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Hydrangea help please

meldryden2014meldryden2014 Posts: 10
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Hi there everyone, we had a very wet couple of days here and my newly planted Hydrangea has been obliterated by pesky slugs. Do you think it has any chance of survival???? Thanks in advance 

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I think this is a case of wait and see.   Keep it cleared of slugs and make sure it has enough to drink but isn't drowned and is in a sheltered spot and it stands a good chance of surviving.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • meldryden2014meldryden2014 Posts: 10
    Thank you for your reply. Do you think it’s worth bringing it inside for a while or should I leave it outside???
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    No - dont bring it inside.
    It's a very small plant - it could do with growing on in a slightly smaller pot. It's lost in that one. It's not much more than a cutting. It's making it difficult for it to establish a  good root system if you put  it in too big a pot early on.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • meldryden2014meldryden2014 Posts: 10
    Thank you 😊 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I don't find they get eaten by slugs, and we have more than you can shake a stick at.
    I think it's more likely to be caterpillars. Result's the same though  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • meldryden2014meldryden2014 Posts: 10
    Mine definitely has slug trails all over the leaves hence why I came to that conclusion but you could be right 😌 either way it’s really frustrating 😩
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    A layer of sharp horticultural grit over the surface of the compost might help keep the molluscs away from your plant. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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