How to Get Blooms From Your Hydrangea Plants
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ส.ค. 2019
- Kelly Lehman owner of Cranbury Fields Flower Farm will show you How to Get Blooms From Your Hydrangea Plants that may not have been blooming.
She will discuss how pruning this plant at the wrong time of year may determine whether or not fresh blooms appear . You will also learn about what happens when there is too much nitrogen in you garden soil . Kelly will also tell you what may happen if your hydrangea is not getting enough sun .
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What to add to Chang the nitrogen in the soil?
From Suffolk. England. Enjoying your site. I have poor soil so all my plants are potted in eracasous compost. Do I need to feed as well?.
Thank you Rick Eberhardt for checking in from Birmingham Alabama 🌍👋👍🌸😊
I live near NJ and I love what Ive learned from your channel
Hi Jersey friend 👋 I'm so glad you are enjoying the channel 😊👍
Ohio here! i can't believe how big your limelight is! have several varieties of hydrangeas but i will say you are the only one giving advice on Nikko Blues which is awesome!
Hey there flower friend . Thanks for checking in from Ohio 👋🌍. The Limelights are really giant aren’t they ? So glad you like the Nikko hydrangea advice . I feel like they get overlooked these days with al the newer hydrangea varieties . So glad to hear you are a fellow hydrangea lover ! I am obsessed with all hydrangeas and peonies . 🌸🌸☺️
Watching from San Francisco, I bought 4 potted niko blue 2 years ago and it blooms last summer, your video is very helpful, thank you for your tips on when and how to prune.
Hey Lu , thank you for checking in from San Francisco 👋🌎. I appreciate your kind comment . Love the Nikko hydrangea blooms . So pretty. Glad you are getting blooms so soon after planting . Well done flower friend 👏🌸
Very good information, thank you!
Gad you found it helpful 🌸😊👏
CT! Great work! Beautiful!
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I am watching from Jamaica, I am new to you channel and i love this information
I'm so glad you found my garden channel 🌸🌿 😊
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Hi Kelly! One hydrangea I haven’t grown yet! It’s a must very beautiful! Awesome tips loving your videos. Have a most wonderful and beautiful weekend my friend! 😃💐💚💚💚💚💚💚
Garden Obsessions Hey guys, Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it . How is the new house?. I’ll bet you guys are just about settled in . Can’t wait to see more of your videos showing us the progress of the settling in 🌸🌸❤️❤️
Hi Kelly! I'm watching from Highland Lakes, NJ - up in Sussex county. I just found your channel today. Last summer I started to really get into gardening so I am a beginner and have made a lot of mistakes, but I am sure I will get the hang of it eventually! Last spring, my husband and I planted two hydrangea bushes called "Let's Dance Blue Jangles Bigleaf Hydrangea." The leaves looked great all summer. It grew a lot from the time we planted it, but only produced flowers around the bottom of the plant. I am hoping they will do better this year. Thank you for all the great hydrangea videos! You have a lot of great tips and you are great at explaining things. Thank you!
Hi Janie, looks like we are garden neighbors here in the Garden state💃🌸. Hydrangeas sometimes take a while to get established with lots of blooms. Sounds like good news though that you did have some blooms the first year .
There’s a chance you may have too much nitrogen in the soil . This will cause your hydrangeas to have gorgeous lush leaves and they will look healthy but there probably won’t be any blooms. Too much nitrogen inhibits bloom production even though it encourages lush foliage . If you can , have your soil tested by a local university or buy a do it your self soil testing kit .
Here is a link for soil testing in your state..
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State by state list of soil testing places
gardeningproductsreview.com/state-by-state-list-soil-testing-labs-cooperative-extension-offices/
Also make sure your hydrangeas are getting enough sunlight and water . They love water and seen them referred to as the drunks of the garden 🌸😊.
Here is some information I found on the internet explaining how to lower nitrogen in your soil if the tests show the level is too high...
