Not until next year.
Hostas perform amazingly well with a good top dressing of alfalfa pellets.
Linda C

Run, hide,take cover immediately. The organic hosta police are coming.
The "experts" will tell you that once the Hosta are in the ground all that you will ever need for them is a inch or two of wood mulch and plenty of water.And they are correct.
In my evil ways I add bone meal and Osmocote to the soil that the hosta are going into.If I have extra Miracle Gro,Liquid Seaweed Fertilizer or some other kind of foliar feed I will spray the foliage.Mulch and water will definitely give you good results,Foliar spraying can give you great results.Phil

Evil here Too. :) And I give them Alfalfa tea till probably July. They seem to like it. LOL I do the same for my other perennials so why not love my hostas too.?!

Run, hide,take cover immediately. The organic hosta police are coming.

LOL! What did I step into! Okay, I have always been a fan of Miracle Gro. Is that going to make me lose points with people? I have been sheltered on the topic of alfalfa tea/pellets....but what I have read about it has intrigued me. I may check into that as well.

I have been growing some really wonderful hostas without knowing much about them other than they enjoy shade. I have been blessed with the ones I have and maybe a little more than blessed with the several I bought way back that have sent runners out all over my garden (what to do what to do!). I am currently craving knowledge and have decided to seek it out regarding hostas. Forgive me if I ask insane questions over the upcoming months! :)

Thanks for the tips!
Kristy :)

I went on a hosta garden tour this past week-end (over 400 hostas). The lady said she puts down 10x10x10 in the spring. I use that or this year I had triple 17...you put it on before the leaves come up and I have also used the alfalfa treatment and worked it into the soil. My hostas are happy and I am happy with them.
Vicki

Thanks, Vicki! I'm making a note of that right now! I will admit that I don't often fertilize anything other than my veggies because the gardens seem to flourish on their own. But I thought that maybe the things I plant in the back that have to compete with the oaks and their roots might need a little assistance.

It sounds like maybe I should just let these guys settle in for their first year here and next spring I can give them a dose.

Thanks again!
Kristy :)