Fertilizers that are offered especially for certain plant species are often also suitable for other species - including fertilizers for rhododendron for hydrangea bushes. Both plant species have pretty much the same demands on nutrients and pH value. If you fertilize your hydrangeas with rhodod transit fertilizers, you should still consider some small hints so that the plants really pull the best out of the product.
Although the ingredients are suitable for both plants, there are a few differences in the way you apply the fertilizer. So note the following points:
1. How much and how often?
Be sure to pay attention to the manufacturer's information when using. The concentration can differ from product to product. If you do not adhere to the recommended dosage, the plant either does not get the necessary amount of nutrients or it is fertilized, which can burn the roots.
It is usually fertilizedtwice a year- once in spring when the growth phase begins after the winter rest andbeforeThe flower period begins and once again after the flowering phase when the hydrangea is drained and need new strength after the strenuous flower. Even if the variety can be dependent, in most cases there is no further nutrient supply in autumn.
2. The meaning of the pH value
Above all, the same demands on the pH value are one reason that hydrangeas can be fertilized with rhododic fertilizers. With both bushes, the optimal value is between 5 and 6, so slightly acidic. Before that, however, it is advisable to carry out a test of the soil. For hydrangeas, the soil should alsonot too calcareousBeing, because lime looks alkaline. In this case, for example, the soil improvement with peat is recommended.
Attention: The flower color of the hydrangeas depends on the pH of the soil!
Blue and purple/pink flowers are different varieties? At least sometimes beginners believe that are beginners in terms of hydrangea care. In truth, it depends on the pH of all of which of these colors. If you fertilize hydrangeas with rhododic tongers that make the floor acidic, you will rather get a blue flower color. Alkalic soils, in turn, stimulate the lighter flowers. You can find out more about thisIn this article.
3. work correctly and pour in rhododic tion fertilizer
- Spread the fertilizer around the main stem and about as wide as the suspected root ball.
- Then loosen the upper layer of earth with a hand -off, mixing the fertilizer underground and thus working in.
- Be careful when raking so that you do not hurt the roots. So don't dig too deep and not too strong.
- Then pour extensively so that the remedy can penetrate well into the ground and the roots and the decomposition can begin.
- Then pour the plant as usual and according to the season.
4. A few bonus tips on the subject of "Hortanges fertilize with rhododic tongers"
- Autumn should be avoided to fertilize, we have already mentioned that. But why? The fertilization means that the plant continues to train new shoots or let the old grow. Accordingly, these plant parts are also very sensitive to the others who have had enough time to become robust this season. If the first frost occurs, these parts could be damaged and that promotes diseases.
- Would you like to support the blue coloring of the hydrangea flowers, you can oneChoose rhododrond fertilizer, which contains aluminum sulfate. There are also special blue -colored ones that can be used for a stronger color.
- Before fertilization, the moisture of the soil is an advantage(Pouring after fertilization remains mandatory). This makes it easier for the plant to absorb the agent. If you don't want to pour extra, you can also wait for rain and then get started right away.
- A generous portion of organic fertilizer for plants is particularly advantageous in spring, in order to be able to start the new season with full strength after the winter cold. Therefore, combine the rhododic tonger fertilizergladly also with compost. This also improves the soil structure, which in turn is useful for nutrient absorption. At the second fertilizer time, this is not absolutely necessary.
- The acid pH is kept longerIf you also carry a layer of bark mulch after fertilization. This also means that the floor is kept moist and cool, which is profitable, especially in summer. Weed growth is also suppressed.
