Care of hosta plants for winter
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Onl2573646
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Do I cut leaves back for winter?
9 answers
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Hostas are basically indestructible! I mow over them each year, usually after the first frost. In the fall is a good time to spread them out by separating them and adding to other areas
Kim Davino
on Oct 20, 2015
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No you do not have to cut them.Just leave them be as they feed off the leaves for the next growing season.
Janet Pizaro
on Oct 20, 2015
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I live in Northern Minnesota and we do cut them down- otherwise they get like a used wet tissue in the spring.
Arlene Grebenc
on Oct 20, 2015
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After a heavy frost the hosta plant will turn brown. I leave them be and mulch them in with the rest of my plants
Chris Felter
on Oct 20, 2015
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Mine are in a perennial bed and I just let them die back on their own. When the leaves turn slimy, I just gather them up and toss them. The plants come back beautifully every year.
Marilyn Stein
on Oct 20, 2015
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TO ALL YOU HELPFUL HOSTA EXPERTS: I have an area in my yard (So Cal.) that is hard shade in the winter and partly blazing full sun in the summer. Will Hostas grow in this combo of growing conditions? I love how they look but I don't want to lose some of them as the sun exposure changes! If Hostas won't work, what else can take the mix of sun and shade but is still low growing? THANK YOU!!!
Susan N
on Oct 20, 2015
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I live in Tennessee now and I need too know if they should be cut back before winter
Onl2573646
on Oct 20, 2015
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Thank you, Lilli, for your response. I was afraid that Hostas wouldn't work and I will go to my local gardening store for other ideas...
Susan N
on Oct 21, 2015
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Hostas will scorch in the sun. They do much better in the shade. You don't need to cut them back, but won't hurt if you do. I just leave mine and then clean up the debris in the spring. I do cut back any leaves that have damage so that they continue to look pretty.
Jann Olson
on May 19, 2016
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