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Gardening

lark

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6. We live in an old growth oak forest that was minimally thinned to put in housing.

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 17, 2021, 12:05 PM

Jun 2021

It's the perfect climate, growing up under the drip lines of 2 of the big oak trees in front so they get early morning sun, and good filtered light the rest of the day but no hot direct afternoon sun. NO light at all and they die and direct sun in the summer afternoons kills them too.

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hydrangeas. [View all] drray23 Jun 2021 OP

do you prune them? mopinko Jun 2021 #1

yes we did prune them before. all the way down to a few sticks. drray23 Jun 2021 #4

Yeah that's strange because hydrangeas are generally big producers when fertilized. lark Jun 2021 #2

we had them too. called them snowball bushes. mopinko Jun 2021 #5

They are picky little suckers. Phoenix61 Jun 2021 #3

We live in an old growth oak forest that was minimally thinned to put in housing. lark Jun 2021 #6

I had lots trees then Hurricane Michael happened. Phoenix61 Jun 2021 #7

Sorry you got hit by that strong storm. lark Jun 2021 #8

I'm not sure what storm you are thinking of. Phoenix61 Jun 2021 #9

I bet it was Matthew - sorry about that. lark Jun 2021 #10