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hydrangeas

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elasticsortinghandstand · 30/07/2007 10:30

is it true you can change their colour?
hate my pink one

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PrettyCandles · 30/07/2007 16:33

Then go out and get yourself one . It's life-changing.

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elasticsortinghandstand · 30/07/2007 10:42

will chuck out steel wool pads,
but have no mooncups

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PrettyCandles · 30/07/2007 10:40

It's about iron, I think they need iron to flower blue, otherwise they flower pink or even fade to a creamy white (or is that another cultivar?). My mum used to chuck her worn out steel wool pads under the hydrangea to keep it blue. If you use a Mooncup you can dilute the contents and use that as well (good for roses, too).

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elasticsortinghandstand · 30/07/2007 10:38

didnt i hear somewhere about a nail in the soil?

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WallyHerbert · 30/07/2007 10:35

It depends on your soil type I believe.

Blue ones turn pink but I don't think you can change pink ones.

I may be completely wrong though

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