California Gardening: Growing hostas in Zone 9, 1 by RODICAP

RODICAP wrote:
Hi GerBo.

I live in Phoenix, AZ, (zone 9b) where is much hotter that in your part of the world and I had succes with hostas. I have 5 of them. Two of them are in pots, the rest are in my shady garden.
The first one I bought, was a miniature (no idea about the name) and I kept it in a pot with copper tape around the rim and screen placed over the hole in the botom of the pot to protect them from snails.
After almost 10 years, it multiplied to over 13 and it blooms every year.
The other one that I have in a pot is called Guacamole and is doing great and have been blooming too. The other three were planted last year and they are still small, though one has bloomed a couple of weeks ago.
Make sure your soil is water retentive and rich . I would suggest you incorporate lots of compost before planting the hostas. Make sure to protect them from snails and slugs by placing copper tape around them since the beasts get an electric shock if they cross the copper tape.
Good luck and I include a picture of the miniature one .