Hydrangea - Growth and Care

At least once in life, each of us paid attention to the gentle and airy inflorescences of hydrangeas. Those who are thinking of settling this beauty in their garden or apartment will come to the aid of our advice on the cultivation and care of hydrangeas.

Care for Hydrangeas in the Garden

1. Plant hydrangea garden can be both in spring and autumn - depending on the climatic zone. In areas with a harsh climate, the hydrangea is planted only in the spring to enable it to take root in the winter cold.
2. The site for planting hydrangeas must be selected shaded. In the bright sun, the leaves and inflorescences of the hydrangea become shallow and inconspicuous.
3. Planting pit under hydrangea is excavated to a depth of 30-40 cm and made 30x30 cm in size. If it is planned to cultivate a hedge, it is necessary to excavate a strip 1 meter wide.
4. Care for hydrangeas in the garden is simple, and is reduced to performing two basic operations - introducing fertilizing and pruning after flowering. Fertilize the hydrangea should be frequent and abundant, since a lot of nutrients are required for lush flowering. To feed hydrangeas it is possible and organic (slurry, humus), and mineral top dressings. The hydrangea should be cut twice a year: in spring and in autumn. In autumn, from old plants cut off the faded bunches and withered branches. Young hydrangeas are cut in the spring, stimulating them for more active growth and release of new bunches. Completely old hydrangea bushes can be rejuvenated, cutting them to the root.
5. Separately it is necessary to say about watering. Water hydrangeas should be frequent and abundant, because the abundance of moisture is vital for this beauty.

Transplant and care for hydrangeas

When transplanting hydrangeas adhere to the following rules:

• the distance between the bushes is maintained at 1-1.5 meters;
• a planting pit is transplanted with a nutrient mixture of organic and mineral fertilizers, after which the plant can not be fed for the next 1.5-2 years.

Care and maintenance of indoor flowers, such as hydrangea

For cultivation at home, only hydrangea is suitable for indoor and large leaves. Care for the colors of hydrangeas at home is not complicated, but requires the following rules:

1. The temperature in the room should not exceed 18 degrees in the summer and 10 degrees in the winter.
2. Hydrangea is hygrophilous, so watering should be abundant. In addition to the usual watering, this beauty will also like other water procedures - sprinkling, bathing.
3. Hortensia does not like direct sunlight, so it is better to place it in the shade areas.
4. Weekly hydrangeas need to be fed, and once every two to three years to replant in a larger pot.
5. Diseases of hydrangeas and care for her during this period

Most of the disease in hydrangeas develops as a result of improper care. Help to understand what will not help the leaves of the plant. With a lack of moisture, they begin to dry or become covered with brown spots. Bright spots on the leaves can appear with an overabundance of sunlight. Yellow hydrated leaves hydrangea signals that the soil in the pot is not acidic enough. If the plant grows very slowly, reluctantly releases new shoots and does not want to blossom at all - it's time for the landlady to go to the store for fertilizers.