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Hydrangea pots

mbrehonymbrehony Posts: 10
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Hi, would like to get some feedback / insights on what you think may be the problem (if any) of one of my potted Hydrangea's. This is their third season and have always been healthy but this year one of the pots is much more advanced than the other. I have tested the PH level which is fine and regular feeding it with specific hydrangea feed. Any thoughts or ideas if I need to be concerned? (pictures attached) 


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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    They are really not great plants to have in pots for any length of time, and yours are too big for those pots.
    If you can plant them out, or they need much bigger pots.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I agree. They really aren't ideal for pots long term. A purpose built container or planted out is the best solution. They exhaust the growing medium too rapidly, and even if you're refreshing/replacing some every year, you'll just be continually feeding artificially because they can't sustain themselves easily. 
    The alternative is to remove them root prune and top prune every so often. That's a lot of work when there would be better, and easier, plants for your pots  :)  
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