My oakleaf hydrangea, which had numerous huge blooms last year, has only a couple of puny blossoms this year. what fertilizer should i use? zone 7
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hydrangeas???
Jun 06, 2004
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cow manure put into the middle of the bush. I go cow pie picking every year in the pasture next door and pick the ones that are dried up and easily lifted with a garden fork, so in your case, composted cow manure, something like Black Kow they sell at Lowes or Depot. Fresh…
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Hi Judy, My hydrangea bloomed for the first time this year! I'm in zone 7. I fertilized mine with Miracle Grow, fish emulsion, and compost. It took it 5 years before it finally bloomed and the clusters are over 8" across! Last year it put out a lot of leaves (no blooms). A praying mantis was frequently seen standing tall on the topmost leaf. I buried the hydrangea in leaves to keep it from dying back as in previous years--maybe that's what did the trick.
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