hydrangea planting

[begining at 40]

Hi all this is all new to me as I a total nocice who has just had an allotment. I have just bought to beautiful hydrangeas, I think they are mop head or lace wing. They are at the moment. In pots but I want to plant them in my allotment, are they suitable for clay soil? Thank you in advance.

[Thelma Sanders]

Mine do well on clay, it's just sad that the blue ones turn pink on clay unless you keep treating them

[begining at 40]

Thank you Thelma. I live the blue ones they are beautiful. I have heard they like acid soil to turn blue. �� can you replant them at any time I year please? Want to do what's best fir them. And would blood fish and bine help when replanted? Thank you for the advice

[roitelet]

Blood fish and bone won't do any harm but you could add something acid like coffee grounds to the soil to help the acidity if it is a blue one. They used to put rusty nails under blue hydrangeas to keep them blue. If it is in a pot you can plant it any time just loosen the root ball before you plant it and give it lots of water.

[DannyK]

Mine do well in heavy clay too but they are pink.

Don't deadhead until next year after frosts as deadheads protect new buds.

[begining at 40]

Thank you so much. Brill advice. I've been saving my coffee grounds so that is brill!