Too bad! I haven't been out to check the garden because of rain and company in the last 4 days so I don't know what is up and what is not.I left pots out to soo I may have the same problem you had.

Connie

Did you tip all the pots on their sides? Or was the potting medium just too heavy and wet in the store bought ones?

If you kept the receipt, they will probably refund your money. They usually guarantee the nursery stock for a year.

Good luck!

Alexa

None of the pots were tipped, including the thriving ones -- so I believe it was the heavy medium. If ever I try something like that again, I'll use my own potting soil mixture rather than think the store-bought stuff is best!

Indyrose

When I buy fall clearance hosta, I up-cup them to larger containers without disturbing the rootball. All my pots are winter stored dry, in a shed or tipped in a protected corner. It's the freeze/thaw that makes them rot.

Oh that's too bad Indy! What a disappointment. Will you do anything differently next time, other than changing the potting medium?

And, Alexa is right, if you still have the Home Depot receipts you can get a refund.

Donna

I would probably also plant them a bit shallower than the commercial nursery did. Most of mine have the top of the crown right at the ground level, while these were covered about 3/4 in deep.

Indyrose

I've had that happen too, I think it's the rooting medium too, because I have some that I mix the dirt and they do just fine. But I leave my pots standing upright, I'm afraid they won't get enough water. Maybe it has something to do with where we live and the dirt we have in our own areas.
indyrose, I hope you get your money back. Good Luck

Hostalavista

Indyrose, like MaryAnn, I had about 20 pots that I overwintered in my unheated garage. Put them in there after the first freeze, and left them there. No water until I put them out a few weeks ago. Didn't lose a one.. Actually, I lied..... Tattoo finally gave out on me... but that one is so lousy it doesn't count.

It really does help to keep the medium dry during the winter months...

And now, with the cold weather coming, back in the garage they go!