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Preparing the Soil
Compost,
compost, compost. No matter what kind of soil you start with, adding
compost is going to improve it. And the better soil you have, the
bigger your hostas will grow and the better they will look. Compost
makes organic soil, and organic soil holds water well, and as we have said
once or twice before, water is the key to growing hostas.
I'm perfectly
aware that most people are going to get their plants, go out in the yard and
dig a hole, plunk the plant in it and forget it. And the great thing
about hostas is that they will probably have beautiful, healthy plants year
after year. But if you want the biggest and most beautiful hostas, the
kind that make your friends ask "Wow, what kind of fertilizer do you use?",
then compost, compost, compost.
If you need more details, just Google "Organic garden soil". Last time I looked,
1,150,000 pages came up, so you should be able to find something.
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