http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-108627 Jeane http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-108627 I was very glad to read this as one of my favorite hostas outside produced seed pods and I was hoping I could plant and grow from them. I know the offspring probably will not have the same beautiful blue color as their parents, but I'm hoping for some nice plants regardless! I was very glad to read this as one of my favorite hostas outside produced seed pods and I was hoping I could plant and grow from them. I know the offspring probably will not have the same beautiful blue color as their parents, but I’m hoping for some nice plants regardless!

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-67644 I Wilkerson http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-67644 Some of my hostas produced loads of seed pods this year. They are still green but I'll keep an eye on them. Thanks for all of the great tips! Some of my hostas produced loads of seed pods this year. They are still green but I’ll keep an eye on them. Thanks for all of the great tips!

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-12794 Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-12794 Jeffrey, I have had great results without stratification. I just dry the pods and plant the seeds... but if I'm going to keep the seeds for any length of time, I do store them in a glass jar in the freezer. Jeffrey, I have had great results without stratification. I just dry the pods and plant the seeds… but if I’m going to keep the seeds for any length of time, I do store them in a glass jar in the freezer.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-12734 Jeffrey Robinson http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-12734 Does hosta seeds need any form of stratification? Does hosta seeds need any form of stratification?

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-1714 Shirley http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-1714 At the end of the growing season the seed pods can still be green and there can be ripe seeds inside. However, this early in the season I doubt very much that there will be any ripe seeds inside your green pods. You can tell by opening one of the pods. If the seeds are only partly formed and white, they will not germinate. When the seeds mature, they will be black. At the end of the growing season the seed pods can still be green and there can be ripe seeds inside. However, this early in the season I doubt very much that there will be any ripe seeds inside your green pods. You can tell by opening one of the pods. If the seeds are only partly formed and white, they will not germinate. When the seeds mature, they will be black.

]]> http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-1709 Josephine A. Gualtieri http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/growing-hostas-from-seed/#comment-1709 I picked the seeds when green, are they still good?? I picked the seeds when green, are they still good??

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