Hosta Plants: The Perfect Plants for Your Garden
Lovers of gardening for their versatility and lovely foliage. Hostas are perennials ready to spruce up the shades of your garden and add to the texture of any garden. Borders of walkways or garden beds: Hostas are perfect for any placement without too much maintenance and ultras stunning outcome.
This guide will help you understand how to grow Hostas and how to take care of them. Additionally, we'll share some of the famous Hostas, along with amazing handy tips that will make other people jealous and will make you the expert on Hostas - every neighborhood has Hustlers!
Why Hostas are the Best for Your Garden?
Hostas are more than beautiful to treat any gardening frustration. Hostas love shade, hate sun, and will survive in the more challenging garden areas (big trees and on the north walls).
Check out how easy it is to grow hostas. The only thing they need is some care that is really low maintenance. Once they sprout some leaves, they can take care of themselves, making this an amazing plant. They also stay alive for a long time, coming back every spring growing even larger. They also come in a lot of different styles to match any garden. They are good in all climate zones, and you can find hostas of almost any size, any shape of leaves, and every color, for any garden you can imagine.
Getting Started: How to Plant Hostas
One of the easiest gardens that you can grow is a hosta garden. All you need to do is plant the hostas and grow for years. Here is a guide to planting the hostas and making sure that you have the best start.
Preparing the Perfect Spot
The hosta spot is really easy to prepare, and easy hostas are great for kids, and growing gardens. But, hostas grow best in soil that has a lot of organic matter, so make sure to start gathering all of the weeds, old roots, and rocks in the planting area. Instead of clearing the area by hand, you can use a hoe to make the area neat and clear. Then, when the area is clear, you will need to make a large open area so that you can easily turn the soil.
To make the soil richer, and add nutrients you can add some compost. This will also help the soil to retain some moisture, and help have better soil for the roots. Softer soil will help the hostas roots to spread easily and get established better.
The Planting Process
To begin with, once set with your mixture of soil, dig a hole to two times the size of the roots, and equal in depth. And this way, the roots have more space to spread and grow in more directions. Most hosta varieties prefer partial to full shade. Morning sun and afternoon shade is the best case scenario. If too much sun is direct, the hostas will scorch, leaving the leaves damaged, especially the blue and deep green types.
Gently lifting the hosta from the nursery pot and bringing it to the centre of the hole. The crown, the meeting point of the roots and leaves, must be aligned with the surface of the earth. If the leaves get planted too deeply, then the little hosta might rot. Then, fill in the hole with the mixture of soil, but don’t pack the earth too much to avoid soil getting airlocked.
Post planting, your hosta needs deep watering. This is a way to pack the new soil around the roots. Then, throughout the hostas’ first growing season, try to give the hosta one deep watering, around an inch more or less when it is dry.
Caring for Your Established Hostas
Once your hostas are in the ground, a simple care routine will keep looking their best year in year out.
Watering and Fertilizing
Hostas are a resilient plant but they prefer staying in evenly moist soil. Soil moisture can be retained by covering it with a layer of mulch like shredded bark or pine straw. This also holds in moisture, suppresses weeds, and keeps roots cool.
In the early spring before new growth, put down a balanced and slow release fertilizer. Good formulas are 10-10-10 or 5-10-5. This can be reapplied every six to eight weeks throughout the growing season based on the product's instructions. This consistent feeding of fertilizer helps feed the plant in order to promote healthy growth.
Companion Plants for Hostas
Hostas also do well with other shade-loving plants, particularly perennials. Their large and bold leaves make the contrast with other plants and the colors a lot better. Good plants to put with them are ferns, astilbes, and coral bells (Heuchera) since they all take the same light and water. Daffodil and tulip bulbs can be planted with hostas for early spring color and the hostas will cover the fading leaves of the bulbs.
Hosta Varieties to Consider
Hostas come in a huge variety of shapes and colors. Here are some of the most popular options to consider:
Sum and Substance: They are a true giant, and this variety can be 3 feet tall and 6 feet wide. They make a big deal in any garden with huge chartreuse-to-gold leaves.
Blue Angel: This variety is known for its big, heart-shaped, and heavily textured blue and green leaves. It creates a big mound and is a popular option for shade gardens.
Patriot: A medium-sized hosta that has dark green leaves and a wide white margin. It is a very cheerful and bright plant that is easy to notice among deep shade.
Guacamole: This hosta variety is also very popular. It has large leaves that are bright avocado green with a darker green margin. It is also very fragrant because of the beautiful white flowers it makes at the end of summer.
Finding For Plants At Tn Nursery
Do you want to be able to host the unmatched beauty of hostas into your landscape? These timeless yet beautiful plants in a wide variety of forms are a wonderful and easy to care for spaces in a beautiful garden. A hosta can be found for nearly every style and area in a garden ranging from giant 'Sum and Substance' to the classic bright variegated forms such as 'Patriot'.
TN Nursery is broad to host an extensive virtual library of perennial plants and hosta plants made to be shipped directly to your doorstep in order to allow the creation of an ideal garden space.
FAQs
How do you keep hostas happy?
Hostas are happiest when planted in rich soil with good drainage that is located in the shade. They like to be watered consistently, an inch of water a week is good, and a balanced fertilizer in the spring will make the plants foliage grow tiger green.
What happens if you don't cut back hostas in the fall?
Once fall frost starts, hostas will naturally go dormant and die back. While the dead leaves can decay and provide some mulch, they are also capable of hiding pests like slugs. Most gardeners prefer to clean them up for appearance and to deter pests.
Do coffee grounds help hostas?
Absolutely. Hostas appreciate the organic matter and nitrogen coffee grounds contribute to the soil. Also, used coffee grounds can help deter slugs and snails, because the texture of the grounds is abrasive.
What does Epsom salt do for hostas?
Epsom salt consists of magnesium, which is important for the generation of chlorophyll, and can also help the leaves become more vibrant. It can be a good idea to sprinkle a light amount of Epsom salt around your hostas to give it a boost in the spring for good hosta care.
Which miracle grows for hostas?
The best option for hostas is Miracle-Gro Water Soluble All Purpose Plant Food. This will support strong root development and abundant leaves. Use the directions on the package to determine application rates throughout the growing season.
What are the enemies of hostas?
The worst problems for hostas are just simple slugs and snails that eat the leaves of the hosts. The slugs and snails are susceptible to the same problems as deer as they find hostas a delicious snack as well. Disease problems can occur in fungal illnesses if too wet, but that is uncommon due to air circulation.
