Welcome to the Hosta Garden
1. Shade and Sun Exposure - The average hosta thrives in a shady garden, with only filtered light. New varieties are considered more sun tolerant - although my garden spot is still a little too sunny for those varieties. As the summer season progresses in New Jersey, USA, the hostas have shown me that they are not as sun tolerant as I had hoped. I plan to set up a garden umbrella to protect my plants for the remainder of this season, until I am able to to transplant them when the weather is more temperate.
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Suggested materials:
- Hostas from local garden centers and big-box stores (Home Depot, local nurseries)
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PK on Jun 04, 2017
I love Hostas. However we too have moles and voles. Thankfully no slugs. I have a hostas garden and I noticed that some of my hostas didn't come back this year. The reason is I think the Moles and Voles got to them. Those that are came back, were because I planted them in a hardware cloth (wire) basket I made. That is the only difference between those that survived and those that didn't. I hope that helps with those little varmints.
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COLLEEN CRISTEL on Aug 02, 2022
I love my Hostas and consider them the easiest of all my plants. I just water and feed. Separate is the hardest thing and finding new spots for them. I think I could be and will be over run with them before much longer. I did notice they do not like much sun. This year we had way too much sun so I hope they were not damaged.
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