How to Grow Hydrangeas in Pots - Feeding, Pruning and Complete Care Guide 

@Pamela Banks, thank you so so much for your feedback, really appreciate it and feedback like this really motivate us to work hard...so, thank you once again :-) 30 inches diameter is absolutely okay for Hydrangeas and honestly saying, it's really huge container. Definitely you can use 30 inches pot n no need to use much larger pot. You have seen that I just used 6 inches diameter pot and she did well. Wishing you good luck but, please note that Hydrangeas do well in Summer Season. Thank you once again and plz let me know if you have any questions :-)

Thanks so much for your advice. I’m in Melbourne Australia so summer is in December. Hydrangea flowering time!! Seeing how beautiful your blooms are in a small pot, I might reconsider and put my plants into smaller pots, say 20 inch. Cheers!!

@@montysmum6310 , that's great to know and I am 100% sure that you would get lots of bloom on your plant this season :-) Definitely, 20 inch pot would work well but 30 inch pot won't harm as well (like u planned before) :-) Anyway, good luck and plz let me know if you have any questions and I would get back to you ASAP. TC :-)

Hello hello again, hydrangea guru!! My hydrangeas are flowering now and look fabulous! Wish I could share a photo with you. Thanks again for your support and advice!

@@montysmum6310 thanx for the feedback..i just got today only my hydrangea..just want to know did you use same mixture

@Darck Spyder, thank you very much for your wonderful feedback, appreciate it. Have a great day and happy gardening :-)

@maria ferla, Thank you SOOOOOOOO much...yeah, they are gorgeous :-)

@Sayondeep Ghosh Roy, I am SO glad for you that you are about to get the first flower on your plant! Again, thank you so much for your wonderful words and I am glad I could do something for you. Happy Gardening :-)

@Pratik Athawale, Most welcome and thank you So So much for your feedback, much appreciated :-) If you wish to see lots of flowers, you would like watching this video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wUO7hvqCb-o.html Thank you again and Happy Gardening :-)

@sushma thupalli, Most welcome and thank you very much for watching the video. Good luck in growing Hydrangea, they are just gorgeous :-) One request - I would highly appreciate if you don't call me sir, thank you :-)

@Thank You So Very Much, Glad to know I could do something and thank you So much for your words, much appreciated :-)

@AJohn canzz, That's great to know that you have so many at your home, that's really great :-)

Glad I could do something and thank you So much for your words, really appreciated! Happy Gardening :-)

@Osmer Cardenas, Thank you very much for your feedback and say "Hi" to your wife. Hydrangeas are truly gorgeous :-) To sow the seeds, I mostly use 85% Cocopeat + 15% Vermicompost and get good results. I believe, Cocopeat won't be available in Miami. So, you can take 80% peat moss + 20% Perlite or Vermiculite. February-March would be the ideal time to grow from seeds. Plz let me know if you have any question and I would get back ASAP! Thank you once again :-)

@Kak Ya, That's great to know and good luck with your plant 😍😍

It's been more than 900 days, where's the update

@Lynda Modeste, Most welcome and thank you so much for the feedback. Though, I am really very sorry for the late reply as I was busy at growing lots of plants. Wishing you and your family a very very happy new year :-)

So nice of you and Sir is not required actually :-)

@k m, Thank you very much :-)

@Krimtop Kuku, Thank you SOOOOOO much :-)

@Seetha Krish, Most welcome and thank you very much for your feedback, appreciate it :-) Sure, we can definitely grow in grow bags and good luck in growing :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat Thank you so much for your response

@Rajalakshmi Mohan, Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOO much :-)

@Celina Ramirez, Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOO much for the feedback, much appreciated :-)

@inday Narvasa, Most welcome and thank you very much for watching the video, appreciate it :-)

Thank you So much :-)

@pema Lama, Thank you so so much for your words Ma'am..I really feel very glad whenever I hear anything like this and this is my aim, I am SOOOOOOOO glad for you :-) You can add...but plz don't overdose (not more than 1/2 teaspoon in 1 liter water). You can also use the Micro-nutrients on a regular basis and plants would be happy :-) This year, I am trying to get complete Blue Hydrangea from Pink...experimenting and hope, I would get success, let's see :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat eagerly waiting for your next vdo on blue hydrangea

Hey, I am also trying to get blue bloom this year. Hope to see positive result.

