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Hydrangea again
I have seen this question in another place but I was wondering what the
answer was because I am curious as its happened to my mother too. the question is as follows I have two lovely hydrangeas in my garden, which are about 30 years old. We prune them at the right time, and every year they produce lots of blossoms. We haven't done anything different this year but...... I don't know what has happened to them this year though, because there is not one blossom on them, and it looks as through there won't be any. Is it possible for them to have a rest year?? Cheers, Winifred xx |
Hydrangea again
"Mike E" wrote ... I have seen this question in another place but I was wondering what the answer was because I am curious as its happened to my mother too. the question is as follows I have two lovely hydrangeas in my garden, which are about 30 years old. We prune them at the right time, and every year they produce lots of blossoms. We haven't done anything different this year but...... I don't know what has happened to them this year though, because there is not one blossom on them, and it looks as through there won't be any. Is it possible for them to have a rest year?? It was a colder winter than normal last year. Do you leave the old flower heads on to protect the plant during the worst of the winter weather and prune them off when you see the buds lower down the stems break? -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
Hydrangea again
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009, Bob Hobden wrote
"Mike E" wrote ... I have seen this question in another place but I was wondering what the answer was because I am curious as its happened to my mother too. the question is as follows I have two lovely hydrangeas in my garden, which are about 30 years old. We prune them at the right time, and every year they produce lots of blossoms. We haven't done anything different this year but...... I don't know what has happened to them this year though, because there is not one blossom on them, and it looks as through there won't be any. Is it possible for them to have a rest year?? It was a colder winter than normal last year. Do you leave the old flower heads on to protect the plant during the worst of the winter weather and prune them off when you see the buds lower down the stems break? We did that, but ours are not the glories they were last year either. See he http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/pho...JkQ?feat=direc tlink There's some chlorosis, which I presume a feed of sequestered iron would help. But the flowers are a bit miserable, sparse and not well developed, and the leaves have been attacked by something that leaves lots of small holes. I caught a harlequin larva on one, but I don't suppose that's the problem, is it? -- Kate B PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you want to reply personally |
Hydrangea again
"Kate Brown" wrote ... Bob Hobden wrote "Mike E" wrote ... I have seen this question in another place but I was wondering what the answer was because I am curious as its happened to my mother too. the question is as follows I have two lovely hydrangeas in my garden, which are about 30 years old. We prune them at the right time, and every year they produce lots of blossoms. We haven't done anything different this year but...... I don't know what has happened to them this year though, because there is not one blossom on them, and it looks as through there won't be any. Is it possible for them to have a rest year?? It was a colder winter than normal last year. Do you leave the old flower heads on to protect the plant during the worst of the winter weather and prune them off when you see the buds lower down the stems break? We did that, but ours are not the glories they were last year either. See he http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/pho...JkQ?feat=direc tlink There's some chlorosis, which I presume a feed of sequestered iron would help. But the flowers are a bit miserable, sparse and not well developed, and the leaves have been attacked by something that leaves lots of small holes. I caught a harlequin larva on one, but I don't suppose that's the problem, is it? As you guessed from the leaves, lack of all the minerals needed is the problem, certainly get a dose of sequestered iron into it now and again later in the year with some other feed between and it should be Ok next season. Are you by any chance the Kate Brown I know? Does the "Shahee Tandoori" ring any bells? -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
Hydrangea again
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009, Bob Hobden wrote
