Whether in the pot for the terrace or the balcony or as an ornamental shrub in the garden:Hardensia are real classics. Nevertheless, for most hobby gardeners, the question arises whether you should cut the hydrangeas or not. Basically, the ornamental plant can tolerate a pruning as long as it is made at the right time. It is also important how to cut the plant.
Cut hydrangeas: When should the pruning be done?
MostHydrangeaLike the climbing and farmer's hydration, flowering begins in the previous year. In December - March, the flower buds' facilities can be clearly seen. This makes it enormously facilitating the nourishing pruning, which takes place directly above the new buds.
The right time for this nourishing cut is therefore spring. Then the old shoots can be removed without flower buds.
The cutting technique at an overview:
- Older bushes are missed. The old shoots without buds are cut off up to 15 - 20 cm above the ground. Such a strong pruning is only approved by law until the beginning of March. From March 1 to September 30th, radical cuts are prohibited because many birds nest in this period in this period. The shrubs and the hedges offer nesting places, food and security for them.
- Young shrubs are cut very carefully. Basically, they are only examined something, dead plant parts are removed. You always make sure to cut above the new flower buds. The young plants are also sensitive to frost. So it happens that individual branches freeze to death in winter. These can be recognized quickly by your yellow color and must also be removed. Scarrow the bark of the affected plant parts and check whether the shoots are green or yellowed.
Save frozen hydrangeas through a nourishing cut
Hydrangeas are sensitive to frost and can partially freeze to death in late autumn and in winter. However, frost damage also occurs in spring, because the new shoots and leaves cannot defy sub -temperatures. Experienced hobby gardeners can assess the frost damage quite well and immediately recognize whether the branches are affected. Beginners can be based on the color of the sprouts - brown shoots have to be cut off.
Why don't my hydrangeas bloom?
In summer and autumn you suddenly place that the hydrangea does not form flowers. It is very often because the pruning not only removed the old, but also the new flower buds.
Cut the panicle hydrangea: a strong pruning is required
In contrast to the other hydrangeas, the panicle hydrangea requires a strong pruning in spring. This is because it only forms her flower buds in spring. If all shoots are cut back close to the ground in spring, the plant will even drive out more. However, leave at least one pair of eyes so that they can form flowers this year.
The panicle hydrangeas is characterized by a very strong growth and must therefore be examined every two years. For this purpose, the shoots that are below and get very little light will be removed in spring.
As long as the weather permits, the panel hydrangea can also be cut in autumn after the end of the flowering period. However, you have to choose the right time very carefully, otherwise the plant could freeze to death.
Incidentally, the same cut rules also apply to the snowball hydration.
Cut the hydrangeas in the pot
The hydrangeas in the pot is actually either a farmer or a plate hydrangea. The same rules apply: Cut above the new flower buds. However, only the yellowed umbels are removed. A pruning is out of the question for the potted plant, it will be difficult or not being able to recover. The cut can also be omitted for one -year -olds.
When do the climbing hydrangeas cut?
In contrast to the other type of hydrangea, the climbing hydrangeas are cut immediately after the end of the flowering period.
What you should consider in a nourishing pruning
At aNursing shape cutIf you should consider some things:
- Wear garden gloves. The hydrangeas are slightly toxic plants and can trigger allergies or cause skin irritation when touched.
- Use sharp garden scissors. Try to make a cut as much as possible so that the plant can heal faster and better.
- Cut the hydrangeas only once a year. It is best to cut the plants in spring.
Cut hydrangeas: the correct care after cutting
Would you like to make the hydrangeas bloom? Then you should properly maintain it after the cut in spring.
- Fertilize. Get the hydrangeas in the garden with a special hydrangea fertilizer to promote growth and to extend the flowering period later.
- The hydrangeasin the potmay only be outdoors after the ice saints. Then you can fertilize them too.
- Cover the freshly cut plants with fleece or brushwood to protect them from night frost.
