I live in kentucky and i bought a hydrangea last year and and planted it next to my house because i heard they can get acid from the concrete of the house if you plant it close enough, well it never did bloom and this winter it died so i bought another one of the same kind called quot;Endless summer, The originalquot;I heard if you put something aluminum in the hole before you put the plant in, than it will do betterSo i was thinking of putting an empty can in thereAny other tips? also, when do i need to prune?
CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUT BUTTER BALLS 2 cpeanut butter 1 lbpowdered sugar 1 stick butter 3 cRice Krispies Mix wellMake into small ballsChill thoroughlyIn top of double boiler melt: 1 (6 oz.) pkgchocolate chips 1/8 cake paraffin here is another one PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE BALLS - NO BAKE 2 cpeanut butter 1 box powdered sugar 1 tspvanilla 3 cRice Krispies 1/2 csoft butter Mix well and form ballsRefrigerate for 2 to 3 hoursMelt 12 ounce package of chocolate chips in double boilerOptional - add 1/3 bar paraffin wax to chocolateDip refrigerated balls in hot chocolateRefrigerate until chocolate is hard.
Here's a very easy recipe that my kid's love to make: PEANUT BUTTER BALLS 1 ? cups peanut butter, Skippy or equivalent, not natural peanut butter 3 and 1/2 cups of powdered sugar ? cup buttersoftened 1 tspvanilla Mix peanut butter, butter and vanilla with an electric mixer until well blended Add the powdered sugar, a little at a time, blending with the mixer until all the sugar is mixed inThe dough will be slightly crumblyForm the dough into 1 - 1 1/2 inch size balls by rolling the dough between your handsSet formed balls on a plate or cookie trayIn a double boiler add: 12 ozbag of milk chocolate chips, Guitard is my favorite for its flavor 2 Tbsshortening Heat the double boiler to the lowest boil you can achieveWhen the chips are melted, dip one peanut butter ball into the chocolate with tooth picksRoll the ball in the chocolate until it is well coveredRemove the peanut butter ball with tooth picks to cookie sheets lined with waxed paperOnce they are cool you can put them in plastic containers in the refrigerator or freezerThey will keep for several weeks.
If you're in zone 6, your hydrangea may not have died, it probably just hasn't emerged yet-I'm in 6b/7, and mine are just starting to leaf out; they can be slow to emerge in the springThis is not necessarily a bad thing, because buds can be damaged very easily by cold, which will negatively influence that season's bloomIt may also take as many as three years for a newly planted hydrangea to bloom-and there will be years when they bloom very little if at all-cold, again, or injudicious pruning (more on that later)They won't get acid from concrete, but alkaline, which will make the blossoms pink, rather than blue, if that's the cultivar you have (you didn't say what kind you had, but Endless summer is also influenced by soil pH)Aluminum in the planting hole won't make any differenceWhoever told you that was referring to aluminum in aluminum sulfate, which will acidify the soil, giving you blue blossoms rather than pinkYou can also use garden sulfur for blue blossoms, or any fertilizer formulated for acid-loving plants, such as Hollytone or MirAcidAs for pruning, the Endless Summer blooms on both old and new wood, so you only need to remove dead, diseased, or crossing branchesUsually you'll need to take about 1/4 of the stems of an established plantDo remove any spent blossoms on Endless Summer to encourage more bloom, although you can leave them if you want the flowerheads for dryingHope this helpsVCE Master Gardener
1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup sugar 1 cup peanut butter 6 cups corn flakes Bring corn syrup and sugar to a boil, stirring constantlyBoil for ONLY 3 minutes (any longer the balls will be hard)Remove from heatStir in peanut butterPour over corn flakes and mixWait a few minutes, then roll into balls.
