Went to a local greenhouse/landscaping business today and thought I'd take a look at the hosta. Just out of curiosity.
They were scary, many were almost impossible to identify because they were so messed up with what I am sure was HVX. Some of the plants looked like poster children for the virus. I asked the people if they had ever heard of hosta virus x and they said no what is it so I tried as best I could to describe it and how awful it is, that it has the capacity to destroy an infinite amount of hosta. Then I directed them to the forum and told them it has such a wealth of information and that there is educational material they can get as well. They looked at me like I was from another planet and said they didn't have time to look into it now, too busy. Even though I was the only person there. 
Guess they just lost my business. So Chris, how much to ship to Iowa? 
Think I'll be directing everyone I know to you!Atleast I tried.
Hope the rest of you have better luck trying to spread the word about HVX than I did. Happy Gardening
A somewhat discouraged,
Not so sunny,
Sunnydee
Talking to numbs here for 2 years.. some are starting to listen now 