How to safely move an old old hydrangea bush?
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Old Hydrangea, to cut back or yank out?
Comments (2)Hydrangea macrophylla - I assume that's what we are talking about...they are the most common in SoCal - can be easily rejuvenated by cutting back hard. Yes, you will lose flowering for a season but if they are not flowering now, that's not much of a loss :-) You will get a smaller more, compact plant and generate some healthy, new basal growth as well. Be sure to remove any deadwood.....if they haven't be maintained correctly, there's bound to be quite a bit. Whether or not they get moved is your choice. The north side is a good location in most cases but size and planting room may be a factor in relocation. Just pick a spot that will receive shade in the afternoon. Enrich the soil in the new planting location or mulch well with compost or composted manure and water as necessary if not on irrigation. You should see a significant improvement in the plants next spring....See More20 year old nikko (never) blue finally moved!
Comments (11)Hi romatravel - Depending on your zone ... if you still have time before Winter sets in, I think you might still have a bit of time ... Fall planting is always great for me. However you won't have time to ground-layer stems as I have done, ahead of time for insurance, in case digging & relocating fails ... you might be able to still do some stem clippings to grow indoors. As with this first attempt I did, it only took 2 weeks for the clumps to prove their resiliency & show survival from the assaults of the shovels & stress of the relocation. Knowing what I know now, in my zone I still have 'til Nov. I suggest you talk to a respectable/knowledgeable nursery, for their thoughts as well ... Good luck! Hi Madeyna - The pot-layering I did was basically similar & I think simpler, since I had to remove them from the, less than ideal site. I have another that I ground layered, an ES, in the mom's adjacent site, simply because the stem was naturally arching down on the ground. I did a shallow furrow, covered with soil & topped with a brick. I'll be checking in Spring. Several different H. stem clippings, I attempted this summer seem to be doing well ... will over-winter in the garage & plant them for my dil! Have a great Fall day!...See MoreProud owner of a huge old SZ. Anyone know how to move them?
Comments (9)It took 3 movers and a dolly to move my over/under 18 yo 550 recently purchased used. I am not positive it was damaged during the move, but the SZ service tech that came out to service it after was concerned that a heat coil under the unit could have been damaged by the dolly. I would defintely get the names of local, authorized repairmen in your area to provide recommendations for the move if they don't provide the moving service themselves. Then, at least you could hire movers and provide specific instructions to them about where to lift and where to avoid. Mine was also on its side for a while and ideally, that should be avoided, from what I understand....See MoreHow low a temp safe for vulnerable hydrangeas (bloom on old wood)
Comments (3)Hydrangea macs etc (not dormant) can tolerate about a couple hours of 28F. Couple weeks ago the forecast low was 31 so I did nothing, but the actual low ended up being 27.7F for more than a few hours and my potted specimens especially got ZAPPED heavily (but not completely). A couple of my water hoses and a spray nozzle exploded, but that's another story, hehe. But as you could imagine I was not happy when I woke up and went out the door seeing the sun out, but water spraying everywhere and the instant smell of dead hydrangea leaves....See Moredjacob Z6a SE WI
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