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- Q.Hydrangea Color - My hydrangea has not yet bloomed. It is about 3 feet tall. How can I know what color it will ...
- Q.Brown Spots On Hydrangeas - Please tell me what to do about brown spots on the leaves of my hydrangea plants.
- Q.Pruning Hydrangeas - Is cutting all flowers from the shrub considered pruning? A 3-year-old shrub profusely bloomed until this year. I cut all ...
- Q.Does Not Bloom - My hydrangea plant does not bloom at all.
- Q.Hydrangea Care In Snow - Should I cover the Hydrangea in the snow or cut the plant down? My plants are at least 2 to ...
- Q.Pruning A Bush Or Plant - How do you prune, for example, a hydrangea? Also, what is the best way to put string around a plant ...
- Q.Winter Care Of Hydrangea In North Dakota - How do we care for our hydrangea plants for the winter? Is there a need to prune them back and ...
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smithers on
August 28, 2011Q.Hydrangea Color
My hydrangea has not yet bloomed. It is about 3 feet tall. How can I know what color it will be, and can I make it pink before it blooms?
Answered by
Heather on
August 29, 2011
Certified ExpertA.You can hedge your bets on making it bloom pink before it blooms. This article will explain how to treat the soil to help with that:
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- Asked by
Anonymous on
September 1, 2011Q.Brown Spots on Hydrangeas
Please tell me what to do about brown spots on the leaves of my hydrangea plants.
- Answered by
Becca062 on
September 6, 2011A.This may help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/what-causes-brown-edges-on-leaves-of-plant.htm
and this:
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/bacterial_leaf_spot_on_hydrangeaWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
seejay7771 on
September 3, 2011Q.Pruning Hydrangeas
Is cutting all flowers from the shrub considered pruning? A 3-year-old shrub profusely bloomed until this year. I cut all the blooms last fall and this year it did not bloom at all. The plant is humongous this year, healthier than ever. What happened?
- Answered by
PredoTheGardener on
September 5, 2011A.You need to leave the flower heads until the following spring. Then cut them down to a couple of buds.
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Anonymous on
September 7, 2011Q.Does Not Bloom
My hydrangea plant does not bloom at all.
- Answered by
Nikki on
September 8, 2011
Certified ExpertA.This article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/hydrangea-not-blooming.htm
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Anonymous on
September 8, 2011Q.Hydrangea Care in Snow
Should I cover the Hydrangea in the snow or cut the plant down? My plants are at least 2 to 3 feet high.
- Answered by
Nikki on
September 9, 2011
Certified ExpertA.This article will help you:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/hydrangea-winter-care-how-to-protect-hydrangeas-from-winter-cold-and-wind.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
podman on
September 9, 2011Q.pruning a bush or plant
How do you prune, for example, a hydrangea? Also, what is the best way to put string around a plant that has gone astray - or bush for that matter?
- Answered by
Heather on
September 10, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Different plants have different pruning requirements, so we would need to know which plants you wanted to prune to give advise on them. Since you asked about hydrangea, this article can help with pruning that:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/prune-hydrangea-bushes-hydrangea-pruning-instructions.htmIf a plant has gotten too big for an area, it would be better to prune (or divide in the case of some perennials) rather than to simply tie it back. The plant will continue to grow, regardless of which you do. It is better to keep the plant manageable rather than try to tie up all of its growth.
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Anonymous on
September 10, 2011Q.Winter Care of Hydrangea in North Dakota
How do we care for our hydrangea plants for the winter? Is there a need to prune them back and cover them with the styrofoam cones?
- Answered by
Nikki on
September 11, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Try waiting until spring to prune it. Wait until you see what survived the winter and cut off the stems that did not. These articles will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/prune-hydrangea-bushes-hydrangea-pruning-instructions.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/hydrangea-winter-care-how-to-protect-hydrangeas-from-winter-cold-and-wind.htmWas this answer useful?00
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