How to grow hydrangea from seeds: sowing in open ground and for seedlings

Tell us how to grow hydrangea from seeds? A neighbor gave some seeds from her beauty, a blue hydrangea. I just can't wait to sow them right now, for so long I dreamed of this plant. Is it possible to plant seeds immediately on a flower bed, before winter, or is it better in spring? Or maybe grow seedlings first?

how to grow hydrangea from seeds Lush large inflorescences-balls of various colors are the main advantage of hydrangea. Not surprisingly, the flower is becoming increasingly popular with gardeners. Most often, young seedlings are bought, which bloom already in the current season. However, if you are in no rush to see the bloom and want a lot of material, you can sow seeds. There is nothing super complicated in how to grow a hydrangea from seeds. Perhaps the most important thing is to get quality seeds and plant them correctly. How to do this, we will tell you today.

There are two ways to seed hydrangea:

Sowing seeds in open ground.
Sowing seedlings.

In both cases, it is recommended to pre-germinate the seeds - this will accelerate the emergence of seedlings.

How to grow hydrangea from seeds outdoors?

young hydrangea

Insofar as hydrangea, especially a young one, is a thermophilic culture, you should not rush to sowing. This should be done in the spring, but not earlier than May, or even at the beginning of June. Otherwise, tender sprouts will die from recurrent frosts. But the garden bed can be prepared in advance:

dig up;
add compost and some peat;
mix fertilizers with the ground.

Just before sowing, raise the bed so that it is at a height and level the soil with a rake. The seeds themselves are simply scattered over the surface and lightly sprinkled with sand - if they were dry.

For germinated seeds, make a shallow, up to 1 cm, groove, and carefully lay them out. Top of the planting is also sprinkled with sand.

Features of growing hydrangea seedlings

seedling hydrangea The seedling method is remarkable in that it can be planted already at the end of winter. Some growers do this in the fall, if it is possible to provide the seedlings with warmth and light. Seeds for seedlings are germinated by placing them on damp cotton wool for several days. Then they are sown in small containers with nutritious soil mixture. It is good if it contains sand, peat, humus, deciduous and soddy soil. For the first time, crops are covered with a film, periodically raising it for airing. When shoots appear, the film can be removed.

Hydrangea seedlings need to be picked twice:

The first time the plants are planted in small cups at the phase of two true leaves.
The second pick, already in deeper pots, is carried out when the seedlings grow up to 10 cm in height.

The main nuance of the seedling growing of hydrangeas is the fact that in the house (in a pot) the plant must spend the first two years of its life. If in the second year she wants to bloom, you do not need to let her do it. In order for the bushes to grow strong, the buds should be cut off. And in the third year, the grown hydrangea can already be planted in the garden in a permanent place.

How to grow hydrangea seedlings - video