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Kinja'd!!! "If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
08/21/2017 at 10:22 • Filed to: None

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What can I do to make this dumb thing bloom more?


DISCUSSION (17)


Kinja'd!!! Funktheduck > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 10:26

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Whisper sweet nothings in its ear or read it love poetry


Kinja'd!!! Straightsix9904 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 10:30

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Get hydrangea fertilizer. You can also change the color of the bloom this way if I’m not mistaken.


Kinja'd!!! itschrome > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 10:30

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Make sure it’s happy

 Is it in the right sun/shade? How’s soil oh? Does it need food? You properly trim it every year?


Kinja'd!!! rillweid - Now with more TRD and less TDI > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 10:30

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How hot is it where you live? Excess heat/cold prevents plants from blooming.


Kinja'd!!! crowmolly > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 10:31

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Well, how are you caring for it? Fertilizer, watering schedule, etc.

The curling leaves may be giving us a hint here.


Kinja'd!!! PotbellyJoe and 42 others > Straightsix9904
08/21/2017 at 10:34

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A little vinegar in the water will make it turn vibrant blue.

After that, miracle grow in the soil and make sure pests are staying away (keep the bees and such, but not the leaf-eaters)


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > crowmolly
08/21/2017 at 10:34

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I’m not providing any care at all... but in previous years it’s been covered in blooms.


Kinja'd!!! OPPOsaurus WRX > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 10:36

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Stick some Plutonium under there


Kinja'd!!! crowmolly > Straightsix9904
08/21/2017 at 10:36

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Yes, soil pH will determine the color.


Kinja'd!!! crowmolly > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 10:36

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Is the soil around it dry? Any bugs under the leaves?


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > itschrome
08/21/2017 at 10:37

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I provide absolutely no care and in previous years it’s been absolutely covered in blooms. Nothing has changed about its care/sun/water.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > Funktheduck
08/21/2017 at 10:42

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That’s how I made my wife bloom.


Kinja'd!!! Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 10:45

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Hydrangeas are fickle, fickle plants. They need special fertilizer, which also determines the color of the flowers. I’m a plant person and I still refuse to plant any because they are such high maintenance.


Kinja'd!!! diplodicus > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver
08/21/2017 at 11:49

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Huh, my mom has Hydrangeas and doesn’t put a ton of work into them afaik and they are huge and bloom like crazy.


Kinja'd!!! DutchieDC2R > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 11:54

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I know 4MuddyFeet knows a lot about this stuff, its his job (gardening etc), I hope he can chime in...


Kinja'd!!! d15b > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/21/2017 at 12:03

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Sing it love songs and whisper sweet nothings to the bush.

Edit: This advice will work too a significant other.


Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
08/22/2017 at 07:52

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get it some manure?

trim it back a bit?