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planting now with/without bonemeal...?

Retro1951Retro1951 Posts: 116
in Problem solving
Hello everyone,
I have just planted shop-bought hydrangea and hebe in potting compost in the front garden. Should I have used feed and bonemeal too? Should I dig them up again to put that right???
Thank you for your thoughts.

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Not if you have foxes. They'll dig it up!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I wouldn't worry too much.  :)
    Bonemeal on it's own [as opposed to Blood, Fish and Bone] helps root formation, but if the ground you've planted them in is decent, it won't matter. A good mulch around the plants with compost will help though, especially for preserving moisture for the hydrangea if you're in a drier area. 
    I wouldn't feed at this time of year anyway, although the aforementioned B,F&B is slow release and would have been fine.
    Apart from the foxes  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Neither down the hole, if it had been earlier you could put the plants in then fork it in around the edge,  but I would wait till spring now, you don’t want to encourage new growth now as it will be weak through the winter. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Retro1951Retro1951 Posts: 116
    Thank you Fairygirl and Lyn, yes I have put some mulch around it, hope they make it through the winter. And yes B3 we do have foxes....
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Is there a reason you think they won't make it through winter?
    Both are very hardy, although Hebes like a drier, sunnier site, while Hydrangeas are the opposite.
    They would only struggle if they're tiny, or not in suitable ground.
    The variegated Hebes can succumb if you're in a colder, wetter area. They don't tend to do very well here for example.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Retro1951Retro1951 Posts: 116
    Hello Fairygirl, I have only just seen you response, I apologise. 
    So far they are both doing well. So fingers crossed.
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