Too much nitrogen in soil can harm plants, but while adding nitrogen is relatively easy, removing excess nitrogen in soil is a little trickier. Reducing nitrogen in garden soil can be done if you have patience and a little knowledge. Let’s look at how to amend too much nitrogen in the soil. Tips for Lowering Soil Nitrogen Content Using Plants That Will Reduce Nitrogen in Garden Soil In order to remove excess nitrogen in soil, you need to bind the nitrogen that is in the soil to something else. Fortunately, as a gardener, you probably grow many things that bind nitrogen - in other words, plants. Any plant will use some nitrogen in the soil, but plants like squash, cabbage, broccoli and corn use up large amounts of nitrogen while growing. By growing these plants where there is too much nitrogen in soil, the plants will use up the excess nitrogen. Be aware though, that while they will grow there, plants may look sickly and will not produce many fruits or flowers. Keep in mind that you are not growing these plants for food purposes, but rather as sponges that will help lower soil nitrogen content. Using Mulch for Removing Excess Nitrogen in Soil Many people use mulch in their garden and have problems with the mulch depleting the nitrogen in the soil as it breaks down. When you have too much nitrogen in the soil, you can use this normally frustrating problem to your benefit. You can lay mulch over the soil with too much nitrogen to help draw out some of the excess nitrogen in the soil. In particular, cheap, dyed mulch works well for this. Cheap, dyed mulch is generally made from scrap soft woods and these will use higher amounts of nitrogen in the soil as they break down. For this same reason, sawdust can also be used as a mulch to help reduce nitrogen in the soil. When you have too much nitrogen in soil, your plants may look lush and green, but their ability to fruit and flower will be greatly reduced. While you can take steps towards reducing nitrogen in garden soil, it’s best to avoid adding too much nitrogen to the soil in the first place. Use organic or chemical fertilizers with nitrogen carefully. Test your soil before you add any nitrogen to the soil to avoid having excess nitrogen in your soil. This article was last updated on 05/08/18
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Read more at Gardening Know How: Excess Nitrogen In Soil - How To Amend Too Much Nitrogen In The Soil www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/too-much-nitrogen-soil.
Happy gardening 😊🌸
Thank you for checking in from Highland Lakes, NJ 🌍👋😊
👋🏼 from Salt Lake City Utah!
I’m new to your channel and wanted to share the verities of hydrangeas I’m growing (admittedly I went a little nuts this season planting hydrangeas ☺️)
Limelight both hedge form and a standard tree, Tough Stuff, Tiny Tough Stuff, Fire and Ice, Next Generation Pistachio, Strawberry Sundae, and Miss Saori. Some of those verities were planted last season but most were planted late this season as very tiny 1 quart plants so it’ll be a bit before I get the big beautiful show of blooms; but oh man when I do, it’s going to be glorious! Well that’s if they all survive since we had an early freeze only 3 days after I planted the hedge of fire and ice, and the tiny tough stuff. 🥶🤞🏼
Hey Holly, thanks for checking in from Salt Lake City Utah 👋🌍. Wow , you have an amazing collection of hydrangeas. I need to google the Next Generation Pistachio and the Miss Saori since this is the first i've heard of this gals. So glad you shared these varieties with our Flower Tribe in case others like me ( who can never get enough of the hydrangea love ) want to check them out . Mother Nature can be tricky with the early freezes but i'll bet your hydrangeas survive. They are usually pretty hardy. Please send pictures in spring and summer when they all start to bloom . You are going to be swimming in flowers ! Well done flower friend . 👏🌺
I watched your video from Islamabad Pakistan. I have recently added one pot of hydrangea in my home garden. Till now it is progressing reasonably well. I have definitely learned some very useful tips from your videos on hydrangeas, please. Thanks and regards
Hey Khalid. Thanks for checking in from Islamabad Pakistan 👋🌍Thank you for your kind comment . Made my day . Good luck with your hydrangea . 🌺🙂
Kelly Lehman You’re welcome
From Ontario Canada
Thank you for checking in from Ontario , Canada 🇨🇦 👏🌎👋😊
Texas - in full morning sun and shaded in the afternoons, the two Hydrangea's I had both died - both in pots not in the ground - also, they were green and never changed color. What am I missing here? Thanks for all the tips and information though, very clear and understandable instructions.
Watching from Baltimore, Maryland. Zone 7 - super hot, humid. My hydrangeas just can’t handle this heat. I appreciate your tips, I’m just not sure what type of hydrangea I have. Mine just scorch in the hot sun, so we moved them to a more shaded area. They seem happy.
That was so smart . Mine get all burnt up in full sun too. The afternoon shade really makes a huge difference . Thank you for your hydrangea tip. Im sure others will learn from it 👏👏👏😊😊💃💃💃
Thank you for checking in from Baltimore Maryland 🌎👋😃
North Jersey! I have the Nikko variety and I was always told to break off the wood stems in the spring before the new growth started. I didn't have many blooms this summer so I think I will NOT do that next year.
