https://www.espoma.com A natural in the garden since 1929 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:18:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.espoma.com/plant-food-basics/reading-labels/#comment-632 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 17:00:31 +0000 http://espoma.wpengine.com/?page_id=572#comment-632 […] In Spring, apply a good organic compost around the bushes – a couple inches deep, for nutrition, moisture retention and weed prevention. Hydrangeas are acid loving plants. Too much nitrogen or a lack of phosphorus in the soil could be culprit in the lack of blooms. One might add a single dose of fertilizer in June. ( I will this year! Always place any additives a few inches away from the trunk out to the drip line. Holly Tone is an all -time favorite. You can get some good info on reading fertilizer labels here […]

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