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Re: [SG] hostas and sun

Hi Marya,

One-half to three-fourths sun means hosta can take some extended sunlight.
Morning is preferable. By afternoon, hostas should be in part- or
full-shade.

There are exceptions. Many yellow and gold hosta can take more sunlight.
Because two trees were lost in a storm a year ago, my two hosta patches now
are in three-fourths sun, one in almost full afternoon sun for about four
hours. I keep the soil moist, but not muddy, and mulch well. They're happy,
though I know they'd prefer more shade in the afternoon.

I have few problems with leaf burn despite the sunny environment. I believe
this results mainly from moist and mulched soil. I use wood chips for mulch,
two to three inches deep. I fertilize once in early spring as the hosta are
popping up through the soil.

As for light shade and part shade, I don't consider them to be much
different. I wouldn't worry a lot about sun exposure. Most hosta are quite
hardy, even if you can't match entirely their preferred growing conditions.

John G. Adney
Marion, Iowa (zones 4-5)
johnadney@email.msn.com



-----Original Message-----
From: Marya Williams <sistermarya@JUNO.COM>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Friday, August 21, 1998 9:40 PM
Subject: [SG] hostas and sun


>I've been reading hosta descriptions in catalogues, and I'm wondering
>what exactly do they mean by, say, "1/2 to 3/4 sun"? Does this mean
>direct sunlight a certain number of hours per day, or does it mean to
>plant it beneath a tree that's so delicate and lacy that it lets 1/2 to
>3/4 of the sunlight through its leaves? Also, is there a difference
>between light shade and part shade?
>
>Thanks so much.
>                Marya
>                SW Missouri, zone 6
>
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