Pushed-up peasant hydrangeas are offered as flowering potted plants from spring. They are a popular gift for Mother's Day, communion or confirmation. Many a former Mother's Day gift has already become very old in the home garden. If you want to propagate your beautifully blooming farmer's hydrangea (e.g. for a hydrangea hedge), it is best to use tried and tested vegetative propagation by cuttings or planters. Incidentally, high-quality nursery stock is often refined in order to achieve faster flowering or winter hardiness.
You can easily propagate your farmer's hydrangea with the help of sinkers
Propagation by sinkers
If you only want to multiply a few specimens and are looking for the simplest possible method, you can multiply farmer's hydrangeas by lowering them. To do this, bend last year's shoots without flower buds down to the ground, fix them and cover with just enough soil that the shoot tips remain free. With the exception of one or two leaves at the tip of the shoot, you should also remove all other foliage. In addition, the shoot roots more easily if you cut it diagonally at the point to be rooted and dip it in rooting powder. After about a year, the roots form so that the shoot can be separated from the mother plant and planted as an independent plant.
propagation by cuttings
You can achieve a higher number of young plants by propagating with summer cuttings.
- In June or July, take cuttings from shoots that have not developed flower buds.
- Remove the bottom leaves.
- Put the shoots in a nursery pot or bed with sandy soil.
- For higher humidity, simply put mason jars over the cuttings.
- Place a flat stone or stick under the rim to allow air to circulate.
- Keep the soil evenly moist.
The following spring you can then place the young plants in the intended location. They develop into vigorous shrubs over the summer and will soon flower. If you prune them as young plants, they usually flower a little later, but build up into even and compact shrubs better.
tips and tricks
Make sure you plant your young farmer's hydrangeas in the right soil. A soil that is fresh, humic, permeable, nutritious and slightly acidic to neutral is ideal. It is important to provide them with sufficient water, especially in summer, otherwise they will quickly become tired.