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Mar 27, 2016 2:46 PM CST
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Name: Ann
Ottawa, ON Canada (Zone 5a)
Hostas Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Canadian Enjoys or suffers cold winters Composter
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'Cracker Crumbs' is s mini hosta - a sport of 'Shiny Penny'. I've had it since 2005 and I've been working it into a border. It does very well in the spring when it emerges bright yellow with a very thin green margin. It gradually greens up. Mine, however, had been decimated by nematodes by late August for the last couple of years. I no longer get rid of plants that are affected because the problem is still in the soil and I can't replace all the soil and start over. I am going to try growing some of this in a pot this year.

June 7
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June 1
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June 21
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Aug. 2 - at which time it is nearly solid green
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Mar 14, 2017 7:08 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Ann
Ottawa, ON Canada (Zone 5a)
Hostas Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Canadian Enjoys or suffers cold winters Composter
Seed Starter Annuals Herbs Canning and food preservation Native Plants and Wildflowers Vegetable Grower
2016 update - July 7. This border has been afflicted with foliar nematodes in the past. It was much better in 2016, but I also dug a section of it really early in spring, washed the roots well and soaked them in water with some Pinesol added and grew it in a pot. There was absolutely no sign of nematode infection.
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Pictures of all my hostas, updated annually and tracked since 2008 begin at: https://violaann.smugmug.com/G...
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