they look brown and dry? Are you keeping it in the shade? Hostas must be in shade and do like their soil to be moist, but not sitting in a puddle of water. If you answer some of my questions here, I can probably help more. Take care. 🍄🌿🦋
I'm a bonafide hostaholic. I love them. I use milorganite as well applied at the drip line in spring as they are emerging. I have never used it in the planting hole. I also use liquid kelp in a hose-end sprayer usually once in June. Apply in the early evening after the heat of the sun is done. It helps them recover from the hail damage.
I don't think hostas need too much water. Sure, they will probably grow larger with more water. But I have hostas all along the north side of my house where they get no irrigation whatsoever. They are dependent upon rain and the occasional hose watering and they look great.
Kyra, so happy to find a fellow Hosta lover. 😀 Do you live in an arid climate like me? Our past years have been very dry and here we must irrigate or really nothing much grows. That is why I was emphasizing watering in the Mountain West. But you are right, lots of water allows hostas to grow to their full potential.
I love this tip about liquid kelp! Thanks so much for sharing it because we actually just had some bad hail and several of my hostas were shredded. 😰 Fortunately, some of them were protected by the trees they are under, so not all were ruined. Wishing you all the best with your babies! 💞
@@RockyMountainGardens Yes I live in the same arid climate just outside of Denver. Hostas are incredibly hardy. They can survive with less water than one would think. They can be part of a water-wise garden. I don't think they much care for the intensity of our sun though! You need to explore some mini hostas for your fairy gardens! Minis are my favorite. Oh who am I kidding? I love them all. But I do have a special love for minis.
Kyra, you are so right about them being hardy. I believe most hostas can make it in zone 3, which is great for us. Our sun is so strong, like you said, but some of the thicker leafed varieties can take a little more sun. The tiny hostas sound fascinating. 💞 I think I may have one in my garden already, since it has stayed so small after 3 years. I do not know the variety, however. Thanks for all the information! 😀
Hostas keep them clean try garlic spray that should work GT garden plus tips thanks for your time 🐞🐦👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hi, Graham, and thanks for stopping by. 💞 And also thank you for the tip about garlic spray. We all need to share our garden tips, right? Take care. 🌸🍃🌸
Thanks for all the great info on hostas. Can you tell me if there are any that can handle a lot of sun?
Yameka Fields some can take sun better than others. Generally they do best in dappled shade or morning sun with no hot afternoon sun. Varieties that are light colored will NOT do well in sun. Enjoy!
Hi, Yameka, hostas with white colors on their leaves or thin leaves will be easily burnt in full sun. Also, blue leafed hostas do better in shade. Most hostas can take at least a little sun, like morning sun or dappled shade. One of the best for tolerating more sun is called Sum and Substance, which can grow huge and has a pretty chartreuse color, it is fantastic.
Yameka Fields I've found that the blue/gray hostas with thick leaves do well with sun as well as Sum & Substance. As long as they aren't baking in hot/dry ground. Even in south facing with shade from another plant, small tree, or shrub.
@@chanchan5349 great! Someone gave me several huge blue/ gray but I wasn't sure if I could plant them in The front of my house by the sun is or if I had to put them in the back. thanks a lot Now I can get started in my garden.
@yameka - hostas I've seen (i grow them)are shade plants. ("full sun" is 6 hrs more. "Shade" is 3 hrs sun or less.)
For 20 years had 2 host as side by side but last year and this year only 1 came up the one that didn’t only 3 small shoots
I am so sorry to hear about your hostas. 😢 Like all living things, even hostas can die. One reason could be a lack of nutrients in the soil, if they have never had fertilizer or compost added over the years. As you saw in my video, I add milorganite each spring and also top dress with composted steer manure. For your remaining hosta do try some nutrients and water to keep it moist. If that hosta does come up and fills out some, you might try dividing it to reinvigorate it. Then next year it may come back stronger. Good luck. 🌿🍃🌱
Hello I planted hostas in my yard two years ago can I just put the fertilizer on the top of the soil or do I dig it back up and put the fertilizer in the hole thank you so much for sharing God bless peace
Rachel, hi, and yes what I do is when the first Hosta fingers show, I sprinkle Milorganite around them and water it in. Later when the leaves unfurl I sprinkle on more around the plant and water in again. Good look with your hostas and have a blessed day. 💞
@@RockyMountainGardens thank you so much for replying so quickly
My pleasure, Rachel.
Would you please tell me what is growing between your pavers? I'm in the middle of redoing my front pathway.
