How to water gardenia in summer

Principles of watering gardenia in summer

The frequency of watering gardenia can be increased appropriately in summer, but not too much. If the soil in the pot is not dry, it does not need to be watered, so there is no need to water it every day. It can be watered every 5 days.

When watering gardenias in the summer, you can choose to water them in the morning. Generally, watering them in the morning when the temperature is high at noon can prevent their leaves from being sunburned. In addition, gardenias do not need to be soaked in pots, you can usually sprinkle some water on their leaves.

How to water gardenia in summer

1. When watering gardenia in summer, you should first move it to an environment with relatively low temperature, so that its roots will not be affected by the large temperature difference.

2. Generally, when watering gardenias in summer, you should also spray some water mist around the leaves appropriately, so as to lower the surrounding temperature faster.

Precautions for watering gardenia in summer

When watering gardenias in summer, be sure to add some 0.2% ferrous sulfate to the water. Because gardenias prefer slightly acidic soil, adding some every two weeks can promote flowering.