Saturday, February 11, 2012

HELP, MY hydrangeas ARE DYING!!?

hello, ive had my hydrangeas for about a week now and ive read that they do best in morning sun and afternoon shade..ive been doing that for about 4 days now..but for the first 3 days they were in mostly shade and they were not dying..im afraid there going to die really really fast..i water them everydays and take care of all my plants very well...what do i do?? by the way i live in orlando fl..
HELP, MY hydrangeas ARE DYING!!?
I disagree with the other posters. First, you need to put those hydrangea back in the shade all day for a few days, and make CERTAIN they stay hydrated. Once you have brought them back to life in this way, you need to get them into the ground, in rich, organic well drained soil. Then you need to keep them watered. In Florida heat, hydrangea will need substantial watering, especially while young. When you notice the plant wilting a bit, give it a good water and you will see it bounce back within an hour or two. The key is to really keep an eye on it -- if you let it go too far with wilting, it will die. Young hydrangea will need a lot of water until established, and then you can go several days between watering with your mature plants. That is one reason why the key to success with this plant is to buy the biggest one you can afford when you are starting out.



Add a little bit of alumionum sulfate to the soil when planting for the bluest blooms on most varieties.
Reply:Potted or planted in the ground?



Don't water every day - root rot. Potted plants, depending on size and location only need weekly watering.



Lift the pot, light = dry, add water, heavy = wet, withold water.



Smell the pot -- should smell nice, not like rotted vegetation = root rot.



Plunkem in the ground. Here http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=hydrang...
Reply:You may be over watering your plant. They like moist soil, not wet, I would not water them everyday.
Reply:please let the plant dry out now and then Don't water every day
Reply:io fare paolo

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