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Hydrangeas
Pete20
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I am reading a thread from last year (2015) and I am hoping I haven't gotten to aggressive cutting off brown and spotted leaves. I am guessing I didn't water the Hydrangeas I planted enough but we have been having very unusual weather with mild temperatures and rain and then heat.
My question is it likely the plants will come back or should I try again paying more attention to the watering? 4 are in a raised bed with great soil and drainage, two are in pots.
Thanks, Pete
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Hi Pete, can you post some photos of the plants please?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Pete hydrangea like a moist soil which doesn't dry out. You may have too much drainage in your raised bed. They're tough shrubs and some leaf discolouration isn't unusual if they're stressed in any way.
I normally add to banana liquid , I eat the banana and put the skin into juice maker and pour to
all my plants, even in pots, do the job and grow healthily.
Last edited: 12 June 2016 09:44:30
The clue is in the name - hydra meaning water. They don't like to be dry so water them regularly, especially those in pots and give them a mulch to help retain moisture. If you can, move them to a less well drained bed in the autumn.
Thank you, I greatly appreciate the advice!
Wow I've never heard of this - does this actually work? Do you have to dry out the banana peels first?
There's an old trick of putting banana skins in planting holes for flowering shrubs, especially roses. We just put ours on the compost heap but yes, it would work as a liquid feed and no, don't dry them first. Easier to blitz when fresh. You do need to add some water or you'll knacker your machine.
Doesn't it attract fruit flies or other unwanted creatures?
No. It's buried under the plants.