nhhostas.com - Find out what the optimum time is to clean your Hosta Garden in the Fall. How to protect your Hosta crowns during the winter from freezing temps and thieving voles.
I have two approaches that have worked for 25 years for me. I do no cleaning in the hosta beds, and let the beds be "self mulching". In this case there is new and rich soil added every year from the decomposition of the hostas (vs removing the leaves) . In my front beds, to keep them neat, I lift up my lawn mower height and run through the beds, leaving a ground up hosta mulch which looks good and adds to the rich soil in the beds. The latter method has resulted in a very rich earthworm culture in the beds I run the lawnmower through. I have never had any problems with any bugs or nematodes on my hostas here in Indianapolis
+HalfMan HalfCichlid I agree I go the same thing-- I thing it makes the plants strong NOT to cut them because they are mulched by their own leaves and in the hard winters they have a higher chance of not surviving winter because their leaves insulate the plant. I see all my neighbors with very small hostas or dead ones that never came back up and MINE ARE GIAGANTIC
1) What time of the year do you mow your hostas? 2) You mentioned having 2 approaches, but only outlined one, the lawn mower method. What is the second approach, please? THANKS!
I've never had nems. I prefer to let mine die back naturally. I clean up in the spring. the longer you let them photosynthesize the better they come back in the spring the decomposing leaves put some nutrients in the soil the old leaves protect new pips in case of frost in the spring. very easy to rake them off in the spring
I can't manage to find the perfect time for raking my hostas. Either there's still ice in the plants, or no matter how small my rake or how gently I use it, I always break several new pips. Please... how do you manage it?
Love his calm voice & accent, esp. the word before, nematode, there.
Thank you for your hosta information. I visited NH Hosta several years ago. It is paradise!!
I have two approaches that have worked for 25 years for me. I do no cleaning in the hosta beds, and let the beds be "self mulching". In this case there is new and rich soil added every year from the decomposition of the hostas (vs removing the leaves) . In my front beds, to keep them neat, I lift up my lawn mower height and run through the beds, leaving a ground up hosta mulch which looks good and adds to the rich soil in the beds. The latter method has resulted in a very rich earthworm culture in the beds I run the lawnmower through. I have never had any problems with any bugs or nematodes on my hostas here in Indianapolis
+HalfMan HalfCichlid I agree I go the same thing-- I thing it makes the plants strong NOT to cut them because they are mulched by their own leaves and in the hard winters they have a higher chance of not surviving winter because their leaves insulate the plant. I see all my neighbors with very small hostas or dead ones that never came back up and MINE ARE GIAGANTIC
I have been growing host as for the last 4 years and have never cut them except I do cut the flowers. They come back full and spreading every year.
1) What time of the year do you mow your hostas?
2) You mentioned having 2 approaches, but only outlined one, the lawn mower method. What is the second approach, please?
THANKS!
Thank you, new too Hostas, new to S. Ohio. Will go out next week trim my hostas and mulch
Great video, thank you!!!
Incredibly helpful..thank you!
Very informative! Exactly the answers I was looking for and more.
GREAT INFO
I've never had nems. I prefer to let mine die back naturally. I clean up in the spring. the longer you let them photosynthesize the better they come back in the spring the decomposing leaves put some nutrients in the soil the old leaves protect new pips in case of frost in the spring. very easy to rake them off in the spring
I can't manage to find the perfect time for raking my hostas. Either there's still ice in the plants, or no matter how small my rake or how gently I use it, I always break several new pips. Please... how do you manage it?
@@edrhubart8011 - cut or rake in the fall is what the Hosta garden owner advised in this video.
what about climbing hydrangias
Spit it out will you!!!
Linda Moore: Don't you know how to increase the audio speed? It is really very simple.
@@edmey - thank you for the *polite* pointer. I am aghast at the apparent ingratitude to to *free* expertise on YT.