... Bob, Sorry it took a few days to answer, I'm over in asia and the email works a little different. The first time it wouldn't deliver.....so I'm trying ...
Hosta are not shade tolerant, Hosta are heat intolerant! Put them under mist on the hot days, I've had hosta under mist 24/7 for weeks without a problem. ...
Butch, Interesting idea, what type of mist system do you use? Also any problems with burn when the water is off from the foliage being wet? Is the system set...
I used the type of mister used around swiming pools, ran it 24/7 all season in full sun with no ill effect. Before you get much money in this I would try it...
I usually don't comment on articles about hostas in national magazines but the one in the April 2009 issue of HORTICULTURE magazine simply titled "Hostas" is...
Reading the previous issue of Horticulture, I was left with the impression that they were "dumbing down". Perhaps for fiscal reasons they think they need to...
Viktoria, We use the term frequently. "Waffling" - to give differing opinions as to what measurements define a mini hosta; having no standard at all for a...
I use to get it. But I got so aggravated at the lack of "meat" and the tremendous amount of pictures and ads. In one 80 page issue there were 15 pages that...
Well, that I understand, C.H., ( ; ) ) but in the context of the article they are using the word to describe texture such as seer-suckering. Viktoria ... ...
Good Morning Warren & Mini Group Members I fear this is an international problem and in the UK applies to such journals as The English Garden and Gardens...
I too have a subscription to Horticulture Magazine. I am not renewing as it has gone downhill again so there is nothing unique (and accurate) in it. Jan ...
I naturally accept your assessment of the article; I to over the years have been disappointed with references and information about hosta in the various...
Hi All, My decision not to renew HORTICULTURE was made after looking at the April issue. Not really because of the Hosta article, but more because I felt, that...
Butch Ragland, I cannot commit the AHS to any policies or actions. But I myself might write to editors of gardening magazines offering a hosta technical...
_lhirsbrunner@..._ (mailto:lhirsbrunner@...) : Ed Elslager did not help the "hosta nomenclature world" with the cultivar name 'A Many-spendored Thing'...
Hi folks, Tom Carlson, owner of HostasDirect writing. Some of you may have seen our ad in the front part of the issue of Horticulture in question. I...
Don't remember see the article in "Fine gardening".What month was it in? Bob ________________________________ From: butch ragland <wilddog_202@...> To:...
It wasn't in the magazine but in an email sent to all subscribers. Tom Carlson _____ From: minihosta@yahoogroups.com [mailto:minihosta@yahoogroups.com] On...
Barry Yinger's Asiatica in Lewisbury, Pennsylvania, sells H. venusta `Ki Nakafu' with this description: Green margin with yellow-green center. Variegation is...
I Have another question on dormancy/ emergence of hostas. From my observations in Los Angeles area, SOIL TEMP hasn't seemed to be much of a factor either in...
At what depth in the soil and are you talking about ground soil temp or potting media in a pot temp? Daylength is considered part of the question but I don't...
As a follow on to the dormancy issue, I have taken pictures of 3 mini's and 2 bigger hostas that I took today Mar 28. Just curious if others could take...
This year I put mulch on top of most of my potted hosta and they seem to be coming up slower, BIG BUTT they are different varieties in different locations so I...
Thanks Butch, What part of the country are you in? I am just running a little research on hostas in the LA area. I have been surprised how well they have done...
So Indiana I've come believe that generally temperatures below 40 will work if the length is long enough, note without any numbers to support that. I've tried...
Butch, We NEver go below freezing here. but the lows come to within a few degrees on the coldest nights....mostly low 40's or high 30's, but they nights stay...
I'm aware of a number of people in the PanHandle of Fl that may be close to you winter temp? Again what I think is gravitropism tells the plant to go dormant...
About tropisms: I would like to briefly discuss the subject of tropism in plants. The term gravitropism has been mentioned in previous e-mails posted (in...
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