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What does this mean???
Angela Yeomans
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ive just read that this is a job for this week but I don't understand what it means??
Prune back shoots on mophead and lacecap hydrangeas to a pair of buds.
Do I have to take off the how head of my hydrangea?
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Yes, cut off the old flower head back to a pair of buds- or more if it was too big last year.
Thanks, I didn't think you did anything to them so I left them last year. maybe that's why they didn't grow??!!!
can I move them now or is it best to wait until it's warmer?
No, move now whilst not quite in active growth. Add bonemeal and water in well.
I don't cut mine back till mid/end March or till after the last frosts.
Same here SGL, I did them early when I first moved here, keen, as new gardeners are, but then we had a frost in March/April time and those top exposed buds went black, had to prune again, I dont rush anything now.
I always prune my hydrangeas when the last chance of frost has gone. Last year was April. The old heads protect the new buds.
Well we had snow this morning where I live, which is East Cheshire. I suspect Verdun must be much further south. Unless you are actually from Verdun in France!