In principle, transplanting younger climbing hydrangeas is not a problem, even if the plants are reluctant to be transplanted. However, older specimens are a bit more difficult to handle, especially since they can also grow up to ten meters in height.
Transplant your climbing hydrangea in autumn
Preparation for transplanting
Before you start transplanting your climbing hydrangea, you should first make a number of preparations to make it as easy as possible for your plant to grow in the new location. It is best to plan the transplanting a few months in advance so that you can take the necessary precautions in the summer. Incidentally, the best time for transplanting is late autumn, although if necessary you can also carry out the measure in early spring, before budding.
Prepare climbing hydrangea for transfer
Prepare the plant by digging a hand-wide ditch around the climbing hydrangea with a spade in summer. You then fill this trench with loose potting soil. Subsequently, new roots will develop near the ball at the cutting points (after all, many roots will be cut in the process) until autumn. This not only makes it easier for you to dig up the climbing hydrangea undamaged, but also for the plant to grow later.
Thorough soil preparation is the be-all and end-all
Thorough soil preparation is the be-all and end-all of a climbing hydrangea that grows and blooms magnificently over the long term. Thoroughly loosen the soil at the new location and mix the excavation with compost, horn shavings (€32.93) and peat. This promotes soil life and thus the supply of nutrients to the plant. All root weeds and their rhizomes should also be meticulously removed from the soil with the digging fork.
Transplant climbing hydrangea - step by step
Once all preparations have been completed, you can now get to work if the weather is suitable. Choose a day that is not too cold and has a cloudy sky if possible.
- Carefully loosen all tendrils of the climbing hydrangea.
- Cut down the framework and tendrils.
- You can proceed radically and cut back to about 50 centimeters.
- The pruning is necessary because the roots can no longer supply the plant after transplanting.
- Now carefully dig up the climbing hydrangea.
- Put the spade in as deep as possible.
- Use the root ball to lift the plant out of the hole.
- Cut off broken and damaged roots.
- Replant the climbing hydrangea in its new location.
tips and tricks
Climbing hydrangeas need a lot of water after transplanting, so not only do you muddy the planting hole, but also the roots well after planting. A pouring rim helps with accurate watering.