Hydrangeas are very forgiving and a great first time gardener plant to work with especially limelights. Great point about placement with roots. I always give them a boost with Biotone. Great job!!
Hi Valerie!! 👋👋 Great questions!! There are some fertilizer types of products you can add to the planting hole before placing the plant, like Espoma BioTone, but keep a close eye on those directions. Adding and mixing granular time-release 10-10-10 fertilizers to soil usually is a big negative, in general, because plant roots could come into contact with the fertilizer burning the root tissues and putting a plant under stress while it's becoming established in its new home. This is dependent on what product you use and if you trust that company. We would generally recommend a product like BioTone, following the label directions, or adding your favorite granular or liquid fertilizer applied to the soil surface (or as directed on the label). For your second question, whether to fertilize now or wait for "true spring", it can depend on many factors, but, in general, it's always good to fertilizer after transplanting to give your plants that boost of nutrients. There could be some caveats to this, but in this case for this hydrangea, fertilizing with a granular slow-release fertilizer is a good idea. Once the plant starts breaking bud and starting to grow, then a liquid fertilizer could give a fast shot of nutrients, if you think your plant needs the extra boost. We wrote a novel, but hope that helps! 😉😮
Sounds awesome look forward to seeing It when It's all bloomed out
When I can move some hydrangeas has been my concern because I planted them in too hot a spot last year. This is so helpful - I’m going to do it 🤞🏼
Hydrangeas are very forgiving and a great first time gardener plant to work with especially limelights. Great point about placement with roots. I always give them a boost with Biotone. Great job!!
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Thanks for showing how to do this! 💕 Would this be a good time to move my autumn fire sedum? I’m also Seattle area.
Please take wide shot views. Otherwise awesome content. Yes this is the best time of year to move transplant anything in the garden. ❤
Would adding any fertilizer to the planting hole help the plant this time of year? Or would it be better to wait a bit for “true” spring?
Hi Valerie!! 👋👋 Great questions!! There are some fertilizer types of products you can add to the planting hole before placing the plant, like Espoma BioTone, but keep a close eye on those directions. Adding and mixing granular time-release 10-10-10 fertilizers to soil usually is a big negative, in general, because plant roots could come into contact with the fertilizer burning the root tissues and putting a plant under stress while it's becoming established in its new home. This is dependent on what product you use and if you trust that company. We would generally recommend a product like BioTone, following the label directions, or adding your favorite granular or liquid fertilizer applied to the soil surface (or as directed on the label). For your second question, whether to fertilize now or wait for "true spring", it can depend on many factors, but, in general, it's always good to fertilizer after transplanting to give your plants that boost of nutrients. There could be some caveats to this, but in this case for this hydrangea, fertilizing with a granular slow-release fertilizer is a good idea. Once the plant starts breaking bud and starting to grow, then a liquid fertilizer could give a fast shot of nutrients, if you think your plant needs the extra boost. We wrote a novel, but hope that helps! 😉😮
@@SpokenGarden a”novel” is quite alright because I love reading anyway. Great info, thanks so much for replying!