Hosta is just a godsend for a site that is in the shade most of the time. The plant is quite unpretentious to care for, but there are two "buts":
- The host does not like waterlogging, therefore, in a damp area and where groundwater is high, drainage must be provided. However, a moderate amount of moisture and watering is necessary for the plant.
- The host does not like frequent transfers. During growth, it forms a neat, solid, beautiful bush, develops a powerful root system. It is recommended to divide and transplant the host once every 5-6 years. And in the first year of planting, it is better not to divide the hosts at all, otherwise the plant will greatly weaken.
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About timing
Transfer to host not difficult, the question iswhen is it better do it?In spring, summer or fall?
Most flower growers are in favor of replanting the hosta in early spring, when the plant wakes up, gains strength and is ready to actively grow and develop.
In the country literature they write that the best time for planting and dividing the host:
- In the spring: end of April - beginning of May,
- In autumn: end of August - beginning of September,
- Summer: throughout the summer (as it is said in one of the books in the "Modern Estate" series, this has been tested by practice).
But the optimal conditions for transplanting are still early spring. At this time, root growth begins, but the leaves do not unfold yet. The only exceptions are the host Siebold, Tokudama and their hybrids. Their root system is activated only after the leaves, so it is better to replant these varieties later than all the others.
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About division
Dividing a bush is the most common host breeding method. They can still be planted with cuttings and seeds, but when dividing, the hosts become decorative faster (after 2-3 years a beautiful, even bush is formed). From one plant, you can get 15-20 divisions for transplanting.
Without fail, the host needs to be transplanted at least once every 5-7 years, otherwise the plant grows strongly, the plantings thicken.
Rooting of the host takes about 4 weeks on average.
For transplantation, the entire plant is dug up and examined. You should try to divide the hosta so that each delenka has at least 2 buds and a maximum of roots. Start cutting from the center using a clean, sharp knife. The place of the cut is sprinkled with fungicide, ash or crushed coal and after 30 minutes, it is lowered into the ground. Before planting, the hosta leaves are cut in half.
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About leaving
- In the spring, it is useful for the host to fertilize with complex mineral fertilizers, at this time of the year it especially needs nitrogen. In summer - organic matter (compost and humus). In the summer, the plant must receive as much nutrients as possible in order to enter the winter well.
- Weeding is not needed for the host, almost nothing grows under it. The plant is resistant to diseases, but slugs and snails are very fond of it. They either need to be collected by hand or use tobacco dust.
- For the winter, the hosta bushes are protected from frost, and the soil is mulched (already in September, until the leaves have died).
- From the beginning of August, feeding is stopped.
- The faded peduncles are cut off so that the plant does not waste energy on the formation of seeds.
When is it better to replant the host: in spring or autumn?
I think we received the answer to this question today. You can transplant the host both in spring and autumn. But the most optimal conditions for this are created in the spring.
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