I'll see if I can take a photo tomorrow morning before I go to work.
Verdun, It's not unique to Gold Standard, nor indeed is GS more susceptible to virus, but it's just coincidence that mine has it, and you've just bought one.
Hosta Gold Standard seems to have virus. I posted this earlier, but it seems to have disappeared. Those top and left seem to be infected, the lower right seems ok.
Mark, your photo is lovely. What is the name of the hosta on the right hand side of the photo with the golden leaves?
Hostafan - thanks for posting a photo of the hosta with the virus. It's certainly one for us to watch out for. Are you going to remove the Gold Standard?
Does anyone have an answer for Bal about taking the lid of the propagator? (near to the top of this page).
I've just had a reply from the guy who runs a hosta nursery I use, I've posted his reply for your information:
Hello Andrew, lovely to hear from you, perhaps though not on the virus front though! Sorry to have to say that it is HVX on the gold standard. Best thing to do is to dig them out, and all the soil around them that might contain any root fragments, skip the lot, then put some clean soil in the hole. I still wouldn't risk planting any hostas there for a few years, Heucheras or Iris or something maybe, for a few years until any Hosta root has completely rotted away. I'd probaboy buy a spade specially for the task as well, then dispose of that too, just as a belt and braces approach.
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Hi charleyD found the forum lol. will follow and post here now
I'll see if I can take a photo tomorrow morning before I go to work.
Verdun, It's not unique to Gold Standard, nor indeed is GS more susceptible to virus, but it's just coincidence that mine has it, and you've just bought one.
My small collection of Hostas
Hosta Gold Standard seems to have virus. I posted this earlier, but it seems to have disappeared. Those top and left seem to be infected, the lower right seems ok.
Mark, your photo is lovely. What is the name of the hosta on the right hand side of the photo with the golden leaves?
Hostafan - thanks for posting a photo of the hosta with the virus. It's certainly one for us to watch out for. Are you going to remove the Gold Standard?
Does anyone have an answer for Bal about taking the lid of the propagator? (near to the top of this page).
I've just had a reply from the guy who runs a hosta nursery I use, I've posted his reply for your information:
Hello Andrew, lovely to hear from you, perhaps though not on the virus front though! Sorry to have to say that it is HVX on the gold standard. Best thing to do is to dig them out, and all the soil around them that might contain any root fragments, skip the lot, then put some clean soil in the hole. I still wouldn't risk planting any hostas there for a few years, Heucheras or Iris or something maybe, for a few years until any Hosta root has completely rotted away. I'd probaboy buy a spade specially for the task as well, then dispose of that too, just as a belt and braces approach.