How to grow and feed a hydrangea?

An amazing plant is grown by many gardeners of our country. How to feed the hydrangea, so that the flowers are more magnificent, and the bushes stronger and not hurt? The variety of colors is complemented by an amazing effect - some varieties change color by the end of the season, a few days or weeks before withering.

To get bluish inflorescences, the hydrangea is planted necessarily in acidic soil, and for growing pink flower balls the soil must be slightly alkaline. Thus, the color of the plant depends on the available soil reaction. For example, how to feed the hydrangea, so that flowers are saturated blue? For this, a special soil mixture is applied under the bush. The composition of such feeding is quite simple - take conventional pine needles and combine it with prepared peat. One garden bucket of peat will need 2 tbsp. L. Chloride and the same amount of potassium sulphate.

To obtain pink shades, the composition will be different: take one volume of quality manure, 2 cups of ordinary wood ash and lime-pushenka (in the amount of one glass). On acidic soil, the flowers will have blue shades due to the high aluminum content, which can be achieved by applying special soil substrates having a suitable acidity. To make this feeding is necessary after planting or in the summer. How to feed a hydrangea panicle so that the tassels acquire an indigo tint? For blue inflorescences, the following fertilizer can be made: 1 tbsp. L. Potassium sulfate is mixed with the same amount of ammonium sulfate and diluted in 10 liters of water. The resulting solution is applied directly to the bush by 8 liters before direct budding or during the first days of flowering. Pink varieties are fertilized with a mixture of liquid manure (1 liter), fertilizing "Agricola-7" and "Flower" (1 tbsp.), Diluted in 10 liters of water.

How to feed a hydrangea of white or reddish varieties? Soil is also chosen acidic, as in the case with blue hues, but the recipe for the mixture is different. It will take a heavy, well-digested loamy soil, which is fertilized with peat, clean river sand, forest litter from needles, quality humus and additional fertilizers - potassium sulphate, Agricola-7 and superphosphate. Deciding how to feed hydrangeas in the spring, it is recommended to use this mixture. The ratio of fertilizing everywhere is a proportion of 1: 1, and make such fertilizers to a depth of 12-15 cm a few days before planting.

Gardeners are also recommended to feed hydrangeas for prolonged flowering and the appearance of more fluffy inflorescences. For this, the first application of fertilizers is carried out at the stage of growth of foliage and shoots. Take 1 tbsp. L. Potassium sulphate and ordinary urea are mixed with a bucket of clean water. One plant bush needs 5 liters of feeding - minimum, but it should not be poured. The second fertilizer consists of nitrophosks and Agricola, diluted in the same recipes as all the previous versions, with clean water. It is made during the primary budding, the third feeding is required when the full opening of 5 flowers. The composition is made from an equal amount (1 tbsp.) Of fertilizers "Agricola Rosa", "Flower" and buckets of water. The fourth solution, than feed hydrangeas, suggests adding superphosphate (1 tbsp.) And potassium sulfate (1 tbsp.), Necessarily diluted in a 10-liter bucket. This fertilizer mixture should be used at the end of flowering in an amount of 7 liters per bush.