Genus: Hosta

Beautiful!

Wow!

Cool looking close-up !

Great shot!

Stunning Pic Nancym :)

lovely photo

Nice Hosta and slug free

Looks like it's working : )

This is a fantastic shot!

My Hostas are coming in2flower2now Ang :)

Hostas are amazing plants. Such beautiful foliage, then the lovely flowers, often scented.

Oh duh! He is very sweet looking by the way. Hope he remains a wanted guest. He is lovely.

I meant the hedgehog Asyaver- they love slugs! Beer traps are effective at killing slugs but I find it a terrible waste (of beer-not slugs!)

I only found two entries for your blog...one about the hedgehog and and the other about old garden pics. Am I not looking in the right place? Ever use bran? A friend of mine says the slugs eat it and their gut explodes because it expands. Also it is harmless to other creatures.

Have a look at my latest blog for an organic alternative! I grow my hostas in a pot with a copper band around it. So far so good....

No mercy!!! But I am trying to find a good organic alternative. I hear spent coffee is the latest. Anyone else try that with any degree of success?

Slugs enjoy my hostas too.

I see you're taking precautions!

I love all the different colors of hostas. Never really grew them in England but now I always make sure to have them in a garden.

It's doing really well.

A lot of them are just about ready to open here too.

mine's nearly there...!

very nice healthy looking plant

This is real nice. I hope that someone can name it for yoy Chris. I would love a couple to add to my collection.

Chris Here is another good hosta site

http://www.mickfieldhostas.co.uk/collection.htm

So fresh and green today.

/www.hostaplants.co.uk/index.htm here's another good site Chris with loads of pics and descriptions.Like your hosta,is it hosta sagae

Chris I came across an excellent site on hostas this week. It has great photos of all kinds of hostas.

http://hostalibrary.org/

Very pretty leaves.

very nice.

lovely, so healthy looking too

Eggbox - I'm open to suggestions for names for the fish - see my blog :-)

Hi Jacque - thanks, yes the plants have grown loads - and so have the WEEDS! I'm sure the Hosta will recover very soon - thats one of the good things about plants - they grow back!

Its looking Fab sarah your plants have grown loads :O hope the Hosta will b ok?

have the fish got names...............

Ponds looking good Sarah

awwwwww i know what that feels like,,,,, hope the hosta recovers

I've found that my Hostas that have white in them enjoy a little sun. They grow bigger and the green and white is more intense.

Looks like its enjoying the move

The hostas all look healthy Grammazoo. Those in my garden seem pretty tolerant as long as they have some shade. I just moved one and it did not flnch.

Are now i know the Name of my Hosta that i got from the Plant sale :) Thanx Gammazoo :)

Not really, the frogs and toads eat most of them.

do you get troubled with slugs or snails?

Hi Sid, yes, I have "Wide Brim" too !

I have one that looks like this - but I know is as H. 'Wide Brim'

Yes, very nice combo, the Pulmonaria looks a particularly good one, not heard of the cultivar 'Wogon in the UK

Lovely mix of healthy looking plants. I like the foliage contrast.

If you click on the right-hand link 'This photo was taken at .....' you will see where I'm located. Follow the link and then just below my address is the link 'Garden Website' which will take you to my own web pages and forums. You can also type 'slugs' in my search window and find all that I've written on the subject.

so, do you mean night patrols with a torch and a bucket of salt water ?
nice pic - more photos of Hostas please !

I love this lamium, and I'd love to have those mayapplestoo. I have the himalayan mayapple, but not the native variety. I sure it multiplies much faster than mine.

What a lovely tribute to your father. Somewhere you can go to feel close to him. Very special .

It all looks great together !

Just for the record, toads are the 'acknowledged champion slug chompers' compared with frogs. At least that's what I read somewhere, though I wouldn't like to do the definitive survey. LOL. I much prefer listening to the thrushes bashing their snail cousins on a stone!

I'll also mention here that there is a good website all about hostas, the Hosta Library. They have pics of just about every hosta there is and also give info. Go to http://www.hostalibrary.org

Some hostas are pretty tough and can stand being dry. The past 2 summers we've had a period of drought and I didn't water them at all. I don't think they could go all summer being dry though. Certain hostas can stand a lot of sun too, but most of them need at least afternoon shade. There are some that have to have some morning sun to do well. I was once told that every hosta has to have at least a little sun or dappled light to do well. You just have to research ones you're interested in to see what each specific one likes.

Yep, that's the ticket Sid. I wasn't sure about frogs so glad you mentioned them. I have many frogs, toads and treefrogs here.

And I'm glad to know that I'm a proper gardener !

Dirty nails + handling slugs = proper gardener!!

I grow all my hostas near a pond and I never have a problem with slugs because the frogs eat them all.

Hi Chrispook, You must have misunderstood me or you have me confused with someone else because once frost hits the hostas in the fall they're done for the winter, here in Ohio. They all die completely back until some time in March when I start to see new growth on some. The coldest it's gotten here in the past 14 years was -13F.........13 degrees below zero. I don't have my conversion chart handy to tell you what that is in centigrade. I'm sorry for the confusion. Anyway thanks for the nice comment. I have collect over 200 different varieties in the past 8 years and I'm still adding a few each year. Some people thing they're just too plain for the garden but I love the different colors and textures. Others cut the flower stalks off thinking they're ugly but I let mine bloom because the hummers love them !

You have an incredibly good Hosta collection. They all look so healthy and slug free. Well done. Also I'm amazed that you say some have leaves in winter. Our's do not grow back till April/May. How cold does it get in Ohio?

Hi Di, What are you doing up! at this time of the morning, it's only 4.30am in Ohio......seriously though, I have been to the states and Ohio a few times and have always been impressed with how well Hostas grow over there. I still say we have a much bigger problem than you do with slugs and snails....our snails eat plenty! I also take your point about deterrents, not so effective here with our sometimes wet summers, in my experience the only times Hostas look good here is when we have dry periods making the slugs and snails retreat and stay hidden.... that usually, does not last for long.

Do all the Hostas need shade of some sort? &do they like like Moisture at their roots?

Thank you Jacque. Yes, I'm a hostaholic, I'll admit. This is just the tip of the iceburg, I'm afraid.

Hostalavista !

I'll add on here........have you tried sprinkling sand around the base of your hostas? Slugs/snails don't like moving over the rough, grainy texture of sand and they'll stay away. Sawdust will work too but won't last as long as sand. Then there's the beer in the cup trick. Shallow cup or tray of beer attracts them and then they drown, but you have to replace it when it rains.

Please excuse the dirty fingernails. I dig right in.

Di youve such a FANTASTIC Collection of Hostas they look so Healthy 2:)

Great plant ,this is one of the few I do have.