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i bought some hosta plants from the dutchie and they are funny beggers cause i come in in the morning and they look fine, i put them out and a few hours later they look flaccid but dont need water, the next morning they are turgid again and look fine, i put them out and a few hours later they are droopy drawers again, wtf is going on with my hostas, are they not hardened off do u thing. I have put them out the back for the weekend and will see what they are like on monday

the only thing i can think of is they are all male ?????!!!
sorry apps

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well, they're pretty turgid this morning so looks like the hostas are gonna be okay, not sure they're male cause they dont enjoy going in and out, but then again they do seem to be tempremental

is it warm and humid over your way? Are they standing in the sun? If yes to these 2 questions you can compare your hostas to those little old bitties from Canada that they call snowbirds...little 70-90 year olds whose migrate to Florida for the winter thinking that its better to sit in the sun and get brown...but once they're down there they realise its waaaaaay to warm to sit in the sun...this after their skin has gone all flaccid (dark leathery brown-eww!), so off they go in little groups of 5 or six to the bar that is in the shade under some some palm trees to slurp up a few exotic drinks....like sex on the beach!....and VOILA...they are turgid!!!
and they next moring it starts all over again!! So there you go, thats the explanation why your hostas are like the snowbirds

seriously tho, hostas aren't sun lovers!

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if it is sunny then hostas do not like it they prefer to be somewhere cooler and in the shade wot wonderful words you are using flaccid and turgid

You just had to write a whole thread using flaccid and turgid.....repeatedly.

And hostas a favourite food of snails.......be alert!

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There are lots of slugs and snails about at the moment, what with this lovely summer we are having!!!! They really love a hosta leaf and will strip a hosta over night!!!!!