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Posted by upnortdareh Zone 4 (My Page) on Wed, Jul 29, 09 at 8:19
| When ever I grow hostas in 4 1/2" x 5" pots I get some small brown spots on the margins and the tip of the leaf. Not alot just enough to make them look , well not perfect. I thought it would be from uneven water but thats not the case. The new growth is fine its the older leaves. Any thoughts?? Thanks Bill |
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RE: Hostas
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| Were they exposed to frost? That can do it. |
RE: Hostas
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| I wish I could say I was absolutely positive that they were not exposed to frost . It was such a screwy spring with the temps, I had to cover a number of times. I guess I will just have to watch the new growth carefully , as of now the new growth looks good. Thanks for the heads up ----Bill |
RE: Hostas
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Same here. We covered, but the blankets blew off and several were frost exposed. The damage did not show till much later. There are also viruses and nematodes, though I don't know the symptoms of the latter. The hosta library has a good section on diseases at the following address:
http://www.hostalibrary.org/diseases/diseases.html |
RE: Hostas
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| I have that problem with Hosta Venus. I'm pouring the water to it. Maybe they want to be drier. I hope it's not bacterial. |
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