Here's how to do it right

The new location

Choose this carefully so that the plant grows quickly and you don't have to transplant the hydrangea again after a while. Please note the following points:

• Hydrangeas prefer shady people Locations.
• Weather-protected places under a light tree are ideal.
• That Substrate should have a pH between 4.5 and 6.5 and be nutritious and permeable.
• Choose a sufficiently large space, as the hydrangea will grow broadly bushy when uncut.

When will be transplanted?

So that hydrangea If the move in the garden survives unscathed, you should preferably move it in autumn. The hot summer months, when the hydrangea is also in full bloom, are unsuitable.

Alternatively, you can move the hydrangea in early spring. The plant should not have sprouted yet. The time of planting must also be chosen so that frosty temperatures are no longer to be expected.

Dig up hydrangea

In order not to damage the delicate roots of the hydrangea more than necessary, you should be very careful when doing this work. This procedure has proven itself:

• Shorten large hydrangeas by about a third.
• Dig a small trench around the hydrangea in a ring, which corresponds approximately to the old crown diameter.
• Now dig up the hydrangea carefully, as little as possible Root system cut through.
• Keep lifting the plant slightly to loosen it.
• So that a lot of soil remains on the root ball, wrap it in dense sackcloth or foil.

Insertion in the new place

At the new location, dig a planting hole that is large enough to accommodate the entire root ball and the spreading roots. In places with highly compacted soil, where there are frequent Waterlogging the introduction of a drainage layer made of coarse sand or gravel is recommended. If the soil conditions do not suit the hydrangea, you should use the Topsoil Dig out generously and replace with special hydrangea, rhododendron or azalea soil.

Place the hydrangea upright in the planting hole, fill it with soil and water the plant well. As a result, the substrate also gets between the fine branches of the roots and these can immediately take up water again.

Make sure you have adequate watering after moving. The substrate should always feel slightly damp.