I am starting to see a lot of ragged holes in the leaves of my hosta and some of my other perennials in the same section of my garden. There never seem to be any insects present. I was wondering what ...

Hostas are easy to care for in summer shade gardens. When fall arrives, here's when to cut back hostas and stop watering and ...

Q. What can I do this year to thwart an onslaught of slugs. Last year they almost devoured an extensive planting of hostas. William M. Mikkelsen, Ann Arbor A. The very environment - moist and shady - ...

Cutting back hostas too soon in fall can limit root growth needed to survive winter. Removing hosta leaves before winter ...

You should definitely cut your hostas back in the fall to allow the plant to focus its energy on creating new growth after ...

M.B.: Curses to those slugs and curtains for those hosta leaves. Tough perennials such as hosta do not need mulch to survive our mild winters. In fact, bare winter soil will allow predators to feed on ...

Hostas are usually easy to grow in a shady perennial garden. But problems do exist, and steps can be taken to help head them off. Hostas have a reputation for being foolproof. Most of the time, they ...

Hostas don't need much more than an annual pruning. Find out when and how to accomplish this task so that it's most ...

Editors note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension Educator for Agriculture & Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening questions submitted by Dispatch readers.

Ugh. Slugs. A Swedish woman is in the news for battling Spanish “killer” slugs in her garden. She picked off 1,773 of the repulsive looking things. While I don’t face any slugs that are known as ...

Key Points Prune hostas just before a killing frost in your zone for best results.Fall pruning keeps beds tidy, deters pests, and directs energy to spring growth.If missed, let foliage die back ...