Discouraged already!

19 years ago

Hello hosta lovers,

I am a lurker from the far north, at least as far as most of you are concerned. I enjoy this forum and have learned a lot in the process. I've also caught your disease,LOL.

In my area the snow is almost all gone, and the perennials are just starting to pop up.

Today, I was searching for signs of hosta 'noses' as I call them, when I discovered in the center of each cluster was a living breathing slug. I almost screamed. Last year the slugs were horrendous in our area, but I was so diligent with the ammonia. Usually they don't show up until mid-summer. What kind of season will I have if I have to start battling already? Geez, I don't even have leaves yet! Just had to share with someone who'd understand my pain.

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Comments (5)

lovem
19 years ago
i know how you feel , i have the garden snail type and the battle never ends. good luck and take no prisoners
papou
19 years ago
I suggest that you keep being vigilant with the ammonia. Now is the good time to start dosing those slugs with ammonia...when the eyes (noses is ok) are emerging...then every two weeks...and after a rainfall is the perfect time to go for the kill....

Papou
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lisasmall
19 years ago
Your story about the slugs gives me the shivers... but I'm just writing to laugh about noses versus eyes...before I got into hosta, DH and I were calling them thumbs! "Thumbs up over here, honey!" and so on. :) We had no idea what they were.
north53 Z2b MB
Original Author
19 years ago
It was before I discovered this forum that I called them 'noses'. In the spring I would think to myself, the hostas are sticking their noses up and checking the air to see if it's safe to come up, LOL. Now I know they're called eyes, but old habits die hard.
goldedger
19 years ago
Just think that the first thing those eyes saw was a great big slimy yucky slug. Eewwwww

Hmmmmmm I wonder what a nose would have smelled.

Welcome to the hosta forum - from a fellow canadian.