hi

you cant shock a dormant plant ...

same issue at the link ...

what i said there ...

with any minis... giant wad of soil .. so they wont heave in z5 ...

the hosta should be the least of your concerns during this building project.. just do it

heck.. leave them on the driveway... lol ...

ken

Here is a link that might be useful: link

I can't believe it! I went out to clean the beds and I have 4 hostas growing! My Plantaginea is LOADED with sprouts. My Guacamole is awake with huge eyes and my Secret Love and Color Glory have a few little green peeps. What now? They are 3 months early!

I have them all in pots. Thanks Ken for that link. Lakeside Cupcake had one new growing eye. The rest are dormant. This situation was actually a blessing in disguise. Seven of those hostas were planted at the base of a maple tree (commence the "I-told-you-so's") I figured since this bed was only created in August that I could just "pop" the hosta ball out and pot it up. Yeah, right. The flippin maple tree had already entwined all its new roots around those hostas. I may have lost a couple cuz I dont know if I pulled out the hosta or a ball of maple roots. Lesson learned and Im not in love with that tree any longer.

Here's a picture of a Maple Tree cultivator. Feel free to use it liberally.

Steve

pips are always there ... i hope they arent really sprouting..

when anything plantiginea does that in spring.. in my z5 .. and we get a hard freeze.. they die ... they really have no sense of humor ...

steve x OP.. thats hilarious ...

seriously.. have the guy who is digging the foundation.. rip out that maple...

ken