Hortensius needs to replace every year, the best time the early spring for this purpose is considered. Adult bushes are prepared for change even in the fall, them tie with rope, then around them dig out trench and fill it with compost.
Instruction
1. If to carry out correctly preparation for change, the plant will transfer it will without serious consequences and quickly take root. In the beginning it is necessary to tie with branch rope that they did not disturb. After that outside root system it is necessary to dig out ring trench, longwise and width it has to be equal to shovel bayonet.
2. The trench needs to be filled with compost and to humidify. After holding this procedure the hydrangea will take new root in compost. Before change the plant needs to be dug round on outer edge of trench, and then to take bush, trying not to damage young roots.
3. The soil with low acidity is suitable for hydrangeas with pink, red or white colors, for blue grades it is better to prepare high-acidity. If on the site the earth insufficiently sour, before change it is necessary to add brown peat, sawdust or the coniferous earth, it is the best of all to use the semi-rerotting fir-tree and pine debris. Lime, chalk, ashes and other deoxidants are contraindicated for all grades of hydrangeas.
4. If the earth to which you are going to replace plant heavy clay or loamy, it is dug over at first then add peat bucket, bank sand and laying of coniferous breed. Also it is necessary to bring on one tablespoon of sulfate of potassium and superphosphate.
5. The added fertilizers close up to the soil approximately on 13 cm on depth. The hydrangea is planted in deepenings of 25-30 cm in size, at the same time the root neck has to be at the level of the soil. After change the plant is necessary is abundant to water, and then to mulch the soil around it by means of peat or sawdust, it will prevent moisture evaporation.
6. That the bush has quicker taken root on the new place, it is possible to carry out the rejuvenating cutting of branches. It is done over two couples of normally developed leaves. At first after landing the hydrangea is pritenyat from bright sunshine. After rooting it any more not will need shadowing, moreover, it can lead to pulling of plants.
7. During the whole summer it is necessary to loosen the earth, to feed up hydrangea, to weed and protect from diseases and wreckers. Fertilizing by liquid mineral and organic fertilizers does in the summer and also at the end of winter, after cutting they should not be seen to emergence of new escapes.
8. The hydrangea can be replaced not only in the fall, sometimes the procedure is carried out in the summer after blossoming. Old inflorescences delete, and escapes shorten on half of length. The plant is replaced in the paved way, watered and mulched peat.