"Kate Brown" wrote ... Bob Hobden wrote "Mike E" wrote ... I have seen this question in another place but I was wondering what the answer was because I am curious as its happened to my mother too. the question is as follows I have two lovely hydrangeas in my garden, which are about 30 years old. We prune them at the right time, and every year they produce lots of blossoms. We haven't done anything different this year but...... I don't know what has happened to them this year though, because there is not one blossom on them, and it looks as through there won't be any. Is it possible for them to have a rest year?? It was a colder winter than normal last year. Do you leave the old flower heads on to protect the plant during the worst of the winter weather and prune them off when you see the buds lower down the stems break? We did that, but ours are not the glories they were last year either. See he http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/pho...JkQ?feat=direc tlink There's some chlorosis, which I presume a feed of sequestered iron would help. But the flowers are a bit miserable, sparse and not well developed, and the leaves have been attacked by something that leaves lots of small holes. I caught a harlequin larva on one, but I don't suppose that's the problem, is it? As you guessed from the leaves, lack of all the minerals needed is the problem, certainly get a dose of sequestered iron into it now and again later in the year with some other feed between and it should be Ok next season. Are you by any chance the Kate Brown I know? Does the "Shahee Tandoori" ring any bells? Alas, I don't think so, though I'm extremely fond of Indian food. Would Glyndebourne ring a bell with you? -- Kate B PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you want to reply personally |
Hydrangea again
"Kate Brown" wrote Bob Hobden wrote "Kate Brown" wrote ... Bob Hobden wrote "Mike E" wrote ... I have seen this question in another place but I was wondering what the answer was because I am curious as its happened to my mother too. the question is as follows I have two lovely hydrangeas in my garden, which are about 30 years old. We prune them at the right time, and every year they produce lots of blossoms. We haven't done anything different this year but...... I don't know what has happened to them this year though, because there is not one blossom on them, and it looks as through there won't be any. Is it possible for them to have a rest year?? It was a colder winter than normal last year. Do you leave the old flower heads on to protect the plant during the worst of the winter weather and prune them off when you see the buds lower down the stems break? We did that, but ours are not the glories they were last year either. See he http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/pho...JkQ?feat=direc tlink There's some chlorosis, which I presume a feed of sequestered iron would help. But the flowers are a bit miserable, sparse and not well developed, and the leaves have been attacked by something that leaves lots of small holes. I caught a harlequin larva on one, but I don't suppose that's the problem, is it? As you guessed from the leaves, lack of all the minerals needed is the problem, certainly get a dose of sequestered iron into it now and again later in the year with some other feed between and it should be Ok next season. Are you by any chance the Kate Brown I know? Does the "Shahee Tandoori" ring any bells? Alas, I don't think so, though I'm extremely fond of Indian food. Would Glyndebourne ring a bell with you? Shame. Glyndebourne, certainly not, I dislike opera. -- Regards Bob Hobden just W. of London |
Hydrangea again
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009, Bob Hobden wrote
"Kate Brown" wrote Bob Hobden wrote "Kate Brown" wrote ... Bob Hobden wrote "Mike E" wrote ... I have seen this question in another place but I was wondering what the answer was because I am curious as its happened to my mother too. the question is as follows I have two lovely hydrangeas in my garden, which are about 30 years old. We prune them at the right time, and every year they produce lots of blossoms. We haven't done anything different this year but...... I don't know what has happened to them this year though, because there is not one blossom on them, and it looks as through there won't be any. Is it possible for them to have a rest year?? It was a colder winter than normal last year. Do you leave the old flower heads on to protect the plant during the worst of the winter weather and prune them off when you see the buds lower down the stems break? We did that, but ours are not the glories they were last year either. See he http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/pho...JkQ?feat=direc tlink There's some chlorosis, which I presume a feed of sequestered iron would help. But the flowers are a bit miserable, sparse and not well developed, and the leaves have been attacked by something that leaves lots of small holes. I caught a harlequin larva on one, but I don't suppose that's the problem, is it? As you guessed from the leaves, lack of all the minerals needed is the problem, certainly get a dose of sequestered iron into it now and again later in the year with some other feed between and it should be Ok next season. Are you by any chance the Kate Brown I know? Does the "Shahee Tandoori" ring any bells? Alas, I don't think so, though I'm extremely fond of Indian food. Would Glyndebourne ring a bell with you? Shame. Glyndebourne, certainly not, I dislike opera. Your loss... :) Taking opera on tour, however, requires regular visits to late opening Tandoori outfits, in order to restore well-being after long get-ins or get-outs. -- Kate B PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you want to reply personally |
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