Veronica, sure! Most of what you can see in the video is either Creeping Thyme or Creeping Veronica. Both actually bloom in the spring with tiny flowers. They do well with foot traffic. I also have some low growing succulents on the edges of my flagstones. Thanks for stopping by my channel. 😀
Thank you very much. See you around. :)@@RockyMountainGardens
Veronica, my pleasure. 💞
Where are you filming from? I live in Daphne AL and the summers are quite hot and humid for about 4-5 months! Can hostas take that long duration of heat? Please respond.
Diane, hello, and I live at high altitude in Colorado. 💞 We are very dry, so I must water very often. As far as your summer heat goes, I would say yes, you can grow hostas but make sure they are in full shade and do not dry out. They love water! I have a friend who gardens in the south and she has many hostas, they just may not grow quite as large. Good luck! 🌿🌱🍃
Hello....you seem so sweet...I also love hostas....I had an acreage and planted many hostas...all kinds...then we moved in town and just started a small hosta garden under a king maple....do you think the tree roots will interfere with the hostas? Oh, and Milorganite fertilizer has been used for many years on yards and plants...it it a very gentle fertilizer...This year I used Osmocote on my plants...again it is very gentle and you use just a few gradualness per plant. Just a suggestion...when describing the hostas, tell us their names...thank you.
Sharon, so nice to hear from you and thanks for your sweet note. 💞 About growing hostas under trees, I believe your only concern would be to ensure the hostas are getting plenty of water, since the trees roots will be competing for the moisture. I am successfully growing under trees but I do give my hostas extra water individually. I am planning to do another hosta video next Spring with answers to more questions and I will definitely tell the names of my favorites, good suggestion. 😀 Have a lovely week, Mary 🍃🌿🌱
What is the plant with the beautiful white flowers at the beginning of your video?
Hello again, Dolly, and you know, I have had that question from others too. I did some research on it and could not identify it, the clip is from Pexels, which is a source for free video clips. Sorry about that! Have a wonderful weekend, Mary 👒🌸🧤
Hi Mary, could you give some pointers on planting potted plants and the kind that would be best in full afternoon sun? I live in Eastern NY and live in a condo. I really need plants that are potted, I don't have much space except a small area near my garage and front door.
Cindy, if you have a strong afternoon sun and love color there are lots of choices. I love a plant called Spike to give height to the center or back of a container. For trailing plants any of the Sweet Potato vines are fantastic, they come in dark burgundies to chartreuse colors. I also like Licorice vines. Then, for flower color petunias, verbenas and calibrachoas, marguerite daisies, euphorbias are some of my favorites. If you can find them, I like the brand Proven Winners. One of my favorite things to do in a large pot is to add a trellis and plant a Black-eyed Susan vine there to grow up the trellis-just beautiful! I will show you mine in an upcoming video. Hope this helps you!😍
Can I plant hosta in the part of my yard that stays really wet?
If your yard has standing water where it is like a bog, hostas will not do well. They do like the soil to be consistently moist but it must be able to drain without the plants standing in large puddle-like conditions. 💞 Hope that helps. 😀
What is the beautiful varigated shrub next to the sum and substance hosta?
Hi, Kristy, it is a Daphne called Carol Macke. ❤️ It gets small pinkish flowers in the spring and likes dappled shade. It’s one of my all time favorites. Have a great weekend, Mary 🌿🌷🍃
Slugs or beetles something keeps eating holes ⛳ n my hostas can I spray them with something the hostas I have are the white and green cool as a cucumber kind thank you for your help
🪳🐛🐌Good morning, Kathy, and there are actually several pests which could be causing the holes in your hostas. If you live in a damp, wet climate it could be slugs. One way to catch them is to put out small lids with beer in them to attract them. They will crawl in the lid and drown. Also clear away any leaf debris around your hostas, the slugs and other bugs like to hide under them. If it is some type of insect you can try spraying the leaf tops and undersides with neem oil or insecticidal soap, both of which are not dangerous chemicals. Hope these tips help you, Kathy. Happy gardening my friend, Mary
@@RockyMountainGardens thank you Mary I will try that
What type of grass do you have!? I have so much shade we can’t grow grass! I’m in zone 8, Texas
Jan, hello, and I am so glad you stopped by. 😀 I have Kentucky Blue Grass, but not very much at all. I have turned all my shady areas into gardens with shade loving plants like hostas, pulmonarias, coral bells, Solomon’s Seal and so on. Very pretty and no mowing. 🌸🌿🦋
What is the vine with 5 leaves wrapping porch
Great video
Thank you for the kind note, Linda. ❤️ I believe the vine you see is Virginia Creeper. It it very easy to grow but can be invasive depending upon where you live. Here in Colorado where it is so dry it is easy to control. It does produce berries for the birds and has pretty Fall color. Happy Easter to you, Mary 🐇🌷👒
Instead of the Miracle Grow you can cut to the chase and use Epsom salts for the magnesium kick. Plant directions are on the bag.
