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18 years ago

HI Everyone this is my first post on the hosta forum. Here are my new babies.

I have been reading here quite a bit and learning. How long does it take to get their second leaves? Can I put them in their cups now ? Or wait for their second leaves?




Look at the first picture. These cam from angie and her variegated mid size hosta. You can see there are two yellowish seedlings will they retain their color? I hope so.

The second picture are "big daddy" hosta seedlings I took from my yard. They are big guys. LOL they really are. Well the seedlings maintain their desire to keep the way they cup or will that change. Some are flat leaves and some are really cupped too neat.

I saw the hosta website that is kool too.

Can we really name our own hosta. Dont we have to research if there is one already like it ?

Thanks for any info for this totaly excited newbie. Barb

Comments (9)

  • 18 years ago

    Roots has more to do with re-potting than foliage.

    Over water don't over fertilize.

    I wouldn't be in a hurry, you can separate the roots easily when you decide which ones to keep.

  • 18 years ago

    Congratulations New Mother! Welcone to our world!

    They are beautiful. Hope they continue to grow and you have some wonderful hostas of your own to add to your garden.

    I have had only self seeding hosta seedlings come up in the garden so far. We go away in the winter so wouldn't be here to care for them if I started seed.

    Send more pictures as they mature please.

    Connie

  • 18 years ago

    So tiny and cute! I've never grown hosta from seed, but I wish you luck with your little ones!

    Karen

  • 18 years ago

    Thank you everyone for your nice comments. This is my first time growing hosta from seed. They are so darn much money at the greenhouses. I had to grow some from seed. LOL Now I Hope I can keep the deer away. Karen they are really easy. I Was surprized if you need some seed email me. I have some mixed seed left. Youll never know what they will become. That is what is so fun. Barb

  • 18 years ago

    "Youll never know what they will become."
    Barb

    Actually some math can be applied indicating what they will become but it doesn't matter because they are your babies and fun.

  • 18 years ago

    Barb
    hosta seedlings are small and will stay small for longish time. No hurry there to replant them in bigger pots. More likely that not you will end up planting them out of those cells right in the ground in spring.

  • 18 years ago

    Thank you linda. that will give me more room to plant more hosta seed. (grin)

    I am wondering one thing. Will they stay the same color. My big daddy seedlings are not the blue like their parent plant. They are green. They really are growing bigger than my variegated hosta seedlings. I thought big daddys are slow growers. It really is neat to check on them every morning. Thanks Barb

  • 18 years ago

    Dear Barb:
    Here my 5 cents, hybridising either by artificial pollination or with the help of bees, and ultimately growing the seeds makes sense, if you are interested in coming up with new varieties, plan to be around at least another 10 years and willing to pitch a good 75% on the compost heap.
    Growing from seeds to save money is a waste of time. Lets say you plant 50 Big Daddy seeds, and in 5 years you may have 25 Big Daddy Seedlings but none of them are Big Daddy, neither by looks nor genetically or by name.
    But should you decide to buy one (1) Big Daddy for $10, in 5 years you will have 1 large Big Daddy plant with around 50 eyes. You can devide this plant into 50 plants of one eye each, or 25 plants with two eyes, 5 each with 5 eyes etc., and all of them are genuine blue Big Daddy hostas.
    Still though, enjoy you little ones, it is fun and we all grew them. Manfred

  • 18 years ago

    Manfred,
    I guess I never thought of it that way. The only problem is that big daddy might take 30 years to get those 50 eyes. LOL I just love my big daddy. We didnt have alot of money and I saw it at a local gh. My fiance must of seen the look on my face when I saw it and he bought it for me. So it is very special to me and gets extra love along with my japanese painted fern another slow grower. Barb