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>>> EVEN
>>> EVEN AS SUMMER STARTS TURNING INTO FALL, HYDRANGEAS
ARE STILL BLOOMING BUT HOW DO
WE CARE FOR THEM AFTER THEY
BLOOM?
BLOOM?
BLOOM? LET'S ASK THE GUY WHO HAS THE
ANSWER TO EVERYTHING THAT
HAPPENS IN THE GARDEN, CISCOE
MORRIS.
MORRIS.
MORRIS. HEY, CISCOE.
HEY, CISCOE. IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU , AMITY.
THIS IS SO FUN.
>> FIRST OF ALL, I INTERRUPTED
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. I
YOU. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO GIVE THE
LALA PLEASE.
LALA PLEASE. >> I CAN SAY IT MANY DIFFERENT
WAYS.
WAYS.
WAYS. >>
WAYS. >> NOW WE CAN GET STARTED.
A QUESTION I HAVE FOR MY OWN
GARDEN RIGHT NOW IS HOW DO WE
KNOW WHEN THE HYDRANGEA IS DONE
BLOOMING AND CAN WE DO ANYTHING
TO EXTEND THE BLOOM?
>> THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO
TO EXTEND THE BLOOM. THAT IS
THE WAY IT IS WITH HYDRANGEAS.
THERE IS ONE THING YOU CAN DO
AND THAT IS MAKE SURE YOU PLANT
YOUR HYDRANGEA IN AN AREA THAT
IS NOT AN AFTERNOON SUN.
THAT WILL MAKE THE FLOWERS FADE
A LOT QUICKER.
OTHER THAN THAT, THERE IS NOT
MUCH YOU CAN DO.
THEY WILL START OUT ONE COLOR
AND THEY START OUT REALLY
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS THE BEST HYDRANGEA ON
EARTH.
EARTH.
EARTH. EVERYBODY SHOULD GO OUT AND BUY
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. THEN, OVER TIME, THEY JUST KIND
OF FADE TO A DIFFERENT COLOR.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO ENJOY THAT
CHANGE THEY GO THROUGH.
>> SO BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE THAT PURPLE ONE, CISCOE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER
THIS BUT YOU HELPED ME REVIVE
MY BUTTERFLY BUSHES WHEN I
MASSACRED THEM LAST FALL.
LET'S AVOID A REPEAT
PERFORMANCE WITH MY HYDRANGEAS.
HOW DO WE CUT THEM DOWN?
HOW FAR DO WE GO SO WE DON'T
BUTCHER THEM?
BUTCHER THEM? >> PART OF THIS DEPENDS ON WHAT
KIND OF HYDRANGEA YOU HAVE.
IF THIS IS YOUR TYPICAL MOP
HEAD HYDRANGEA -- THE THING
ABOUT THESE THAT IS IMPORTANT
TO KNOW IS THAT THEY ONLY BLOOM
ON GROWTH THAT OCCURRED THIS
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. SO, NEXT SPRING IS WHEN YOU
PRUNE THESE, NOT UNTIL THEN.
HYDRANGEAS ALWAYS GET TOO BIG.
PEOPLE GET REALLY FRUSTRATED BY
IT AND THEY CUT THEM WAY DOWN.
IF YOU DO THAT, IF YOU CUT OFF
ALL OF THE GROWTH THAT OCCURRED
THIS SUMMER, NEXT SPRING, YOU
WILL GET NO FLOWERS FOR THE
WHOLE SEASON.
WHOLE SEASON. >> I HAD NO IDEA.
I HAVE A HYDRANGEA BUSH IN MY
FRONT YARD.
FRONT YARD. I DID NOT PLANT IT.
IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 1 MILLION
YEARS BUT IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
DO HYDRANGEAS NEED TO BE FED
AND IF SO, WHAT?
>> I FERTILIZED MY HYDRANGEAS
BUT I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THIS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO OVER
FERTILIZE YOUR HYDRANGEAS.
IF YOU HAVE HYDRANGEAS THAT ARE
DOING PERFECT, IF YOU DON'T
FEED THEM AND THEY ARE DOING
GREAT, DON'T FEED THEM AT ALL.
YOU DON'T NEED TO.
BUT, IF YOU ARE GOING TO, GUESS
SOMETHING THAT IS IN THE HIGHER
NUMBER THAN THE FIRST NUMBER.
I WOULD USE ORGANIC FERTILIZER.
JUST GO TO THE NURSERY AND SAY
I WANT ORGANIC AND I WANT
SOMETHING FOR HYDRANGEAS AND
THEY WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD
FERTILIZER.
FERTILIZER. I ONLY DO IT ONCE A YEAR IN THE
SPRING PROBABLY IN APRIL OR
MARCH.
MARCH.
MARCH. >>
MARCH. >> GOOD TO KNOW.
OUR PRODUCER SUSIE TELLS ME
THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY CHANGE
THE COLOR OF A HYDRANGEA.
IS THAT POSSIBLE?
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
>> YOU BETCHA.
MOST HYDRANGEAS, WHAT THEY DO
IS, YOU BUY A RED ONE, YOU
BRING IT HOME AND PLANT IT AND
IT TURNS BLUE.
EVERYBODY GOES WHY DID IT DO
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? IT
THAT? IT DEPENDS ON HOW ACIDIC THE
OIL IS. THE AMMONIUM IN THE SOIL
, THE ALUMINUM IN THE SOIL,
THEY CAN'T PICK UP THE ALUMINUM
IF THE SOIL IS VERY ALKALINE.
IF YOU WANT BLUE, YOU CAN BUY
THIS STUFF.
THIS STUFF. YOU'VE GOT TO USE THIS IN THE
SPRING, EVERY MONTH ACCORDING
TO THE DIRECTIONS.
YOU PUT SO MUCH AROUND IT.
IF YOU WANT PINK -- IF YOU BUY
A RED ONE AND YOU WANTED TO
STAY RED, YOU HAVE TO PUT A CUP
AROUND THE HYDRANGEA.
WORK IT IN THROUGH THE FALL.
IF YOU DO THAT EVERY YEAR FOR
FIVE YEARS, YOU WILL HAVE A RED
HYDRANGEA.
HYDRANGEA. IT TAKES THAT LONG.
>> MY GOODNESS.
I HAD NO IDEA BUT THAT IS
REALLY GOOD ADVICE. WE HAVE SO
MANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU BUT
WE HAVE RUN OUT OF