A strange thing happened on the way to the forum. I googled for 'Bill Nash Hosta Seeds" and was able to look up a 2009 GW thread, actually replied with a message, and it never showed up in 2012. Time Warp? So I copied it here :

" Starting Hosta Seeds


Posted by don_r Z 5 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 3, 09 at 13:49

I thought I'd post some links to helpful information about starting hostas from seed, since many of us enjoy doing so during this time of the year.

Bill Nash's article titled "About Seeds & Hostas" is posted here

Bob Axmear's article title "Hosta Seed Starting" is posted here

Many wonderful articles written by Josh Spece are posted here . They include the following titles:

"Introduction to Hybridizing Hostas"

"Selecting Parent Plants- Goals, Fertility, Bloom Period"

"Hosta Genetics"

"The Mechanics of Hybridizing Hostas- Flower Anatomy, Preparing & Protecting Flowers,Collecting & Storing Pollen, Transfering Pollen, Marking Crosses, Keeping Records"

Hosta Seeds- Harvesting, Cleaning, Storing

"Starting Hosta Seeds- Planting Containers, Planting Medium, Moisture, Heat, Germination Time"

"Growing Hosta Seedlings- Light Type, Photoperiod, Reflecting Light, Water, Fertilizer, Re-potting"

"Problems Encountered While Growing Hosta Seedlings- Damping Off, Fungus Gnats"

"Hardening Off & Moving Seedlings Outdoors"

"Culling and Selecting Hosta Seedlings"

"Hybridizing Resources"