How to Get a Hydrangea Ready for Blooming
Keeping a hydrangea can be difficult, especially when you've only just bought one because they can be quite temperamental to start off with. But if you've got one from last year and you're waiting for it to bloom, then this is how you can get it ready to produce some beautiful petals!
Make sure they have both sun & shade exposure
Hydrangeas like the best of both worlds. I keep mine in a pot so we can move it around from one place to another as the seasons change. Granted, come the autumn/winter months, it will die off and become a pile of twigs, but putting it in the right level of sunlight as soon as possible will hep it to flourish when it re-flowers.
We ensure our hydrangea gets sunlight in the afternoon but not in the mornings or evenings. This is purely down to the way the sun travels over our garden. So pay attention to this throughout the year and put your hydrangea somewhere it'll get the right amount of sun and shade throughout the course of the day.
The soil must be constantly moist
Hydrangeas need to be in soil that's always a little bit wet, much like a Camellia. Whether it's rained recently or not, you need to water your hydrangea on a regular basis in order to keep the soil as wet as possible for as long as possible.
It's a good idea to give it a good drink when it starts sprouting new leaves. Keep the water going until you notice it start to run out the bottom of the pot. If your hydrangea is planted in the ground, then make sure the soil around it is well-covered and wet to the touch.
Don't prune your hydrangea too often
It's easy to want to keep pruning your hydrangea if you aren't getting any flowers on it, but if you keep doing it, then you'll find that it won't flower at all. Before it starts to grow new leaves, rid the plant of last year's growth, being sure to cut the stem at the new growth. This encourages it to re-sprout and you'll soon notice some flowers starting to bloom.
Keep your hydrangea sheltered
You must make sure that your hydrangea is in a well-covered spot to protect it from the wind and other elements. They're quite resilient to frost and cold conditions, but it's always a good idea to put a hood over them if a frost does set in. But at this time of year, it's highly-unlikely. You'd do better to keep it protected from the wind and that means keeping it somewhere that's sheltered.
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I hope you enjoyed this blog post and that you found it to be useful? Let me know in the comments how your hydrangea is doing right now and I'll see you again soon with a brand new blog post :)
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