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  1. potted

    potted Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi.

    I saw some pictures of very beautiful Hosta's and bought some mixed Hosta seeds but I don’t know what to do with them, can you help please.

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  2. CarolineL

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    Hi @potted you can just grow like any herbaceous perennial - a tray of seed compost, sprinkle seed, then add fine layer of compost and pat down. Water gently, preferably by soaking tray in water then draining.
    HOWEVER - the ones you get will probably be very different from the highly selected (and Photoshopped) ones on the packet - probably mostly just green plain leaves.
     
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    If seeds are from China, these may be even something else :biggrin:. Can't see from the photo, if they look like hostas seeds (actually never seen those, just googled how they are supposed to look like).
     
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    potted Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi.

    I should have started with... ‘first day Apprentice Gardener’

    I have always loved our garden but it was my wife who did that, I just dug the holes, she passed away recently so it is for me to learn and do it now that I moved to another home, so even the most beginner information would be appreciated - which soil - with or without perlite - water or don't water - etc.
    I bought these seeds from eBay and hoped that I have done the right thing.

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