The first annual Hosta Seed Growers gathering was really fun. We went for steak on Friday night and were absolutely stuffed. Several of us from Iowa gathered in the parking lot and gabbed for a good hour before going to our rooms to rest up for the day on Sat. Lots of gab as the circle of chairs expanded each time another person or couple arrived. Great pot luck and lots of door prizes supplied by Jeff of LOG, and some hosta from Mark Zillis. Everyone got a Powder Keg (streaked Powder Blue) and odd Blue Mouse Ears based hosta (don't know if they were imperfect tissue culture, or what}, and soy candles that Jeff and his wife make, along with a choice from a table of other stuff. Good food, company, and general chat.
They plan to do it every year and share knowledge of growing seedlings with other growers all around the world. There will be an auction of the Hosta Library very soon to fund the gathering and contests they will have next year. Gonna be even more fun.
Check the Hosta Seed Growers site for pics and more discussion soon. Jeff wanted everyone to hold off to do some trivia and include the people who couldn't be there first with a few prizes, then people can post and such.
