Is it too late to plant Hostas?
As long as it is not hot, then it is fine. They can really be planted at any time of year, as long as it is not hot or frozen. This article will help you on their care: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/propagation-of-yucca-plant.htm
Hostas, toad lilies, astillbes and calla lillies
The best time to do this is during dormancy. These articles will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/.../calla.../growing-calla-lilies-and-care- of-calla-lilies.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/.../toad-lily/toad-lily-care.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/.../hosta/growing-hosta-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/.../astilbe/growing-astilbe-plants.htm
in an area where they have room to expand ? The blooms were huge and the pods are also huge; can plants be grown from the pods? Should they be cut back to the ground in the fall ?
Could you have planted the extra large variety? Some grow quite large and others don't. You don't need to cut them back, they will die back naturally in late fall. You can grow hosta easily from seed pods, but it may not grow true from seed, due to the many hybrids.
https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C955&title=Growing%20Hostas
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/hosta/hostas-containers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/hosta/dividing-hosta-plants.htm
I have hosta lilies. Something is eating the leaves, all of the leaves! Is it woodchucks? They've been here several years but haven't eaten them before. I've attached a photos of what they usually look like and what they look like now. Noticed scat this morning so will try to attach a picture of that too. Thank you for any help!
That looks like bunny or deer scat. Tender young leaves would seem to be more attractive than late season foliage. You can try repellents or a motion activated sprinkler. It takes a serious fence to keep out deer; 8 foot high is recommended or a double fence that is 4 ft high with a second 4 ft high fence 3-4 feet apart. (Deer don't have room to gather themselves and leap the second fence.) Rabbit fences must go down 9-12 inches to prevent them from digging under. Several links follow. The first is on rabbit fencing and the second is to a list of articles on deer.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/animals/keep-rabbits-out-of-gardens.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/search?q=deer-resistant-garden
hostas in the beds. I have tried to get a list of hostas on the web but no help. If you have a website that will tell me what I can use would help me. If not hostas, what would you recommend to plant in the beds? They are facing west but have a tree in front of them.
Here are hosta varieties that tolerate a sunny spot. Keeping the bed watered will help too so they don't suffer burned leaves.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/hosta/sun-tolerant-hostas.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/partial-shade.htm
I brought hostas from Michigan and planted them in my Southern California garden and cannot keep the snails away. I've tried coffee grounds, yeast, egg shells, citrus peels , Sluggo Snail powder and yet they keep coming. I also tried some thin copper wiring to no avail!!! Help!!!!
Here is a good factsheet with recommendations and controls:
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/snails-slugs-in-the-home-garden/
I have been given a divided hosta early this autumn. The few leaves that it had have dropped off within weeks and now it is having a new shoot coming out just before winter - will it exaust itself and die later on ? What should I do to protect/save it? It is a particularly beautifully flowering specimen I would hate to loose. Many thanks Ruta
Hosta are best divided in spring/summer but if yours has been in the ground for at least six weeks it should be OK to go through winter. The new shoot will die back as all hosta do when temperatures dip below freezing. You are in zone 9 so winters aren't too harsh for you. I think it will be fine.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/hosta/growing-hosta-plants.htm