Do hosta need to cut back?
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I have a large hosta that has holes in the leaves and turning brown. Can hosta be cut way back?
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No, you don’t need to cut them back. The leaves will turn brown and lay flat on the ground and then you can rake them up or just leave them til Spring and then rake. Hope this helps.
You can dig the entire hosta up and take a large shovel and cut it in half to make it smaller. Replant. Then, plant the other half somewhere else. But, I don't normally prune mine.
Always mowed down my hostas every fall & they came back better than ever year after year!!
I agree with Sandy. Just wait for them to die back in fall. I like to clean up all the dead hosta leaves before winter for a neat look and to deprive slugs, bugs, diseases a habitat, but many gardeners leave that cleanup job until spring.
No, they are going dormant for winter. Let them die back.
Hi Barbara. I cut mine down to the ground. It keeps the gardens looking fresh and clean. It will also allow the sun to hit the ground where the Hosta leaves covered and help chase away the slugs that hide there.
I do not cut my hostas back. I let the foliage die naturally from the frost, then gather it up and discard it.