3 tricks to make Khosta more beautiful in summer

Surely many of you have a host on their summer cottage. This is one of my favorite plants, because it is difficult to come up with something more unpretentious - it will grow well even where you plant it at random.

Does not require frequent watering, special care, unlike other perennial plants for which you need to carefully look after several years in order to see at least some minimal result of your works.

I planted several small hosta bushes on the site and they grew without problems even in places that were not suitable for such plants.

But it's important to know a few simple tricks to keep your hosta leaves looking healthy and large, not wilting.

I, as a local amateur gardener, and, by a happy coincidence, the owner of hosts at my summer cottage, will share these secrets with you. But before that, I will give a couple of tips:

1. It is better to plant the host somewhere in the shade, where its decorative foliage will help brighten and give at least a little color variety to dull areas. You can plant several bushes at once - they will look good together.

2. Varieties with yellow foliage are somewhat more sun-tolerant, but this does not mean that they should be planted in sunny places. There the host will feel bad.

3. Although the hosta leaves are edible and even eaten in some Asian countries, they are extremely toxic to dogs, cats and horses. Keep your pets away from this plant unless you want dire consequences for their health. Or then play it safe at all and do not plant a flower.

In fact, there are no special secrets for caring for a hosta, I can call this flower one of the most unpretentious plants that I have ever had. There are just some recommendations that I learned about from my neighbors in the country.

Wind

The flower does not require special care in watering and can grow in a wide range of climatic conditions, but the only thing to protect it from is the wind.

It is best to plant the host in a place protected from strong gusts of wind, and it is better not to be there at all.

For example, my hosta grows between the fence and the country house - there is always a shadow there and because of the buildings the wind is very rare.

Watering

In principle, this is not the most important point here, just to clarify - it is better to water not directly at the base of the hosts or pour water on its leaves, and do it somewhere near the plant itself, so as not to attract snails and slugs to it.

Fertilizer

If you use any commercial chemical fertilizers, sprinkle and water them carefully so that they do not touch and did not fall on the leaves themselves, otherwise I already once "burned" the leaves of my host, when I fertilized it with some special granules.