it would be very weird for it to rot that fast ... in what has been an otherwise cold spring for most of us .. of course i dont know where you are.. nor do i have a pic to see whats going on ....

you might want to dig it up.. and give it the bleach treatment ... rather than relying on faith and hope ...

ken

One can have a healthy looking plant with pips and still have crown rot. I suspect your plant had some crown rot when you purchased it at the plant sale. In the future feel the crown before purchasing, especially at a plant sale where you cannot return the plant for a refund. (Did you feel the crown at the time of planting?)

I would not leave it in the soil to see what happens. It will probably continue to rot. Since it is a new hosta and isn't that big, I would dig it up and check the crown. Also, see if any of the roots have rotted. I would cut out all of the soft parts and let it dry a bit. You can also bleach the hosta. Then replant.

Some kinds of crown rot are very contagious. I would remove it and the soil around it quickly and toss it. Anything you can to to increase circulation around it would be beneficial.

If you really want to keep it, dig it up and pot it up. Remove all the soil from the plant, and soak it in a 10% bleach solution. (You may still lose the plant, but the bleach and the pot will keep your other hostas safe.) Remove the soil from the planting area and dispose of it.

I lost about 80 (mostly mature ones) hosta to rhizoctonia root rot. (the roots didn't actually rot, the crown did.) They told me to toss the infected ones, but I didn't. I kept trying to save them.

Not all root rots are as difficult to control as this one, but unless you sent a sample to a plant diagnostic lab, you don't know which is which.

bkay

Oh man. No, I didn't feel it when I got it. It looked like a very healthy plant, despite it's small stature. I will just get rid of it. I have tons of hostas and other plants. It's not worth losing something else! Thank you!

Sorry to bump this up again. I dug it up and just tossed it. The roots looked good, but nothing at the soil line looked good. There almost wasn't anything there. I'm not too worried that it was a disease, although I'm pretty far from an expert in the matter. :[) I live in the Twin Cities. I got the hosta at the Friends Plant Sale, which I think is very reputable, and it's the first thing I've ever bought there that has failed. I think I might have watered the plant too much, or it took a hit because the night after I planted it, it was very, very cold. Just guessing. But it wasn't worth it to me for whatever risk there was. That being said...I have a small hole in my yard. IF there was something going on, what would I do in that spot to make it safe to put another plant? I know removing dirt, but do you put anything else in? Should I let it breathe for a little, then fill it in, or just fill it in? How soon till I can safely put in another plant? Thanks to all the people here who know more than me! :)