It’s that time of year—hydrangea time! 🌸 Today I’m out in the front garden feeding my Limelight hydrangeas. These were planted just last year, and they’re already thriving beautifully.
The secret to those big, gorgeous blooms? Feeding hydrangeas twice a year—once in the spring and again in August. In this video, I’ll show you exactly how I fertilize my panicle hydrangeas so they stay healthy, strong, and full of blooms year after year.
Join me as we get these hydrangeas fed and ready to put on a spectacular show!
Hey y’all, you know what time it is? It’s hydrangeanger time. And let me show you what I do to get such big, beautiful blooms. In the late winter and the early spring, I cut back my limelight hydrangeas about a third of size. This helps them to maintain strong, sturdy stems. Okay, so number two is I make sure to give them food. Just like we love to eat, these big hydrangeas love to eat, too. And I love to use the Espoma, either the plant tone or the holly tone in the spring and then in August. This will maintain these big beautiful blooms in this gorgeous foliage. So when you apply the fertilizer, you want to add it to the drip line, which is where this outer edge of branches fall. So just come out to this area because these roots on these hydrangeas spread out wide. You don’t have to do it at the base of the plant. And you want to make sure that you go all the way around the plant so that every part of it gets nice food. So, I love to add the plant food right before we get a rain. So, it makes sure everything kind of melts and gets down into the soil so the plants can take up all those good nutrients. Okay. And so, the last thing we do, step number three, to have those big, beautiful blooms is we make sure that they have plenty of water because hydrangea, like the word says, hydro means they have lots of water. So, let me show you what I do for mine. Okay, so underneath the plant here, I have a very simple drip system that I made with some irrigation tubing that I got from Lowe’s. And then I have these little emitters, which are one gallon an hour emitters, set right up to it. And I just turn on my faucet and these will go until I turn it off. But you could also set it up on a timer. Okay, guys. So, just easy as that. Those three simple steps and you can have beautiful hydrangeas, too. I love these limelight hydrangeas. The color is absolutely beautiful and I love to bring them in for dried arrangements as well. I hope this gave you some inspiration and encouragement if you are wanting to grow some hydrangeas. They’re super easy if you find the right hydrangea for the right place. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more gardening tips and inspiration. by friends.
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