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Re: [SG] Hostas

I'm not an expert nor have much experience but.....
I suggest buying tc plants, fertilizing, using lots of water.
When you cut up a mature clump into individual divisions, you are left with
a small plant with mature size leaves---kinda looks wrong.
I have bought over 150 tc plants this year so I'm hoping this is the way to
go. I wanted multiples without having to put the blade to any mature clumps.
A draw back? is that you must order at least some minimum number of each
plant.
Lots of luck,
Preston Littleton
Seaford DE
zone 7
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Nyikos <hostaguy@KCONLINE.COM>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 8:52 PM
Subject: [SG] Hostas


>>From:    MS ROBERTA M BROOKS <ZDST49A@PRODIGY.COM>
>>Subject: HOSTAS
>
>Hi Bobbi
>
>>I just got a catalog with tissue culture hostas offered at wholesale.
>>
>>Good Older varieties - say about 3.50 to 5 dollars a piece offered at
>>10 to 25 of each kind
>
>For older plants (older than 5 years) $2.75 would be more appropriate,
>older species such as H. sieboldiana ssp etc, the cost should be more in
>line with $1.50 or less for things like 'Lancifolia' and 'Gold Standard'.
>
>>QUESTION.... if I were to look for the best buy - would I try to
>>purchase a clump of an established, up to size hosta and divide down
>
>Yes. Your business will probably not be that big over night. Divide up some
>multiple crown divisions to root and always leave a mother plant. Don't
>sell your mother plant below 3 100% divisions. You'll regret it if you run
>out. Are you set on selling potted? Did bareroot not enter the equation?
>
>>would I buy the tissue culture, plant this fall
>>and dig and pot next spring, summer etc, or would they take yet
>>another year to get ready to sell?
>
>Depends on variety. Some are great the first season like 'Tambourine',
>'Savannah' and others. The tc nursery also needs to supply health quality
>and vigorous roots. I've lost many tc just because they don't grow
>well...not anyone's fault really, just attrition -- 'Ming Treasure' and
>'Aphrodite' come to mind as more difficult. We did experience some weird
>weather, so that is also a factor. If you buy this fall and mulch them over
>winter, they should be (most anyway) sellable next spring.
>
>>what would the comparison costs be?
>
>Comparing what to what?
>
>Stephen Nyikos, Shadow Gardens --> Hosta Specialists in Zone  5
>Northern Indiana's best corn-fed retail perennials for the shade.
>h*@kconline.com
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