Growing hostas for a hobby

Happy Hosta's!

We have grown Hosta's in the ground and in pots but they always seem to get eaten by slugs and snails. After watching Monty Don talking about garlic we have given it a try. After twenty years of trying everything, it has worked! We couldn't use slug pellets due to pets and trying to help wildlife. I filled a watering can, bought supermarket powered garlic and tipped half a teaspoon in. Left it in the watering can overnight. As soon as the tiny tips of the hostas break through the soil start watering and continue using garlic smelley water every time. The roots will take up the garlic and then the leaves as they grow. We have about fifteen pots of different Hosta's and they all have lovely huge leaves - first time this has ever happened! Will try putting Hosta's back in the ground next season but will need to check everyday for new shoots before slugs get them.

Good , Keep us posted.

Hosta's look fantastic this year , could be all the rain we had earlier in the year. Having said that I have lost a couple ,possible water logging the pots.

Unfortunately I lost the Sport Cyber so no named Hosta for me.

Hello Hosta😁 funnily enough you crossed my mind the other day. I spent ages pondering on which hosta to choose, but bottled out and got something else. But it needs to happen, they are lovely plants.

Nice to think someone thinks of me ha ha , bright eye catching ones IMO, Patriot , Fire and Ice , and June . Attractive blue ones Halcyon, Blue Moon. Others El Neno, Whirlwind etc etc I have about 35 varieties so there's many I like . Hope you get your choice takethedogalong

These are an example of some of my Hostas

Lovely healthy looking plants HH👍 Well, I did it, bought two beauties early this week. Can’t remember names at the moment, but they are in some new pots now, good compost, and I have put some alpine grit on the top, as our blackbirds are very active rooting around in pots at the moment, the little blighters. Added to my collection yesterday via a neighbour........would I like a hosta? Yes please! 

I might be asking for care tips though, especially what to do in Winter.😁

Winter time I usually leave my pots in position or move to a less conspicuous place . I let them die down naturally ( but  this is only a personal thing ) and leave all dead growth on , I feel this helps to keep the plant warmish through winter. In early spring remove all the dead growth, this to let more light onto the plant, give a good watering and feed.  Then bobs u uncle they start into growth ,  Hope this helps.

Hostahousey could I ask some advice please?  We have this Hosta, can’t remember it’s name ‘Fire and Ice’ maybe?  It’s huge in the pot, we have divided it once so we have another pot with a similar sized plant.  It’s a really lovely Hosta.  We wondered about dividing again and planting in the border or would it just be slug and snail food?