Living SoilAcid loving plants
Blue hydrangea: best soil mix and feeding guide
Blue hydrangea is in Living Soil's Acid loving plants group. Blueberries, azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons. Its guide gathers what published references say about soil pH, feeding, spotting problems, cautions and mixes, with a mix that suit it.
What the blue hydrangea guide covers
Every item carries the reference behind it. Where references disagree, the guide shows both.
- Soil pH2
- Feeding2
- Spotting problems5
- Cautions4
- Mixes1
The count is how many sourced items each part of the guide holds.
Mixes that suit blue hydrangea
One mix is made just for blue hydrangea, inside its guide.
Each mix comes with the reference behind every figure, measured for your batch, pots or bed.
Good to know
- pH: the references give 4.8 to 5.2 for acid loving plants in general. The blue hydrangea guide adds its own pH notes.
- The mistake to avoid: Trying to acidify after planting, when sulfur needs months to a year to work.
- Also known as: making hydrangeas blue, hydrangea blue and bigleaf hydrangea blue
Questions
What is the best soil for blue hydrangea?
Living Soil lists 1 mix that suit blue hydrangea, each from a published reference. One is made just for it. The app measures any of them for your batch, pots or bed.
What pH does blue hydrangea need?
The references give pH 4.8 to 5.2 for acid loving plants in general. The blue hydrangea guide adds its own pH notes.
Is the blue hydrangea guide free?
Its overview is free: what the guide covers and which mixes suit it. Opening the full guide takes credits, and the app shows the price before you confirm. Credits never expire.
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