@Jahnavi Mahanta, Bahu bahu dhanyabaad..Apuni thikei koise, Shillong at bahu bhalkoi pule - hill area aru cool area hoar babe. Guwahatit alap problem hoi temp ar karane. Alap besi care lage :-)

@Jennifer Anderson, Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOO much for the feedback, much appreciated :-)

@Sab_, Glad you liked it and thank you very much for the feedback! For nature-friendly pesticide, please watch this video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aeuTt2LWdls.html&pp=sAQA Though it's about Mealybugs, same can be applied for any other pests as well :-)

DAP

The temperature of my city is similar to delhi

@Anum Khan , thank you very much for the awesome feedback and thank you for watching. Well, Hydrangeas mostly bloom in Summer and ideal time to sow seeds is Spring. But it wouldn't hurt if we do it from Mid- End Feb onward. However, you can still sow some seeds in October itself and hopefully they would bloom somewhat earlier. Plz also note that, Hydrangea seeds need light to germinate and so plz don't cover the seeds with soil. Just press the seeds on soil a bit so that wind can't disturb them. Plz let me know if you have any question and I would get back to you ASAP! Thank you once gain :-)

Gardening Upbeat thank you so much for the information and tips regarding my query. I will update my progress. Ur videos are already giving us so much information. Best wishes 😊

@@anumkhan505 , thank you once again for your words, appreciate it. Good luck n let me know if I can do anything and I would be glad to help you. TC :-)

Sorry for bit late reply and thank you so much for your amazing feedback, really appreciated!

@dexter_ rexer, Thank you SO So much for the feedback....but, sorry for the late response :-(

@Quilt Addicts Anonymous, Well, the actual size is 6.2 or 6.3. But for any pot size, mostly even number is used like 6, 8, 10, 12 etc. 0.5 inch may be here and there and it doesn't matter any. Thank you for watching the video :-)

@Norma Torres, Thank you so so much for the feedback, appreciate it. Recently I uploaded one new video with much more details and also covered few tips to get heavy flowering. Please take a look at this and you would get all the answers - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wUO7hvqCb-o.html

Putting rusted nails in soil helps to change the colour

@jayashree murthy, Yah, you can do it after Summer or next year in Feb-March :-) Hope, I would be able to change the color...in progress and thank you :-) One request - I would appreciate if you don't call me Sir :-)

@bunny pop, Thank you so so much but sorry for the late response. I applied Aluminum Sulfate (1 teaspoon in 1 liter water). I was planning for more Blue blooms this season but I am too late :-( The plant already started producing buds before even I could apply it. Unfortunately, all of them are turning to Pink , whereas I got the blue blooms last year on the same plant....

Gardening Upbeat Thank you so much for the advice

@Tania Baban, As of now, I don't have..but I would try to do it soon. You can grow it from Softwood cuttings (new growth) and 6-8 inch cuttings would be fine :-)

too much water

Same thing goes with mine. I guess, we got too much sun, not sutible of hydrangea's flowring.

Check the species of hydrangea u are planting...some species need to go through low temperature for flower buds to form, so they cannot bloom in tropical weather...try to plant reblooming type, eg endless summer

It don't need so much water. 1 time a week is fine

@Dwarikanath Tripathy, thank you very much for the feedback, appreciate it. Perhaps, you applied high dose of fungicide. I usually use SAAF and mix 2 grams (1/2 teaspoon) in 1 ltr of water. Using more than this, may harm the plant.

@Anthony Pereira, As per I remember (pics which you sent me), those are Smooth Hydrangea and you can prune them now as well as have plenty of time and they are going to look bushy. Better to do in March month. For Big leaf Hydrangea, we can do as soon as it stops blooming and it might depend on climate. For example, in my place they almost stop blooming from around June end. So, I can Prune in June or July. I hope that helps..plz let me know if you have any question and I would be glad to answer that :-)

@@GardeningUpbeat Thank you for being prompt didn't realize that they were smooth leaf Hydrangea but happy that you clarified I shall keep that in kind henceforth March will be when I will pruane. Now surely the cutting wont go to waste I hope and would I be able to propagate using these cutting? Thank you Have a wonderful night

@Anthony Pereira, Definitely the cutting wont go to waste and you can propagate them easily. Even if you keep them in water, they would produce roots eventually! Good luck :-) Thank you and you too have a wonderful night!

