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2009
Hosta Sum and Substance Plants —
If you live in a reasonably cool climate - not the hot sticky south or ovenlike west, you can grow gorgeous Hostas. Ask friends to share a plant or two because Hostas are always very expensive at nursery and garden stores. That seems odd because they are so easy to grow and can be divided over and over. My trick to having many hostas is to cut back the flower stems before they bloom so the plant puts its efforts into growing bigger - thus providing more plants. Dividing them needs to be done either when they first pop out of the ground in the spring (for the larger varieties) or before August when most plants start to become less vibrant. When dividing a mature plant, I usually use a machete to chop them into 2 ot four pieces, including some roots with each piece. Drop the divisions into well dug holes and water well. In New England where I live, most hostas will do fine in semi shade - some even thrive in full sun. In other areas, they prefer mostly shade and really prefer to not be in the neighborhood of oak trees that take a lot of the nutrients from their soil. Good luck with this marvelous plant.
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