RE: Hydrangia "Nikko Blue"

Bonnie,

some only flower on old wood and here that means
never... (my varigated one is like that).

I bought a climbing one last fall and it just started
blooming now. (sorry don't remember which one right
now)

Endless summer has the buds and will open any day.

Nikko who has been great for the last 5-6 years didn't
fair too well this winter- hanging on, but barely.

Donna

--- Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
wrote:

> O.K.  That makes more sense.  Thanks for filling in 
> the blanks, Chris!  I
> only have four hydrangea at present and none that
> have bloomed yet as they
> are very young.  (DH accidentally "mowed" over a
> small one I got last year,
> but it is fighting back by producing a nice set of
> leaves anyway.)  Two are
> very young/small, and the other two are 4-5 years
> old now and have never
> offered to bring me blossoms.  I also picked up a
> climbing hydrangea last
> year.  I'm not sure what to expect as far as blooms
> or bloom time for it
> either.  
> 
> For me, I'd just be tickled if any of them bloomed
> at all and I'm not at all
> worried about color.  Most of our soil is slightly
> alkaline or neutral, so I
> imagine whatever I get would be leaning toward the
> pink range.  LOL!!!
> 
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of Christopher P. Lindsey
> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:57 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hydrangia "Nikko Blue"
> 
> > Chris, could that be why people use the rusty
> nails?  If they have 
> > soil that is borderline alkaline, could the iron
> from the rusty nails 
> > enable the plant to take up that micronutrient? 
> Just wondering.
> 
> Hi Bonnie,
> 
>   The iron *is* the micronutrient, so it could just
> be that the nails are
>   providing iron in an iron-poor soil.
> 
>   I really don't see any way that iron could change
> the pH of the soil,
>   but hydrangea color *has* been linked to iron. 
> And rust forms in more
>   acidic environments, so if you put iron nails in
> soil with a pH of less
>   than 8.2 (I think) it might make the iron easier
> to absorb once it
>   oxidizes.
> 
>   So...  I'd try the nails *with* sulfur, or
> fertilize your plants with
>   Osmocote professional + micros (which will release
> copper, iron, etc.
>   into the soils).
> 
>   I use sulfur, Osmocote pro with micros, 10-10-10,
> 42-0-0, and super-
>   absorbents as additives in my soilless mix for
> plants.
> 
> Chris
> 
>
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