Crown pushing up--------do I replant?

[flowerchild59]

On a couple of my early risers I notice the crown sticking up more than last year.
Do I dig up and plant deeper???
I started with a dozen or so last year, probably lost 4 over the winter.

[Chris_W]

Hi,

The crowns will eventually grow higher naturally but unless it is falling over or ugly I just leave them alone. You could mulch it a little or put a little compost around it if you want. I usually don't replant unless I can see the root ball. Then I might lift and plant just a little deeper.

They really like good drainage, and last winter I had a couple newer varieties struggle too since our soil tends to retain a lot of moisture. If I bury them any deeper it could make it worse. The plan here is to create some raised beds for them to improve the drainage, but at the same time if a plant isn't vigorous in their current tough conditions I probably shouldn't be selling them...

[Ginger]

When my Huch were alive (that is another story) they did best with their crowns above the soil a bit. It seemed when I tried to bury them deeper, they struggled, but when they had worked their way up they did much better. It was almost like they stood on thier roots

Ginger

[newtohosta-no more]

Hmmm....I just went around my yard last week and covered up hosta roots that had heaved over the winter and I also covered up some heucheras that looked like they had heaved. I wonder now if that was the wise thing to do?