Hallson Gardens

Not in any particular order:

Blue Mouse Ears
Blue Angel
Sagae
Regal Splendor
June
Choo Choo Train
Teaspoon
Strip Tease
Bright Lights
Royal Standard
Plantaginea
Guacamole
August Moon
Paradigm
Gold Standard
Risky Business
Sparky
Ghost Spirit
Love Pat

I'll go with Wilddog on this one.. My potted hosta are kept outside and watered until the first killing frost or freeze. Then in the garage they go, and I don't water them again until I start putting them out when the weather breaks. Never had a problem, and I do this every year.

I've had Ming Treasure since 2003.. This year was the fiirst year it bloomed, I was so surprised, the blooms are just as long as Plantaginea! The leaves are not solid green, though.

I've been really pleased and surprised by Grandmaster as well.

Mine's planted by Mama Mia, another one that has surprised me this year.

I'm a compost junkie, of sorts... I had a miserable compost pile for a few years, pretty much cold composting, with not much for the end result, and then we got the two ponies, and I've got the BEST compost now, and and much as I need! I have several piles, two for the stable waste, easy access to t...

Could be botrytis blight

http://www.ipm.msu.edu/cat06land/l06-23-06.htm#1

Think I answered my own question...Bayer Advanced Garden 2 in 1 Systemic Rose & Flower has it.. only thing is that it's extremely toxic to bees... That probably wouldn't have bothered me in the past, but our honeybees are practically non existent this year.. Maybe I won't have any nematodes this year!

Hank, is this 2% disulfton systemic poison something that you can get at the local gardening centers? Is there a brand name?

I divided my embroidery this year, and boy... did it ever sulk! I've never seen one handle dividing as badly as this one. It's starting to send up new leaves now, though. Embroidery leaves don't have a lot of substance, and I've found it to be slug bait. Mine has always been in full shade, now that ...

My version of the heat treatment is to pot up the hosta (if it's a common one, I'll just pitch it), and put it in FULL sun for the rest of the year. And the next year. And then I keep it in the pot. I still have diazanon granules from before they were banned, and I put that in the potting soil as we...

So maybe I should just do as Hostagourmet does, and just keep adding compost each spring, which is effectively putting them further underground, so to speak...

Every since I got the two ponies, I actually have enough working compost to make a difference!

Here's the labels I received in the trade from Just_one_more.. (I think this was actually from the Gardenweb trade, but these are good enough to share here too!)

I received my Secret Trades from both the Hallson Swap and the Gardenweb swap, today!!!!! It's just like Christmas! Both of my swappers sent nice notes,but didn't id which trade it was... now I could do some research, but I'm just going to thank both of them on both forums! From Mike Huber in Minnes...

I've got several older hostas, (Blue Mammath, Elegans) that used to be beautiful, and now, aren't quite as pretty. They've got that hairy look around the crowns, which are pretty much at ground level. I'm not sure if they've had winter heave, or this is just normal, but should I dig these and replan...

Mine were mailed yesterday.....I forgot to put a note in it, so I hope they look at the return address!

I got it from E-Flower Garden dot com... 2 years ago.

Thanks, guys.... It's a goner!

I think I already know the answer.....

I'm in the running for a Tuesday sendoff as well....

Green with Envy?

Hank,

Just curious, how is your friendship garden coming along?? You sent me a PM last September, and I never responded, believe it or not, I just checked the PM's today. I usually only check these when we have a secret trade going on....