Broken hosta stem

[TheGeoMurph]

So I had just finished planting this Gold Standard Hosta when my 1 year old came behind me and stepped on it, and snapped one of the two visible stems. Do I need to replace the plant, or will I still get a full plant with a lot of leaves? Thanks in advance.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

nope. just leave it alone. a gold standard is a hardy plant. it will be just fine.

BTW--these are my hostas. https://www.gardening-forums.com/threads/my-hostas-2015.5037/#post-55908

 

[TheGeoMurph]

Thanks for the reply! Those hostas look great. Do you treat them with anything? Last year bugs got to mine a little bit.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

NOPE, do not treat them with anything.

 

[Fernsdaddy]

Hosta are hard to kill and don't need a lot of work to make them look good.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

I think my hostas do well because of some toads that live in the gardens, they love eating slugs etc.

 

[Annue]

So I had just finished planting this Gold Standard Hosta when my 1 year old came behind me and stepped on it, and snapped one of the two visible stems. Do I need to replace the plant, or will I still get a full plant with a lot of leaves? Thanks in advance.

As long as she didn't break the root a hosta will live

 

[Esther Knapicius]

one day, some guest to my house, stepped off my front steps right on the newly emerged hosta from its sleep in the winter, she stepped right flat in the center of the babies. SMH. anyway, it survived well. and I did not worry about it. just thought how stupid is she, as my gardens are well marked.