Hey Susan , thanks for checking in from North Jersey 👋🌍. Give that a try and see what happens. WIshing you lots of summer Nikko blooms in 2020!😊🌸
Thanks for your tips, commenting from Hastings on Hudson (12 miles north of NYC, along the Hudson River).
Sure thing Paula . Happy to share the flower love . 🌸🌸
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Watching from eastern NC.
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I am from the piedmont North Carolina. Thanks!
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Thanks for the video Kelly! Our big leaf hydrangeas missed some watering while we were away for a few days (in a heat wave) and the blooms all faded (from bright purple/pink to greenish grey).... is there anything I can do re pruning to get a new set of blooms this season?
I don’t think you will get a repeat bloom from this plant this year . You may have to wait until next year 🌸😊
Hi from Ireland . We grow lots of hydrangeas here!
Hey Susan , thank you for checking in from the Emerald Isle 👋🤗🌸🙏💃🌎
Hi Kelly! I'm in Northern Virginia, I planted Nikko hydrangeas 3 years back and they have never bloomed. every winter they die to the ground and come back next spring but never bloom. I was thinking on replanting them to the east side so they get morning sun and afternoon shade? they get a lot of sun where they are. I planted them in august and they survived the heat. they don't seem to survive the winter though. please help :/
Hello from Tulsa Oklahoma!
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Hello from Northern Indiana!
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I planted mine close to the house and they are maybe 25 years old. They haven’t bloomed in years because I pruned them to the ground at Fall. My question “Can I safely move them without killing them and if so what time of the year can they be moved?
Hi from Denver. It seems to me to be better to buy only hydrangeas that bloom on new wood, being that if the stems are destroyed in the winter, you will not get blooms.on them That way there is no question as to when to prune also. Just prune in the spring.and you know there will be plenty of blooms.
That would be the safe bet . Limelight and Annabelle have such magnificent blooms on the new wood . All beauty without the non blooming heart break 🤗🌸
How do I know if I have an neko hydrangea because I don't wanna cut the old wood if it is a Neko
Hi am from NJ
Hi Jersey flower friend 👋
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David Gardner Thanks for checking in from Flintstone Georgia. Looks like you host weddings at that beautiful barn . I just saw pics online . Looks like an Amazing place 🌸👍
Hi! From Saint Louis, Missouri
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Most hydrangeas I get say to plant in shade ?
If nitrogen is high in soil with hydrangeas, what should be added to the soil to correct it? Thank you.
You can apply wood mulch or sawdust around the base of the plant . This should help reduce the nitrogen over time . 😊🌸
Phosphorus
Good question
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Thank you Charlene 🤗❤️
So if I cut them down and don't get blooms this year, will I be able to get blooms next year?
You’re chances of getting blooms from endless summer and nikko are usually better if you don’t prune them back .
As you saw , if they are pruned back at the wrong time you may cut off the new blooms .
However, there are a number of other reasons people don’t get blooms including having too much nitrogen in the soil and getting a winter zap ( I made videos explains these)
LUSH LEAVES BUT NO BLOOMS?
➡️ th-cam.com/video/CTM5EVtqK3M/w-d-xo.html
WINTER ZAP - WHY ARENT MY HYDRANGEAS BLOOMING ?
➡️ th-cam.com/video/Q9t0uykceB4/w-d-xo.html
I will be posting a video soon explaining a few other reasons people don’t get hydrangea blooms . These reasons include , too little sun, too much or too little water or planting them in a planting zone they are not meant for .
Good luck with your hydrangea blooms next year . 👍🤗🌸
Beautiful blue Nikko blooms but the bare sticks poking up above the blooms aren’t very attractive. Why do you not cut them?
Super question. The flowers for the following year grow on this old wood . If they are cut back the new blooms have not place to set their buds and their would be no flowers the following season .
Do you just leave the twigs with no growth on them ?
Also want to know how to cut flower and not destroying next blooming season.
HI KELLY--SINCE WE DID'NT GET ANY BLOOMS FROM OUR HYDRANGEA'S SHOULD I CUT THEM DOWN OR LEAVE THEM UNTILL NEXT SPRING--WINTER IS COMMING--I PROMAS THIS IS THE LASST TIME I'LL BUG YOU--GARRY
Hi Garry, i would leave your hydrangeas alone and not prune them back at all this year . I always appreciate your questions and comment so feel free to ask more in the future . 🌸🌸
@@KellyLehman THANK YOU KELLY...
Does Endless Summer need any certain conditions to flower?
