Question by Alice K: South Texas gardeners?
I live in San Antonio. Throughout the summer, most of my yard is in heavy, heavy shade. I love color but I’m tired of impatiens, begonias, caladiums, and coleus, and I don’t have much luck with hostas. I’d also like to put in some perennials but don’t have a lot to spend. Any suggestions? Or am I just out of luck? Thanks for any help.

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Answer by Belize Missionary
Go to a couple of really good nurseries, look around, ask questions, and get ideas. You don’t have to buy anything. I am certain you will end up with a new perspective and some grand ideas. 🙂  Read more...

Question by Diane: Something ate my beautiful hosta! All the leaves are gone except for flowers. Can I cut back?
All that is left are the stalks and the flowers. Doi I wait for fall to cut back?

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Answer by theonlytufrose
probably slugs. they love hostas. Go ahead and cut them back and next year put some diatamacious earth around them to keep the slugs off.

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Question by Erin B: i planted bare root hostas about a month ago, how big will they get this year (i live in a zone 5)?
right now they are about 4 inches tall and about 4 inches wide.

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Answer by nannapetre@yahoo.com
Hostas will grow about 2 X2 and they spread too! Its a nice plant to have in your garden,

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Question by Diana J: My hostas stop growing big after planting a rose bush near them. Did the rose bush do this to the hostas?
Do they both compete for water?

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Answer by goofinoff
They do compete for water, but I have no idea why the rose would hurt them. Usually roses like sun and hostas, shade, so I would think one of them would be unhappy. Also, hostas like to sit in one place a long time undisturbed, in order to grow big; if digging too near disturbed them, that is possibly your answer.  Read more...

Question by Lisette: Would Hosta grow nice in a pot instead of placing in the ground?

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Answer by groovymaude
Yes, I have amazing hostas in pots, biggest one is 5′ across, it is much easier to deal with slugs and snails, in fact they are kept at bay with copper tape (have been for years) get a big pot!

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