You may start to notice something that looks like weeds in your lawn at first. Take a closer look, if it looks like this picture it is just your yard going through a natural cycle, as it does every year. Your turf is going to seed. In time it will return to normal, with regular mowing practices.
Hosta is an easy-to-grow, long-lived, shade-loving perennial that is prized for its colorful leaves. Other common names are plantain lily and funkia.
About This Plant
An ideal foliage plant for shady areas, hosta grows well under deciduous trees, in borders, and as a ground cover. Foliage height ranges from 6 inches to 3 feet, with taller flower spikes appearing in early to mid summer. Foliage colors range from chartreuse to deep blue-green, and many varieties have striking variegation. Flower colors include white and lavender; some flowers have a sweet scent. Because hosta is a favored food of slugs, snails, and deer, control measures may be required.
Special Features
•Easy care/low maintenance
•Multiplies readily
•Unusual foliage
Site Selection
Select a site with light to full shade and moist, well-drained soil.
Planting Instructions
Plant in spring, spacing plants 1 to 3 feet apart, depending on the variety. Prepare the garden bed by using a garden fork or tiller to loosen the soil to a depth of 12 to 15 inches, then mix in a 2- to 4-inch layer of compost. Dig a hole twice the diameter of the pot the plant is in. Carefully remove the plant from its container and place it in the hole so the top of the root ball is level with the soil surface. Carefully fill in around the root ball and firm the soil gently. Water thoroughly.
Care
Apply a thin layer of compost each spring, followed by a 2-inch layer of mulch to retain moisture and control weeds. Water plants during the summer if rainfall is less than 1 inch per week. After the first killing frost, cut plant back to an inch or two above soil line. Divide plants every 3 to 4 years as new growth begins in the spring, lifting plants and dividing them into clumps.
The second leaf cleanup, which include turf and beds will be starting on Monday, November 19. A few of the maples as well as the bradford pear trees seem to be hanging on right now, they will be down soon.
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This is one of the most important steps in the renovation process. Make sure your seed is receiving enough water to germinate but not too much that it drowns. We reccomend at least 2 times per day 10-15 min. on rotor heads and 5-7 min on spray heads. Continue this watering until seed has germinated and you have a good stand of new grass. Switch watering over to once a day, around mid-day, everyday. Except on days when you mow, not to damage new grass. Keep this process up until you have mowed your new grass 2-3 times.
