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f/u: I managed to kill them
Hello, and thanks for the feedback in the post below.
A few things...
Last night I was able to remove the dead leaves from the hosta, and noticed new "nubs" poking out the ground, so hopefully there is hope!
I don't have "black plastic" down in my yard! LOL. It's landscape fabric, and came recommended from several landscape companies, HD and Lowes.
I DO plan on putting down mulch, but I was trying to wait until my plants got off the ground. I didn't think I should have to literally lift the leaves off the ground to put mulch around it.
Lastly, yes I do consider all the advise I receive from this post and from others that know more about landscaping than I do. I do believe that is why I watered so much and in the place I'm in now. I heard from several folks that I needed to water a lot since I was planting in the hot Summer months. After research I discovered that the over watering does cause the yellow leaves.
I just need to take the time to really do my research on how to best take care of the plants, but was trying to avoid that so that is why I planted the hostas. I was told it was a "plant and forget it" type of plant for I know I wouldn't have the time to really be out in the yard daily for the up keep.
Thanks again for all of your help...I'm just a baby Gardner...I'll keep you posted.
;-)
Re: f/u: I managed to kill them
Glad the Hostas are okay. Good luck with you landscape.
Ditto on the landscape fabric. I put it down the first year I started gardening. When it came time to divide plants or move things around, it was a nightmare ripping through the landscape fabric.
Gardening is a process. Each year, you discover "my lilies may do better here" or "my hostas need more shade so I need to dig them up", or "this shrub is obstructing the window view, gotta move it." It takes a while before your yard really gets the way you want it.
Although it's a process, it's really fun and rewarding! Soon, you'll be hooked just like we are! Good luck with your landscaping project!
It's hard to tell from the photos - but are those plants in full sun? Hostas are hard to kill, but full sun is one way to do it. It makes the leaves wilty like yours -- even with lots of water. They will come back next year though. If you have a shadier area, you may consider moving them. If not, learn to live with them looking a little droopy.
I would also put mulch, dirt, rocks or something on top of the landscape fabric. In my experience, it is much less effective without something on top of it it pinning it to the soil beneath. Plus without anything on top, it is really heating up your plants.
If these are your only plants in that area, I would consider adding something evergreen so that you have something there in the winter months. I have eunonymous in mine, which is pretty hardy and hard to kill.
Hostas and coral bells get cut down to the ground in the fall and regrow fresh in the spring. Same with all perennials. So you will "literally have to lift the leaves off of the ground" to mulch every single year, till kingdom come.
I get that you are a "baby gardener", but some things are just common sense... How else would you do it?