@Jane Smith, Definitely Yes, thank you very much for watching :-)

Aww thank you.

@Jane Smith, Most welcome :-)

I have found it easier to grow Limelight from cuttings than most others. (Woody stem) I think I'm loving those other cuttings too much. (They rot)

@@GardeningUpbeat how would i grow from cutting please ?

@Rash Raj, definitely you can :-) In fact, I also saw lots of Hydrangea cuttings in my recent nursery visit. Wishing you a very very Happy New Year :-)

@Susanta Ray, It's because of High Temp and plant is not getting enough water. While watering, plz water thoroughly and make sure water drain out well. The soil shouldn't dry out at any cost or else, it's going to droop immediately. Please also make sure soil is not too wet either...that's why we need to use soil which is well drained and can hold enough water as well.

@Sarbani Mukherjee, Thank you Ma'am and 4 hours morning sunlight would be more than enough for Hydrangeas. Good luck :-)

CA..it's too cold there and it would be better to keep indoor though some hydrangea varieties are cold hardy down to negative -20 degrees Fahrenheit. You can repot in growing time..and it would be early spring. Thank you!

@belle femme, Really sorry for late response, somehow I missed your question. You can watch this video and there you would get the answer - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-j2FYeV9MBr0.html Thank you :-)

@Steve Well, Thank you for your question. I believe it's just a repotting shock and since you grew your plant in your yard, it would be able to handle the situation much better way. Having said that, I also hope water drains well in the area where you grew it. Just watch it carefully for next few days and if you don't see any improvement, I would recommend you to grow it in a place where water drains well. But, this is unlikely to happen. Good luck :-)

@nieceypiecey100, Thank you SOOOOOO much :-) It's the Big leaf Hydrangea! Here I have shown more blooms (in case you are interested to see) - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fan9IuLwSBw.html Have a great time ahead :-)

@neeraj k, bhai, thank you very much..have a great day :-)

@Prema Maben, Sorry for taking ime to reply :-( Not blooming for 1 year...that's strange and I can understand how it feels to wait for more than a year to see the blooms. If it's not blooming, there are 3 possibilities - 1. You got a Big leaf Hydrangea - it blooms only in the old wood. I also had to wait for more than 1 year to get blooms in one of my Hydrangea plant because it was Big leaf Hydrangea. I have explained it here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pVe72f7iarM.html (Sorry for the loud BG music, I have stopped using it in my new videos) 2. Soil is not rich enough 3. Not getting enough sunlight or bright light I believe, you can adjust few things n it would bloom soon :-) Anyway, I am going to do one video where I would be showing my preparation to get maximum flowers on my Hydrangea plants. Thank you :-)

Thank you So much for your words, really appreciated! I usually buy from seedsnpots.com Bit costly, but they have almost all varieties. Sometimes I also buy from Amazon. Thank you!

Thank you for your prompt reply. Keep up the good work.

Hi @JP, bahu bahu dhanyabaad aponar feedback ar babe aru Axomiat pai alap asarite holu :-) Gos puli to kot kinibo pai - Moi mostly khetri ar parai anu. Taat bahu Nursery ase aru ketiaba Kachari ar parao anu kintu Kachari at alam daam besi. Moi anote daam asil Rs. 50 kintu moi anote bahut saru asil. Bhalke phuli thakile daam alap besi loi. Gutir para hoi kintu mostly cutting ar para grow kare. Kiba question thakile janaba aru thank you once again, have a great day :-)

@Luz Castillejos, Most welcome and good to know you have the Pink one :-) Thank you very much for watching the video, appreciate it :-)

@Albert Yancey, I am really sorry for the late reply, have been growing lots of plants so that I can share with you & others. It's the DAP crystals - Diammonium Phosphate n it's a chemical fertilizer. Plz let me know if you have any question and I would get back ASAP!

@shoppers delight, Thank you and definitely I am going to do that in coming few days :-)

@Yvonne Amos, Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much, appreciate it :-)