I
have noticed this also. How did the roots compare on your two sets
of plants? What about plant maturity?
I
received 2 orders from the same place. Both times, plants were young,
and a little abused looking. Now, you may be wondering why I ordered the
second time... Well, their prices were cheap, and once the plants were
put into the ground, they took off like rockets, doubling in
size.
In
another order around the same time, the plants were several years old, and
nice looking. I planted them, and they did nothing, or in some cases,
had some leaves die.
I am wondering, at least in my case if this should be
chalked up to the scraggly
plants being put in my loamy soil, and being so happy that they were
loved, that they just took off.
Maybe they were BAP-ed, not
sure...
What were your plants like
Alttara?
Margaret
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hosta-open@mallorn.com
[mailto:owner-hosta-open@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Alttara
Scheer
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 8:46 PM
To:
hosta-open@mallorn.com
Subject: What makes the
difference?
I ordered some hostas a
while back, from two different nurseries. A number of different hostas, all
planted in the same new bed, which was prepped well beforehand. All of the
hostas from one of the nurseries have put on new growth, some a tremendous
amount, and all of the hostas from the other nursery are either just sitting
there, or lost leaves to transplant shock. They were mailed on the same day,
from both places, and received on the same day.
So, what makes the difference? What does one nursery do that another
doesn't, to make their plants take off so well, or not? Could it be
cultural/environmental, like, where the hostas came from, geographically?
-A.
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