Content
- Can you transplant old climbing hydrangeas?
- Preparation of transplanting
- Prepare the climbing hydrangea for repositioning
- Thorough soil preparation is the alpha and omega
- Transplant climbing hydrangea - step by step
- Tips & Tricks
Transform your climbing hydrangea in autumn
Can you transplant old climbing hydrangeas?
Basically, the transplanting of younger climbing hydrangea is not a problem, even if the plants are actually reluctant to implement. Older specimens, however, are a little harder to handle, especially since they can be up to ten feet high.
Preparation of transplanting
Before you start directly transplanting your climbing hydrangea, you should first make a number of preparations to make it as easy as possible for your plant to grow at the new location. It is best to plan transplanting a few months in advance so that you can make arrangements in the summer. Incidentally, the best time to react is the late autumn, whereby you can carry out the measure if necessary even in early spring, before the sprouting.
Prepare the climbing hydrangea for repositioning
Prepare the plant by cutting off a hand-wide ditch around the climbing hydrangea in the summer with a spade. Then fill this trench with loose potting soil. Subsequently, at the interfaces (many roots will eventually be cut), new roots will develop near the bale by autumn. This not only makes the undamaged excavation of the climbing hydrangea easier, but also helps the plant to grow later.
Thorough soil preparation is the alpha and omega
Thorough soil preparation is the be-all and end-all of a long-term, wonderfully vigorous and thriving climbing hydrangea. Loosen the soil thoroughly at the new location and mix the excavation with compost, horn shavings and peat. Thus you promote the soil life and thus the nutrient supply of the plant. Also all root weeds including their rhizomes should be meticulously removed from the ground with the grave fork.
Transplant climbing hydrangea - step by step
When all the preparations have been completed, you can now get up to speed in suitable weather. Choose a not too cold day with the sky as cloudy as possible.
Tips & Tricks
Climbing hydrangeas need a lot of water after transplanting, so you not only sludge the planting hole, but also root well after planting. A pouring rim helps with precise watering.