Living where I do, one just picks up hydrangea tips.
Still, I didn’t know that what I own are called Bigleaf hydrangeas—I’ve just been calling them snowball hydrangeas. And being able to put Bigleaf hydrangea care into The Google has offered quite the information. This site might as well be called thebomb.com. And War Eagle to you, sir.
What to add to the calendar:
Fertilize lightly several times during the growing season- March, May and June, and then once in late winter, so early February. {Can I just say how much I love it when a reputable site gives me an actual date recommendation—LOVE IT.}
Avoid fertilizers with a high Phosphorous number as these can harm the plant.
Oh and this is handy: you don’t have to pull the mulch back when you fertilize as long as you water it in heavily. GENIUS.
My hydrangeas bloom on old wood, or the same stems that they have previously bloomed on, so this means best time to prune is shortly after blooming…I think that’s what I’ve been doing, but still handy to remind…
However, NEWS ALERT: when pruning cut about 1/3 of the older stems to the ground. {WHAT?!? Mind blown.} “This improves plant vigor, overall shape and bloom volume.” Well, DONESIES.
