Hydrangeas: New Hydrangea grower, 1 by chris1948

chris1948 wrote:
I'm fairly new to growing Hydrangeas though we've tried a couple of times by planting them here in the ground and they almost immediately died from the heat though we watered them about every day. This time what I bought one I was determined to keep it alive so I put it in a large clay pot with a large drainage hole and large saucer. It's sitting right inside the door of my greenhouse and not getting any direct sun. I'm checking it daily and watering as necessary, which seems to be every day. Some questions, do I need to fertilize it? If so, what with? What do I do with the blooms after they're done? Do I dead head them? If so, how far down do I cut the old flowers off? If anyone has any suggestions I'd surely appreciate them.

Chris