Hostas are edible!
Hostas are edible!Hostas, apparently, are not just ornamentals. I have never been interested in them as I only care for what I can eat. But, having seen https://scottishforestgarden.wordpress. ... 07/hostas/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, I now wonder when they come up? When can I start pestering my more ornamentally inclined neighbours for a taste? Are they out yet?
Love, Annemieke Wigmore, Somerset, UK http://thoughtforfood-aw.blogspot.com
Re: Hostas are edible!No they're not out yet, although I noticed a couple of buds coming up on one of mine, but I shouldn't imagine they'll be out for a while yet. Late spring/early summer and they die bcd in autumn. You may have to fight with the slugs and snails to get any though!
Karen
Alpha chick to: Smudge, Matisse and Bluebell Chief servant to Marley the cat Remembering Weeps, Rexie, Sage, Cassie, Toffee, Captain Gabby, Commander Nugget, Ronnie, Juno, Special Poetry and Reading Casper, Tigger, Tophenanall Rembrandt, Chestnut, Tiddly, Willow, Mango, Coco, Dorian Grey and Pokey. Also my lost furries Charlie and Jasper
Re: Hostas are edible!Thanks for the info!
I have heard about the slugs. I read the following, but obviously haven't tried it yet:
Love, Annemieke Wigmore, Somerset, UK http://thoughtforfood-aw.blogspot.com
Re: Hostas are edible!I would'v thought that's just a slug starter course! Beer traps are supposed to be effective, as are crushed eggshells around the pot and ground as they are too sharp to crawl over. don't know if they are old wives tales!
Karen
Alpha chick to: Smudge, Matisse and Bluebell Chief servant to Marley the cat Remembering Weeps, Rexie, Sage, Cassie, Toffee, Captain Gabby, Commander Nugget, Ronnie, Juno, Special Poetry and Reading Casper, Tigger, Tophenanall Rembrandt, Chestnut, Tiddly, Willow, Mango, Coco, Dorian Grey and Pokey. Also my lost furries Charlie and Jasper
Re: Hostas are edible!If you keep your potted hosta in a large saucer that always has water in it, the slugs will be deterred. Make sure it stands away from other things or the slugs will get to the leaves that way. It has worked for me.
I am now a widow and live with my memories.
Re: Hostas are edible!But are hostas happy in pots?
Love, Annemieke Wigmore, Somerset, UK http://thoughtforfood-aw.blogspot.com
Re: Hostas are edible!I think they are fine in pots
Karen
Alpha chick to: Smudge, Matisse and Bluebell Chief servant to Marley the cat Remembering Weeps, Rexie, Sage, Cassie, Toffee, Captain Gabby, Commander Nugget, Ronnie, Juno, Special Poetry and Reading Casper, Tigger, Tophenanall Rembrandt, Chestnut, Tiddly, Willow, Mango, Coco, Dorian Grey and Pokey. Also my lost furries Charlie and Jasper
Re: Hostas are edible!Mine are in pots and do very well. I originally had them in the ground but they just got eaten.
I am now a widow and live with my memories.
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