Thank you for that tip, Mair, I appreciate the fact that epsom salts are more of an organic treatment in the garden. The one advantage of Miracle Grow is that it can be watered over the hosta leaves for foliar feeding. Is that possible with the epsom salts too? Happy Spring, Mary 🌸🍃🌷
How often would you fertilize a hosta plant that is in a pot? And is milorganite acceptable for a potted hosta? Thanks
Hello, Nick, can you tell me what climate you live in? Do you have freezing outdoor temps in the winter? I have not grown hostas in pots since I live in Colorado and they will not survive. Thanks for getting back to me, Mary 🪴🍃🪴
I soaked my new cherry bush before I planted it.
Nadrien, hello, and I think that soaking your cherry bush really will give it a head start in its new home in your garden, especially if you are in a dry climate. 💞 Good luck! 🦋🌿🌸
Love host as. But the deers love them too. What to do ? 🤓
Good morning, Myrna, you are so right, deer do love hostas. 🦌🦌🦌The best deterrant that I know of is to use the Milorganite that I talked about in the video as a fertilizer. It is great for the health of your hostas and the human scent deters the deer. Good luck and thanks for stopping by my channel. 💞
What would be a couple of small hostas to grow in a small area .I'm renting and have only a small area to work with?Thks
Thank you for the question, Rosemary. ❤️ Here are some names of small sized hostas that you can look for when plant shopping: Marrakech, Baby Buntig, Blue Mouse Ears, Blueberry Tart, Little Treasure. But you can always look at each plant tag for the mature size of the hosta. That will indicate whether it will remain small enough for your garden. Good luck, Mary 🌱🌿🍃
Can I plant these in containers and keep as indoor houseplants? I have 3 small size plants. Kindly advise.
Good morning! 💞 I have not used hostas as houseplants myself, but I did some research for you. Accordingly, yes they can be planted in pots and kept indoors. However, hostas do like having a dormant, cool time during the winter. So it is advised that during the winter you provide what they would have outdoors, in other words, they need at least 6 weeks of temperatures below 42°F in the winter to go into and stay in dormancy. Depending on your climate, you can over-winter them in your garage, outdoors, or even in your refrigerator. Hope this helps! 🌱🌿🍃
@@RockyMountainGardens if you keep them inside do not expect them to bloom. Hosta need FREEZING conditions to bloom. 6 to 8 weeks.
@@peterkelley6344 Thank you for that clarification on blooming hostas. Many people like myself grow hostas for beautiful foliage in the shade so in that case it would not matter whether the hostas bloom. I myself cut off the blooms since they are not very showy and I want their energy to go into bigger and more beautiful foliage. But thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, Mary 👒🌸🌿
I have a problem with moles are voles eating my hostas when I put them in the ground what do I do
Hello, Barbara, and thank you for the question. ❤️ Fortunately I have not had to deal with either of these critters in my garden. But my research tells me that voles are most likely the culprits. To deter them from chewing on the stems and roots of your hostas you can try natural remedies like garlic spray, castor oil, or predator urine. These can be sprayed directly onto the leaves, stems or soil around them to keep the voles from feeding on them. If that doesn’t work you can try a barrier like 1/4” chicken wire buried at least 6 inches deep into the ground to keep voles out of garden beds. It is crucial to ensure that the fencing is tall enough so that voles cannot jump over it. If you have a specific hosta garden space, you can dig it in the soil surrounding your garden. Good luck with these pesky creatures, Mary 🍃🍃🍃
I'm curious how that fertilizer is organic. They can't tell what chemicals people use in their body, either through drugs or medicine or foods they eat. Any ideas?
