Hydrangea looks sickly after winter? Don't be upset.
The plant can be saved. We tell you what measures will help to do this.
How to save hydrangea after winter
If the hydrangea does not wake up after winter, it is most likely frozen.
Not all varieties of hydrangea can survive the winter without shelter. This mainly concerns large-leaved ones.
The reason may also be that the cover was removed too early or too abruptly.
How to wake up hydrangea in spring? First, provide moisture.
One plant needs 15 liters of water per week. You can add potassium permanganate to the water.
Secondly, after winter, hydrangea needs fertilizers with nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. Fertilizers are applied strictly after watering.
It is also necessary to increase the access of oxygen to the plant roots. To do this, loosening is carried out to a shallow depth.
In addition, you can wake up the hydrangea by pruning. Tree hydrangeas begin to be pruned when they reach 5-6 years.
Old and diseased branches are removed, young ones are shortened by 20 centimeters.
Serrated, prickly and large-leaved hydrangeas are pruned starting at three to four years of age and are rejuvenated every three to five years during bud swelling.