Super question . Thank you for asking . They love At least 6 hours of morning sun and afternoon shade . They also love well drained soiled . Make sure they heat watered at least once a week with a deep soaking at the base of the plant . Newer plants may require more water since they are just getting started .
I’m here in central Alabama so it gets hot. Lots of leaves but no buds.
Hey Kelly. With old growth plants, when do you prune?
Super hydrangea wiestion👏👏👍 if they have to be pruned , your best bet is just as the flowers start to fade but not too late into Aug . Sometimes bids are already forming in August . You can always just give them a deadhead if you like to play it safe . Here is a video I made explaining this
WHY YOU SHOULD DEADHEAD YOUR HYDRANGEAS
➡️ th-cam.com/video/yGdyKr4ITgw/w-d-xo.html
I’m in Australia... so dead head in March. . I just cut back all the old wood on 7yr old plants as they were to scraggy. I’ll see if we get any flowers this year. Thx. P
I think it was a good idea to cut back all the old scraggy branches that were dead or weak. 👏
Thank you for checking in from Australia 🇦🇺 👋🌎👏🤗
I want to grow it but Cambodia is so hot,can it?
Hi Navy Nurn, I have a feeling a lot of hydrangea varieties will wilt due to the strong heat in your neck of the woods . here is some information i found on growing hydrangeas in hot sunny climates . You may want to try one or two varieties out . i would plant them in an area that gets morning sun and afternoon shade . Also , make sure you give your hydrangeas plenty of water to keep them hydrated. Here is the info i found online ...⬇
Sun Tolerant Hydrangeas: Heat Tolerant Hydrangeas For Gardens Hydrangeas By: Mary H. Dy
er, Credentialed Garden Writer Image by AliLooney Hydrangeas are old-fashioned, popular plants, beloved for their impressive foliage and showy, long-lasting blooms available in a variety of colors. Hydrangeas are appreciated for their ability to thrive in cool, moist shade, but some types are more heat and drought tolerant than others. If you live in a warm, dry climate, you can still grow these spectacular plants. Read on for more tips and ideas about hydrangeas that take heat. Tips on Hydrangeas That Take Heat Keep in mind that even sun tolerant hydrangeas and heat tolerant hydrangeas benefit from afternoon shade in hot climates, as too much direct sun can wilt the leaves and stress the plant. Also, even relatively drought tolerant hydrangea shrubs need water during hot, dry weather - sometimes every day. So far, there are no truly drought tolerant hydrangea shrubs, although some are more tolerant of dry conditions than others. Rich, organic soil and a layer of mulch will help keep the soil moist and cool. Sun Tolerant Hydrangea Plants Smooth hydrangea (H. arborescens) - Smooth hydrangea is native to the eastern United States, as far south as Louisiana and Florida, so it is accustomed to warmer climates. Smooth hydrangea, which reaches heights and widths of about 10 feet, displays dense growth and attractive grayish-green leaves. Bigleaf hydrangea (H. macrophylla) - Bigleaf hydrangea is an attractive shrub with shiny, toothed leaves, a symmetrical, rounded shape and a mature height and width of 4 to 8 feet. Bigleaf is divided into two flower types - lacecap and mophead. Both are among the most heat-tolerant hydrangeas, although mophead prefers a bit more shade. Panicle hydrangea (H. paniculata) - Panicle hydrangea is one of the most sun tolerant hydrangeas. This plant needs five to six hours of sunlight and won’t grow in full shade. However, morning sunlight and afternoon shade is best in hot climates, as the plant won’t do well in intense, direct sunlight. Panicle hydrangea reaches heights of 10 to 20 feet and sometimes more, although dwarf varieties are available. Oakleaf hydrangea (H. quercifolia) - Native to the southeastern United States, oakleaf hydrangeas are hardy, heat tolerant hydrangeas that reach heights of about 6 feet. The plant is appropriately named for the oak-like leaves, which turn reddish bronze in autumn. If you’re looking for drought tolerant hydrangea shrubs, oakleaf hydrangea is one of the best; however, the plant will still need moisture during hot, dry weather. This article was last updated on 04/04/18 Read more about Hydrangeas Did you find this helpful? Share it with your friends! You Might Also Like
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Read more at Gardening Know How: Sun Tolerant Hydrangeas: Heat Tolerant Hydrangeas For Gardens www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/sun-tolerant-hydrangeas.htm
Good luck growing these hydrangeas🙂🌻
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2:46 Wrong, they do not love sun. They prefer shade, that is why they have big leaves to protect the flowers from the sun.