hostas are edible...

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supposedly tastes a bit like lettuce and asparagus.

the young leaves when picked in the morning are best. older leaves can be more bitter.
the flowers are also edible but said to be rather bland.

just and FYI since i ran across this and found it interesting... :)

toxic to cats and dogs. :(
 

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WOW thistle....The deer won't eat them here! I guess different tastes for different types of deer.

That's amazing, hosta are the universal deer dessert. You have some strange deer there in Oregon Rhodie. o_O

The deer here at my house will get a bite of mine now and again, but we don't have a fraction of the population that there is in certain neighborhoods in town. But they can also be hunted out here and that makes a difference.
 

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my deer....who sniffed the zuc after eating bird seed and drinking out of the bird feeder.
 

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My hostas are winding down now with the change in daylight and temps. I have one that has a single beautiful flower stalk. I haven't cut it off cus its so pretty. Other hostas' flowerstalks were thin and only had flowers on them. I cut one to save the seed.

So firstly, the deer here have not eaten them at all. They like my tomatoes, zuc and some of my flowers instead. Weird Oregon deer.

Secondly, I sure wish I could propagate the blooming stalk, but from my friend, Mr Google, its not possible. Evidently its hard to start the seeds too. I suppose I'll stick to dividing them.

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