Last night we had a very hard frost and it turned many of my hostas to mush. I guess the best thing is to cut them back??? Any suggestions.

Do you have any pics

Or just leave it. They'll regrow once the weather stays warm

I think I would just tend to leave them be.

Only the thin leaf hostas were hit the hardest and those were the ones I love the most. I have over 300. The ones just starting to unroll or emerge seem fine. I hate to lose the ones I love for a whole season.
It rained more than snowed and I found some with the soil washed off their roots. I covered the roots with new soil and they are beginning to emerge. So I know they are hardy.

None should be lost for the season. They will recover this year.

Thank you everyone for your help. I'll let you know how they grow.

They look like mine. We went down to 28. I would leave them. This is the time of tr the deer at my leaves two yrs in a row. These did not return this yr. These hostas were over 10 yrs old. They really need their leaves even if it is just a little green.

I remove the damaged leaves when the new growth appears. I also watch for leaves that haven't unfurled yet, but got hardened from the freeze. I uncurl those so the new foliage will grow.

Mine also took a lot of damage. First Blush was just starting to show color and now flat. Of course the fancy ones took the most damage.

I've been out pulling the damaged leaves off of mine. It bothers me that I'm going from one plant to the next without sanitizing my gloves. Since it's been impossible to find wipes during this time, I've decided to not waste the ones I have on my plants. I decided that I wouldn't share hosta a couple of years ago after finding the fourth one in my collection to be infected.

Rose I do not think that anyone with a large collection has not had a couple at some point.

@Rose I just got a jar and placed half sheets folded paper towels and poured clorox on them. or another option the dollar store and if you have one Big Lots have make up wipes package of 80, open package and pour clorox over the top soaking them close the package.

I was raised with clorox as the gold standard household cleaning product. I had so much when this health event happened I have not had to buy any. I have a jug in every water room. I prefer the lemon scent clorox.

@Cinta

Thanks for the tip! I could probably do that with the baby wipes that come in the plastic containers too! I don't think we'll be seeing the packaged sanitizing wipes on the shelves for a long time.

Yep the baby wipes would work too. For the garden I go for the Dollar Store cheap stuff. LOL. I have not looked for the clorox wipes in my area because I always used the bleach in a squirt bottle and wiped the surfaces with a paper towel.

Cinta probably better the way you do it, most do not realize there is no bleach in Clorox wipes.

I think they only put a drop of clorox on those wipes and the rest is water. I know I did not smell clorox. They use to have them at work in the kitchen. I would would bring in my spray bottle of clorox to wipe the microwave. That was before the killer virus.

I remember Chris from Hallson Gardens recommending Lysol wipes because it's actually better on viruses than bleach. I think I'll try a Lysol liquid... can't hurt! Thanks for the spray bottle idea!

How strong do you make your solution?

Ive always used the wipes with no problems.

crawgarden said:Ive always used the wipes with no problems.

I normally do, too. With this pandemic they're impossible to find! I'm using the ones that I bought last year for gardening in the house and cars.