Hi, Marlena, and you asked an excellent question. 💞 Here is an explanation about how it is produced: No. It’s been a common misconception that Milorganite is “poop in a bag.” Milorganite is composed of microbes that have eaten well, died, and been dried. Microbes eat the organic material found in wastewater, die when they have nothing else to eat, and are heat-dried in dryers that operate at 900-1200°F which heats the Milorganite to an internal temperature of 176°F. Milorganite complies with all applicable federal and state requirements. It’s safe to use throughout your yard and garden when used as directed. And here is more info about the definition of organic fertilizers: Fertilizer derived from organic sources are composed of nutrients from living things or their byproducts, such as microbes, animal waste, plants, and other similar natural materials. It’s “slow food” for plants. Organically derived fertilizers feed plants slowly over a longer period of time and help build soil structure. Organically derived fertilizers contain no chemical salts,which can burn plants. Hope this helps you. 😍
I hope mine dont die i removed all the stuff from the root when i planted them maybe 2 weeks ago.
Nikki, hello and thank you for your note. 💞 Plants are tough, just make sure you keep them well watered and they should be okay. Good luck., 🍃🌿🌱
Would epsom salts work as well as miracle grow?
Hi, Carol, it’s quite possible that they will work too since they have the magnesium that is helpful for your hostas. 🍃 What I like about the tomato miracle gro is that you can water your hosta leaves which they can utilize. It’s called foliar feeding and really perks up the plant. Have a wonderful weekend, Mary 🌸🍃🌷
Where do you grow these? What type of weather I mean
Hello, I live in Colorado and garden in a dry climate in Zone 4. So I do need to water my hostas quite a bit. Any other questions?
So by placing the roots Right on top of the fertilizer it doesn’t burn the plant?
Good morning and thank you for your question. 😀 You are correct, Milorganite is a very slow release organic fertilizer. This means it will not burn plants like chemical fertilizers. It adds many micronutrients to your soil also which will help your hostas flourish, Mary. 🌿🌸👒
I was wise to click on your video. I went to the go to guy at my local nursery,, he told me that Hostas are totally maintenance free. Just throw it in the ground, and enjoy. Never mentioning water, loosening of roots, or any food at all. I have been so disappointed for the last 2 years and now know why. I framed my focal point in my front garden and they look lost with my Double Rose of Sharon behind it. At any rate I knew something was wrong.,,, and went to your sight,, Thanks so much for the REAL DEAL of growing them. I am right now going out to water them. Have a Great Day,, and all the Best To You and Yours here in 2021.
Good morning, Joey, and thank you for such a wonderful note. 💚 Unfortunately many people who work in nurseries or stores like Loews are not gardeners so really cannot give you accurate information. I always research the plants I want in my garden and that is one reason I started my CZcams channel to help others. I find that true gardeners are very generous in sharing their knowledge. I hope your hostas will grow bigger and healthier next summer!!! Have a blessed week, Mary 🍃🦋🍃
@@RockyMountainGardens Thanks so much for the awesome reply. Peace always.
You are very welcome, Joey! 🍃🌞🍃
Hey, what's the flower in the introduction?
Hello, Pankaj, I wish I could tell the name of the flowers, but that was a Pexels video. I tried to identify it for you, but it is not a plant that I grow here in Colorado. Sorry!
Thanks for the video. Put an affiliate link on products so you can make a commission when somebody buys. Also you get a commission on anything else they buy at that time on Amazon.
Thank you for the advice. 😀 Have a wonderful weekend, Mary 🦋🌸🌿
What do you use so the weeds doesn't grow near the hosta
Good morning, Cat, do you have a lot of weeds? I actually weed by hand usually after watering or rain when they are easy to pull out with all the roots. Some people use wood mulch but I stopped that in favor of denser plantings. This helps crowd out the weeds from growing and looks pretty in your garden. Any more questions? 🍃🌿🌱
nice Virginia Creeper, lol
mreunome, thank you. 💞 Virginia creeper actually grows well where I live without being so invasive. Happy Spring 🌷🌿🦋
Are Hostas cut back for winter or just leave them?
Hello, Anna, and thank you for the question. ❤️ Do you live in a cold climate like me? I always leave my hostas to cut back until Spring. The dead leaves can act as a cover and insulation for the hosta roots during the cold months. Hostas go dormant during the winter and the freezing temperatures actually help them thrive the next Spring. Good luck with your hosta babies. 🍃🍃🍃
Hello , can I grow hostas in pots? How to take care them in pots?
Hello, Nat, can I ask where you live, do you have a cold winter there? Hostas do need the cold so they can go dormant. You can easily grow them in pots but will need to bring into your garage to overwinter there. Do you have more questions? ☘️💚☘️
@@RockyMountainGardens i live in lousiana, but I don't have a place to put them in the ground. And I like it. Thank you for your answer
I haves critters munching on my Hostas …. What do I need to do for that?
