Ah, yes... the famous blue-balled evergreen...

The ground under evergreens is, in general, among the worst growing conditions in nature. It combines deep shade with extreme dryness and soil that has been heavily fed upon by the tree as it grew.

Hostas can handle it - if you water regularly. Water is the key. Secondarily, they will also grow much better if you give them some fertilizer once in a while...

I grow a lot of hosta under several pine trees, and the results have been positive. Like idiothe wrote, though, I water regularly and generously.

Best Of Luck,
Don B.

Thats good to hear =)
I plan on moving them a little later in late august. Its been fairly hot here latley so I dont want to move them in the scorching heat.
thanks for the advice!

your tree is likely a juniper: the blue balls are actually modified cones and are used to make gin, i believe....

Where you are would determine the likelihood of which juniper it is. Juniperus virginiana is most commonly planted. A side note, Juniperus communis is the gin juniper. (hic)

tj

Im upstate Ny. In the adirondacks =)
This is compleatly irrelivent to hostas but Ive included a picture of the tree. You've sparked my curiosity! If anyone knows that would be awesome

So, a juniper is conifer?

bk

It looks like the conifer Juniperus virginiana to me. AKA Eastern Redcedar or Pencil Cedar even though it really isn't a cedar but the wood smells like cedar when cut. Eastern White Cedar, Thuja occidentalis (or Arborvitae), shares a similar misnaming because it too smells like cedar when cut.

tj