My 2-3 yr old hydrangea in cold weather, cut back/how much?
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Leave it until next spring to be able to determine what dead wood needs to be cut out. Most Hydrangea bloom on old wood.Pruning at the wrong time you will cut the flowers off for next year
To get bigger flowers, cut them all the way back. In late-winter or early spring, these shrubs can be cut all the way back to the ground. Smooth hydrangeas will produce much larger blooms if pruned hard like this each year, but many gardeners opt for smaller blooms on sturdier stems.
In fall when all green is gone, cut off at base. Couple inch above ground. They will grow back thicker in spring. I've used chain saw on big bushes.
Hi Cindy. Do you know what type of hydrangea you have? Some don't like to be cut back at all. I don't cut mine back. If I did I wouldn't have any blooms next year. The new growth and flowers grow off of what appears to be dead branches. In Spring I just cut off the old flower heads.
Most hydrangeas bloom on old wood, so don't cut it at all. It might look pitiful now, but it will reward you mightily in the spring.
When my hydrangea wouldn’t bloom I started feeding it an acid fertilize. It blooms now. Also the amount of sun it receives could be a factor.
https://thistlewoodfarms.com/how-to-make-your-hydrangeas-bloom/
https://www.gardenguides.com/84033-make-hydrangeas-bloom.html
http://www.millionplants.com/advice/wont-hydrangea-bloom/
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/5-tips-growing-gorgeous-hydrangeas