Hi, Jimmy, if the Milorganite is not deterring them, you could try a spray called Repels All. You can find it on Amazon but I bought mine at Lowe's. Another route is to use a grow through plant support, usually used for plants like peonies. Here is a link on
Amazon for what I mean: www.amazon.com/CEED4U-Grow-Through-Supports-Through-Blossoms/dp/B08M355VF3/ref=sxin_16_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.951cd74b-a97a-4052-b47b-78e26901f309%3Aamzn1.sym.951cd74b-a97a-4052-b47b-78e26901f309&crid=1M3LI8YEL17NM&cv_ct_cx=peony%2Bring%2Bplant%2Bsupport&keywords=peony%2Bring%2Bplant%2Bsupport&pd_rd_i=B08M355VF3&pd_rd_r=a72fa751-511d-499f-b6a2-d76a47f3a347&pd_rd_w=O8kUS&pd_rd_wg=j7F9O&pf_rd_p=951cd74b-a97a-4052-b47b-78e26901f309&pf_rd_r=RV5RN48HKVASZT1BZS97&qid=1684541006&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=peony%2Bring%2Caps%2C115&sr=1-1-1a72ceda-2d14-4d80-bbfb-6c90475e20fc-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVUdCTDNROEw2STcmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAyMjMyODYzVVpVS0QwN0RHWFRCJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4MDQ4NDVXRkxMS0xZU0xQTjQmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWMmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl&th=1 Just place the ring above your hosta and the cross wires deter deer especially. Good luck, Mary 🌸🍃🌷
i live in Canada, what is a substitute
Hi, Marian, yes you can use any organic fertilizer that is available in Canada to keep your hostas growing large and beautiful. 💚 The advantage of Milorganite is that it discourages rabbits and deer from eating your hostas due to the human smell. But if you have no animal problems you will be fine with other organics. Thanks for stopping by and happy gardening, Mary 👒🌸🌳
How often do you give the fertalizer?
Good morning, Tina, and thank you for the question. ❤ I have a video about just that, caring for your hostas after planting. Here is a link that will explain fertilizing in more detail for you: czcams.com/video/O2b3wJoCj0k/video.html Have a lovely Sunday, Mary 🌱🍃🌱
Is it possible to grow Hostas in a pot indoors?
Hi, Susanna, and thanks for your question. 💞 Yes, hostas can be grown indoors but will need a little extra care. Be sure to look at the mature size on the hosta’s tag to get a smaller variety. They do require consistent moisture and fertilizing during the growing season and should be placed in an area with bright indirect sunlight. During winter they need a dormancy period, just as if they are planted outdoors. So place them in a dark, cool room and water only once a month. Then bring them back out in the Spring. 😀 Hope this helps, Mary 🍃🌱🌿
I'm having a hard time getting my hostas to grow big here in Steamboat
I totally understand, Colorado is not the easiest place to garden. I have 3 videos on this issue that might help you. Most important, be patient, hostas can take 3-5 years to reach their mature size. They need lots of water. And check the tags that come with your hostas for their mature size. Some hostas are naturally small. Good luck, Mary
Any advice on getting rid of slugs ad snails
Hi, Debbie, I do not have trouble with slugs and snails since I live in an arid climate. 🐌 One treatment is to use diamotaceous earth, but this can harm your earthworms and other beneficial creatures. For safer, organic methods you can try these: Create a beer trap by burying half a container near vulnerable plants and half filling it with beer. The scent of the beer will lure slugs, which then fall in and get stuck and you can dispose of them. Or since they are soft-bodied molluscs, sharp, prickly barriers are a great way to deter them from your plants. Use crushed egg shells, pine needles or thorny cuttings to create barriers to keep the away from your hostas. Good luck and I really think these methods will work for you. ❤️
Thank you so much.. I will use pine needles next year.. and I heard beer is the best thing to get rid of them.. been throwing my egg shells in my hostas.. guess beer is the only thing left.. wonder if they have a preference.. I have a lot of hostas.. and as you know they spread .. but I LOVE hostas.. Do you know of any hosta yearly shows, events in NC
Debbie, there is a Central Carolina Hosta Society in Greensboro. 🍃 You might want to join them and they probably have classes and even sales. Here is a link to their website: www.americanhostasociety.org/Community/North%20Carolina.htm It will be a great way to meet fellow hosta lovers. 💞
Thank you so much.. Greensboro is not to far from me.. I will look that up and contact them.. Thanks for the info..Looking forward to more videos
Very interesting, I love hostas, but I could NEVER use anything made from human waste 🤢!
