https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/06/24/how-to-grow-happy-hosta/ Real people, real gardens, real projects Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:45:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/06/24/how-to-grow-happy-hosta/#comment-18088 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 23:45:27 +0000 https://fleamarketgardening.org/?p=11289#comment-18088 snails HATE copper!!! You could glue pennies in a decorative design on pots or press them in stepping stones when the concrete is drying.

]]> https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/06/24/how-to-grow-happy-hosta/#comment-18011 Mon, 16 May 2016 16:03:29 +0000 https://fleamarketgardening.org/?p=11289#comment-18011 I use cayenne pepper to keep animals away from my hosts. It doesn’t bother the plants and is cheap.

]]> https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/06/24/how-to-grow-happy-hosta/#comment-18010 Mon, 16 May 2016 14:39:32 +0000 https://fleamarketgardening.org/?p=11289#comment-18010 I live in Oklahoma. The snails have eaten my Hostas every year until this year when I decided to dig them up and plant them in large flower pots and they are bigger now than ever. Tired of fighting the snails.

]]> https://fleamarketgardening.org/2014/06/24/how-to-grow-happy-hosta/#comment-18008 Mon, 16 May 2016 12:56:31 +0000 https://fleamarketgardening.org/?p=11289#comment-18008 Liquid fence will keep deer from feasting on your hosta. You need to reapply occasionally, and it really stinks, but it works!

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