Re: deer damage?

**J* E* M* S* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

Some hostas will return and others may not. We had a terrible hail storm here a few years back and in a column I wrote for the Star I interviewed a local expert.

Hail-damaged hosta
         If your hostas were shredded by the recent hail storm, here are some tips from Goodwin:
         * Large or blue  hostas with spring growth, leave alone. “If you cut those to the ground, they will never recover. Clean up the most tattered or unsightly portions and leave the remains,” he said.
         In northeastern Marion County and the Fishers area, Goodwin has had reports that hosts were decimated down to the leaf stems, called petioles.  “On those plants, even a plant with only standing petioles, leave alone, he said.
         * Medium to small hostas in greens or yellows, “then a total cutback is acceptable.”
         Goodwin has had the same queries from hosta society members who’ve had to opt out of this year’s show. “That's gardening and nature,” he said.
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