Phisherman wrote in
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On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:25:03 -0600, Zootal
wrote:

I noticed today that my hydrangeas are budding out and starting to
grow. It's mid January, and we have had colder than usual weather, yet
there they go. And the tulips are pushing up through the ice and mud.
I don't remember them growing so early in previous years. Any
hydrangea experts know when they normally will start growing? I
haven't even got around to pruning them yet, didn't think they would
bud out for another month or two.


Mine are too. I no longer bury them in leaves in the fall, maybe
lazyness, and they have not bloom for many years. I think the buds
freeze or get eaten by deer. I still like the foliage, though. My
hydrangea also got too big, nearly 6 feet across, 4 feet high.


We had almost a week of sub 20 degree weather. I'm not sure if I'll get any
blooms or not. I didn't prune them or do anything at all, I just let them
sit. We don't usually get cold weather like this, so they usually survive
the winter just fine and bloom like crazy all year long.