riddle me this batman ....

why do they need to stay in the pot...

transplant early in the season will not set them back at all...

thereby avoiding all the potential pot problems ...

though aggressive... if you dig a one foot hole and clear it of the maple roots... it isnt going to grow back in by next spring ....

ken

If you really want to keep them in pots all winter,just let them go dormant,after they freeze,turn them on their sides and cover with leaves or mulch of some sort. You can put them under a tree if you like.Come spring,they will let you know when it is time to stand up.

Carol

Pot your one-eye wonders and set them in a constant 2" pool of water till the fall. Come fall, when the leaves die back, bury the pots level with the ground. You may throw a handful of soil into the pot so the soil in the pot is level with the rim (to prevent water pooling & freezing inside the pot). Do NOTHING else till the spring, when the hostas will naturally spring awake. Feel free to gently dig up the excess soil cover from inside the pot when spring activity begins (but GENTLY!!!! you don't want to damage any new eyes springing up!)

I do what Carol suggested--lay the pots on their sides and forget about them till spring. Works every time.

As Ken says, "They're just hosta."