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Re: [SG] Animals and Hosta's

Hi Jennifer,

Zone 8 is just about the upper limit for hostas, I believe, (somebody tell
me this is wrong, please) but HOLES in the ground?  This is very strange!
Deer love hosta leaves, do you think a deer might have pulled the plant up
by the roots?  This might be possible if the plant was newly planted and
not had time to establish, but normally only the leaves would be missing.

I hope this was not the work of a "hosta snatcher"!  How long had the plant
been in its location?

Sherryl
zone 7a

At 12:19 PM 6/17/98 EDT, you wrote:
>When I joined this list, I had never heard of 'Hosta' flowers, so they
>intrigued me and I got three. Mine seemed to be in a dormant period. I was
>going to ask all you experts out there, what to do. I don't have to now, they
>are gone!!! What sort of animal eats these??? There is nothing but holes in
>the ground now:( There is plenty of other plants for them (animal or whatever
>took them) to eat out there,
>why the Hosta's? So, I called around today, everybody I talked to said the
>time to get a Hosta plant is in early spring. I will have to wait to next
>year. I thought I would share my sadness with ya'll.
>
>Jennifer Sheppard
>N. Louisiana
>zone 8
>
>
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