More about Hosta's

I have included this photo of a Pacific Banana Slug. We saw this slug when we were in Oak Harbor Washington in April. You will not find this guy in your gardens here in the mid-west so don't worry!!

To tell if slugs are eating your hosta's, you look for little holes in the leaf. If you see just one or two small holes you may not have slugs, but you will want to check the plant in a day or so to make sure there are not any more holes. Slugs look like a snail with out a shell. You can look on thte under side of the leaves for them. Slugs can defolige a hosta in no time if you are not carefull.

Wide Brim Hosta

This is a hosta. Hosta's are perennials that love the shade.

Garden Tip of the Week

For those of you who love to garden and don't want to spend every dime you make in the garden and who also want to be more earth friendly. I read a great tip and I tried it at home... Here is the tip. If you have Hostas and have slugs munching on them sprinkle used coffee grounds around the base. If you are not a coffee drinker you can get free used coffee grounds at Starbucks!!! So give it a try you are not out any money and you are not handling any chemicals and and coffee does not hurt your soil. I have not had any munching going on since I did this 2 weeks ago.