My hostas are shredded-any ideas?

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05-15-2011, 07:57 PM

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05-16-2011, 04:17 AM

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Thanks so much for all of the replies! Today I am going to work on the hostas. Will cut back the ones that are mostly gone, and trim the few that seem to have not so much damage, will let you know how they do in a couple of weeks. Bought some white impatiens to plant among them too when the yard fills out some I will post pics.

05-16-2011, 08:35 AM

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Before we had a name for them, we called them monster plants! A moving truck rolled over one, one day, and it bounced right back. :-)

05-16-2011, 10:17 AM

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They will come back, there should be some more leaves come out during the rest of the season. Deer try and eat mine..

How do you keep the deer from eating them?

I sprinkle my hostas with "milorganite." It is a granular form of human waste---doesn't smell bad and is cheap. It is "Idiot proof"---that is why I like it. You cannot put on too much and it won't burn the plants if you do. You need to remember to put it on again after a rain. I just sprinkle it on the hostas. It is supposed to get into the root system and make the leaves taste bad so the deer do not eat them. I buy it here at a local feed store place. (Check out a place like Home Depot, Lowes, etc.)
However, the deer will eat the hostas if you do not remember to put the milorganite on often.
So, if you get busy like I do and forget. Then I use "Liquid Fence." It stinks to high heaven for a few days and is expensive...but nothing will eat the hostas then.

Thanks for the info!