Hydrangeas grow ‘bigger beautiful blue flowers’ and ‘keep slugs away’ with 1 kitchen scrap

Hydrangeas grow ‘bigger beautiful blue flowers’ and ‘keep slugs away’ with 1 kitchen scrap (Image: GETTY) Hydrangeas can flourish with a surprising kitchen item many tend to throw away, promising bigger and more vibrant blooms during summer. Used coffee grounds are a gardener's secret weapon for these plants , packed with nitrogen a key nutrient that boosts leaf growth and is essential for flower production. Without adequate nitrogen, hydrangeas can suffer from yellowing leaves, stunted growth, and lacklustre flowers, or they may fail to bloom altogether.

Garden designer and founder of Susan Said What , Susan Conforte McNeill, has revealed that coffee grounds not only act as an excellent fertiliser but can also naturally alter the colour of hydrangea blooms and ward away slugs . function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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