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16 years ago

Hi. My hostas seem to be fading. Some of the leaves are dying and, in general, they are beginning to look straggly.

I have recently take more of an interest in hostas for shaded areas. They are in good soil and irrigated every other day.

Is this the time of year they start to fade?

Thanks

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Babka NorCal 9b
16 years ago
Yes. They are beginning to go dormant...some sooner than others, but they will go dormant. Don't worry, they'll be back in Spring.

-Babka
i-like-to-grow
16 years ago
this time of the year is actually a breath of fresh air for many that work extremely hard during the growing season lol... I'm pumped for next may!
John
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hostasformez4
16 years ago
Oh to be just starting out on your journy to aquiring hostas!

This is the start of the 'rest time' for hostas so take advantage of it till everything dies down and it's cleanup time

Be sure to start keeping track of the names of your hosta as people who visit your gardens will want to know that information so they can buy the same hosta.

That wasn't important to me till about 15 years ago and I have been playing catch up ever since.

Happy hosta gardening.

Connie

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