hydrangeas???

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My oakleaf hydrangea, which had numerous huge blooms last year, hasonly a couple of puny blossoms this year.  what fertilizer should iuse?  zone 7((.))  '))  ((((((((                ))(/)((

madgardener · Accepted Answer

cow manure put into the middle of the bush. I go cow pie picking every yearin the pasture next door and pick the ones that are dried up and easilylifted with a garden fork, so in your case, composted cow manure, somethinglike Black Kow they sell at Lowes or Depot.  Fresh might burn it. If youhave access to real finished compost, top dress it with that.  My oak leafblooms every year and I think it's because it's fed regularly, but wherethey're a wild shrub in Georgia, they happily live in woods, so leaf litterand composted leaves and humus is another must for them.madgardener East Tennessee, zone 7, Sunset zone 36 who has planted two youngOakleaf hydrangea's butt to butt for a fuller shrub.

Phisherman · Answer

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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