Hate those nasty slugs.

Sorry, bragu. No doubt it was very beautiful earlier this year. Have you tried slug bait?

How do you know when Halloween is on its way? When bragu's Invincible is being --skeletonized!!

Oh my...but look at the big gold top of pic. Nary a bite missing. Poor Invincible must be a tasty treat.

Mine does not suffer the trials of slugs. It comes up early, as do all the fragrants It's one of the first to go down. After it blooms, it looks ragged in my garden. I kept thinking I was doing something wrong. Finally, I realized it just goes down early

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Yeah, here are pics of mine before the hailstorm and then a month afterwards. Pretty sure it looks much worse now that it's three weeks later. Especially since I get lax on my watering in August. The thin leaves crisp right up.

I know a lot of folks report Invincible to be slug bait, but that is not my experience. I have no idea why NOT, but slugs are not a problem for Invincible at my house.

Here is a July 2014 photo. I think that is pretty good since there were other hosta nearby with slug holes.

Here it is last year in October, looking fine late in the growing year, no signs of going dormant either.

moccasin I like your wood chip mulch! Is that from the tree trimmers?

Hi Catkin. The mulch you like is shredded cypress. I don't get it from the tree trimmers, but buy it in 2 cu ft bags from Lowes or my local Ace Hardware. Both places say they originated in Muscle Shoals Alabama and I believe in supporting "local" business. Local indicating within the state in this case.

BTW, the bag from Ace costs more than twice as much as the one from Lowes.

I also buy mini pine bark nuggets from Lowes, same brand same source.

The cypress I expect is harvested locally from the large acreage of Bankhead National Forest which takes up much of two Alabama counties near the Tennessee River Valley. One of those counties is where I was born, before Roosevelt and the TVA brought electricity.

That's great!
I have a huge mound from the local county-hired tree trimmers just waiting to go down this Fall. It resembles yours and I love the color!
Thanks for a quick reply!