Growing hostas for a hobby

Some Hostas seem to be held back possibly by the cold weather, yet other varieties are doing well. How are your Hostas progressing? 

I've been out to one of my local NT Tintinhull gardens this morning, just a quick visit before the rains came. They had some lovely large Hostas in pots, sorry I can't name them now but they have all the plant lists dotted around the garden in waterproof books. We don't grow them at home due to it being slug paradise and we don't use pesticides. But the outdoor pots I saw today had some very good fully grown specimens.

Hi, I’m the OH & took your advice [given last year on here I think] when I had a diseased looking Hosta.  I washed the roots saved the leaves/roots that looked OK washed the roots again & potted them in a different pot.  I threw away the diseased looking bits.  I bought it because I liked the look of the crinkley leaves.   The Hosta now looks good with its leaves slightly less crinkley but at least it is healthy looking -  so far.  So just to say thanks, your advice worked & shall bear the root washing in mind when splitting a couple at the end of this year as it was easier to tease apart the roots. 

Hi, Thanks for that N1805 glad I could help, Don't post much now on here ,I use my ipad mini most of the time as I can carry it about with me but it cannot accept the latest foru  Only my laptop which is in my office upstairs will accept. It could be as your Hosta progresses and strengthens the crinkley leaves  could return to normal .

Brue, Why not try an Hosta in a pot ,I must have 25 different Hostas all in pots. Yes you may ( will ) get snails but just keep your eye on them and pick them off.

All the cuttings are shooting away now, just started selling some .Sold first one today 40+ still to go.

all the Hostas are peeping through and starting to look great. Last autumn I took what could be a  sport ( new variety ) from Hosta Sagre, which has normally a green centre with light cream outer band. but the sport at the moment is all golden yellow so will have to see how it develops.

Hopefully a new variety on the way then! Have you thought of a possible name?

After about two decades the recently huge hosta growing unhindered in my garden has yet failed to appear.  Plants around it are doing much better than they do usually.

Yes just found this year a couple of my Hostas which have been in pots for a number of years have disappeared . 

How about "The Terminator" - Hosta la vista, baby!