What to Do with Hydrangea in Fall for More Blooms Next Year

[@Bossmanrocks]

Good thing I read your article this morning with this video link. I was going to cut back my severely overgrown PG hydrangea today but will be putting it off until March. Thank you!

[@PT-MX5RF]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I garden in zone 6-6b (Southern Ontario Canada) I love my 20+ hydrangeas! Being in a suburban space, I now struggle with shade as trees mature and unfortunately have lost a grouping of 3 PGs near our entrance as they no longer have sufficient light. (we did enjoy them for 15-18 yrs) As with everything there are seasons and I will be looking for something smaller for this new shady spot.

[@naomisee789]

Thank you!!! You just saved my blooms for next year! 💙💜

[@Mindy-s-channel]

I recently received a very large gift from a farmer of a lot of aged sheep manure. I would like to spread that around the garden this fall and then mulch on top of that. Do you think that’s OK? I have a lot of hydrangeas and roses. I have every kind of hydrangea except for the climbing type. I have very heavy clay in some areas of my garden and I’m hoping to change that with a lot of compost and wood mulch.

[@SupportGoodHumans]

Thank you for clarifying pruning groups. I am growing hydrangea aspera ‘burgundy bliss’ in zone 5b- with gorgeous burgundy backed leaves. It also appears to bloom on old wood.

[@LeslieHumen-lu2ix]

Thanks for the tip about watering. First time I've heard that explanation about "hydra". I always deadhead mine in the late fall ever since a bad experience with ice and heavy snow on the flowerheads. It has to be done anyway, so I do it in fall and avoid damage.

[@michaelboom7704]

Guess I should have waited one more week to hear this! I dead headed the plants!

[@alisonburgess345]

Perhaps frostcloth (a couple of layers) might help ? I grew a row of orlaya - 2 missed out on frost cover and are 50% smaller this season.. (I'm in Australia)..

[@billyjones9620]

Very informative video. I learned a lot. Do you have a video on propagation of hydrangeas? I’m in zone 8 B.

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

Propagate as semi-hardwood cuttings - they are easy: kzbin.info/www/bejne/envYhoSnZaycfLc You can also layer them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGa4e6Wbo5alo7M

[@bevhillbilies4906]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I (just 3 days ago) packed leaves around the base of my baby hydrangea. It was gifted to me at Easter, so I assume it is a big leaf. I will make a chicken wire form and cover it with leaves. Thanks again! Love your channel!

[@eck311]

Love your channel you are awesome just wondering what zone you are in or what state you live in I'm I zone 8b and watching your channel was trying to pick out plants you are growing to put in my yard and garden once again awesome channel have a blessed day

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

Zone 5.

[@darlenecarman7644]

Thank you, question we live in CT I think zone 7 and had a v ery dry summer , I was told to give them a good water now in late fall to prepare for next year.Any thoughts on that?

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

That is good advice for all trees and shrubs.

[@Leeny017]

I bought a fire and ice paniculata this spring. The tree type(?). The nursery suggested it because it was for an afternoon sunny spot near the brick house(very hot). I think the soil is really good, I mulched it, but it never looked happy there. It seems to me its too much sun and would like to move it. I'm in Montreal, zone 5. Should I move it now, in November? Or in the spring? Or should I leave it?😫☺️

[@sherriethames6503]

I'm in zone 7b. I planted a smooth Hydrangea many years ago and I don't remember it ever blooming. I plan to move it from full sun next year but can it ever bloom since it hasn't in my memory? I say it is smooth because of leaf identification.

[@גרשוןפרלמן]

I enjoy your programs. Do you have any advice for growing (Blue) Hydrangea in Zone 10/11 - please don't ask me to move 😟.

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

Sorry - no.

[@Alex_Plante]

I think mine is smooth. I have one on either side of my front stairs to my porch. A few years ago one of them was crushed to death by some ice that fell onto it, so I replaced it. I would like to trim the bigger one next Spring so they eventually (if I keep trimming it for a few years while the other one grows) are about the same size. How far can I cut it back? The old one is about 4 feet tall, the young one about 2 feet. I'm in Zone 5 (Montreal).

[@Gardenfundamentals1]

Cut back as much as you like - you can go right to the ground. Ice would not kill a hydrangea - it will resprout from roots in spring.

[@petsRawesome1]

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