Hello, Carmen and welcome to my channel. 💞 Lots of people have that reaction, but if you watch my video called “More Hosta Secrets … Fertilizing Throughout the Summer” I explain in more detail about how Milorganite is made. It might make you feel better about it. 😀 Have a lovely week, Mary 🍁🌾🍁
Hi great video…what is name of hostas?
Hi, Stef, and thanks for stopping by. 💞 I have another video where I talk about shopping for hostas with the specific names and photos of them. Here is the link: m.czcams.com/video/ipF0xSr8AQk/video.html That video may help you more. 😀 Have a wonderful weekend, Mary 🦋🍃🐝
You set the poor hosta's bare roots right on the Milorganite. You should have worked the fertilizer in with your hand cultivator and sprinkled some soil or compost over the fertilizer, and then put your hosta in. You probably burned the roots. It's never good for roots to touch fertilizer. Thanks for the tip on Milorganite smelling like humans. I have a bad rabbit problem myself. I try to stick with fertilizers that build my soil, bur discouraging rabbits would be a good reason to use it.
V Gil, good morning and certainly cultivating the milorganite in would not hurt. 💞 But because this is a completely organic fertilizer, not chemical, it will not burn roots. They break down very slowly over time and add nutrients to the soil. They feed the soil and then the soil feeds the plants. 😀 Happy Spring. 🌷🦋🌷
I love hostas, but slugs love them more. All my plants look like they have hail damage.
So sorry to hear about your slug problem, Barbara. 😥 It is so dry where I live that we have no slugs. But I have often read that shallow dishes filled with beer attract slugs and then they drown in the beer. It might be worth a try for your hostas. Happy Father’s Day, Mary 👒🌸🧤
Milorganite = MILwaukee ORGANic = From the Milwaukee, WI municipal waste reclamation system. NPK is 6-4-0
Yes, the perfect name. I love using it on my grass too, which I believe it was originally made for. Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend, Mary 💚🌷🦋
Does it highly scented flower..?
Sorry, do you mean the hostas? They do flower, although the flowers are not very showy. They are grown more for their beautiful foliage. 🌿
@@RockyMountainGardens yes Hostas only..so it means hostas flower doesn't smell strongly correct..?
MOUMITA, some hosta flowers actually are quite fragrant, you can usually tell by the name like Heaven Scent or Fragrant Blue. If the scents are a problem for you, you can just cut off the flower stalk before it blooms. Many gardeners do that since they grow hostas just for the foliage.
@@RockyMountainGardens thanks for the info..👍
Can I plant the hostias in a pot?
Good morning, Maria, and yes you can plant hostas in pots. 💞 However, you will need to bring them inside your garage for the winter so they do not get their roots damaged by freezing. I will go into more details about this in my next hosta video this Spring. Take care, Mary 😀
@@RockyMountainGardens thank you for responding to my question! Have a nice afternoon!
@@mariamartinez4072 you are very welcome, Maria. 🌿💚🌿
Can hosta grow in the Philippines?
Hi, Jasmin, and I am sorry but growing hostas in the Philippines would be difficult. You are in zone 10 and hostas can only take heat up to zone 9. They also require a dormancy period of a couple months of temps down to freezing. Sorry to tell you this, but you have many gorgeous plant to grow there that I cannot grow where I live. 😀 Best wishes, Mary 💞
What is the plant at the right of your new hosta?
Muckbucket, hello, and I think you are talking about the small bush, which is a ‘Carol Macke’ Daphne. It has darling oval leaves with yellow edges, stays a smaller size and blooms in early spring with small pink blooms. It is one of my favorites. 💞 Thanks for stopping by, Mary. 🍄🌿🦋
Rocky Mountain Gardens I was so enamored with that plant that I completely forgot what I was going to ask you! I have a hosta that stopped emerging, It’s about a 1/3 of it’s normal size. The leaves are healthy. Although many of them are still curled up. Any idea of what may have gone wrong?
Muckbucket, the most common cause for hostas returning smaller is that the plant did not receive enough water the summer before. Sounds strange, but because plenty of water is so essential for Hosta growth, not enough moisture will affect growth the following season. Do you think this is possibly a problem for your hostas?
Rocky Mountain Gardens I have 5 hosta plants and they all get the same mount of water. We did get less rain last summer yet the other 4 are fine.
Muckbucket, it does seem to be a mystery. I too have had hostas inexplicably not return at all after a winter. And other types of plants as well. As gardeners we just have to accept that and continue our gardening and experimenting with plants. Good luck in the future. 😀