Originally Posted by TWINKLETOES

Your hosta looks lovely....just now. After a season of rain, unless you have put lots of holes in the bin liner near the roots.for drainage...the roots will eventually rot. Eventually the salt may leach into the soil as well.

Its usually the fresh young shoots that they go for, the adult leaves will be much tougher and less tasty. Your best bet, if you don't want to use pellets, is crushed egg shells or sharp grit round the plant when the shoots are just starting to emerge.