Sounds like the same phenomonon that occurs in my gardens right after my husband walks around with the trimmer after cutting the grass....;-)

He claims to be watching out for whatever could be causing all the mayheim to the outer leaves of my hosta...hmmmm

Do you live in Wisconsin,,,if so, its probably Kevin..jk

I hope the pros here can shed some light for you as to whats going on with your garden. Good luck.

Tamy

"Sounds like the same phenomonon that occurs in my gardens right after my husband walks around with the trimmer after cutting the grass....;-) "

Tamy, your husband hits them with the weedeater and mine gets weed killer on them. We need to trade in our husbands! (lol)

And my boyfriend drives over them with jet ski trailers...I think I can deal with that versus what your men do to your hostas....lol!

Jbwebb, just a suggestion, but perhaps it might be some other critter, a chipmunk or something, trying to get water from the stems of the leaves. It's been pretty hot everywhere, and if rain hasn't fallen recently, that could be a possibility.

Karen

Cutworms make pretty clean cuts at the base. Leaves are found laying loose...either totally cut off, or left barely attached. Google cutworms & see if they look familiar to you.

Cutworms camouflage well into the soil, so you have to hunt carefully.
Gayle

Oh ya, forgot about those little pests. That's a better possibility.

Karen