Hydrangea Tips

Hydrangeas should be pruned before spring. If transplanting and pruning, transplant the hydrangea first, then once it's in its new location, feel free to prune.

When digging up a hydrangea for transplant, dig around the outside edge of the plant and a big a root ball. If not replanting for a long period of time keep root ball moist by sticking it in a bucket of water.

Dig the transplant hole twice as wide as root ball that you dug out of the ground.

Every couple years on hydrangeas thin out old branches and allow new growth to come up.

Build a little mound in the new transplant hole allowing the roots to cascade down.

The transplant should take no more than 30 minutes.

Pruning a Kiwi Vine

Kiwi's need a sunny location with wind protection. Male and female are needed to grow kiwis, male vine is only used during flowering time in spring.

Female kiwi are hearty down to 5 degrees F, males are hearty down to 10 degrees F.

The life expectancy of a kiwi vine is 50 years.

Kiwis can be grown in a variety of well drained soils and the vines grow 15-20 feet per year.

Old wood needs to be removed, kiwi fruit on new wood very similar to grapes any time vines twine around themselves prune.

Don't cut off or damage any new fruiting spurs while removing old growth. Kiwi can't support their own weight and will grow from 20- 30 feet. They require strong support such as trellis, arbor, or fence.

In a forest, kiwis grow upward into trees. Kiwis are rich in Vitamin C -- they have 10 times more Vitamin C than a lemon.

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