How to grow gardenia well

1. Flower soil

If you want it to grow well, the first step is to choose a suitable flower soil for its growth before raising it. In general, it is suitable for flower soil with a pH between 4.0-6.5, but it is best between 5.0-6.0. In addition, the flower soil is required to be loose and thick, with a certain water retention capacity and a certain ventilation capacity. So to sum up, we recommend that you mix garden soil with leaf mold or peat soil in a 1:1 ratio and use it as flower soil. The former focuses more on nutrients, while the latter focuses more on water retention capacity. The specific choice depends on the personal preferences of flower lovers.

2. Environment

In addition to flower soil, we also need to provide it with suitable growing conditions so that it can grow better. When it comes to growing conditions, the first thing we have to talk about is water. This flower is a kind of flower that likes moisture, so we always ensure that its soil is moist and cannot let the soil dry out. In addition, we can also use a sprayer to spray some water or beer around it to increase the humidity.

Let's talk about light. Since it is more suitable to grow in a place with sufficient light, we must give it enough light at normal times, preferably half daylight.

Finally, let’s talk about flower fertilizer. Relatively speaking, the plant’s demand for flower fertilizer is relatively large. Both growth and development and flowering cannot be separated from the support of nutrients, but everything is excessive. Once too much flower fertilizer is added, the plant will not have time to absorb it, and the remaining flower fertilizer will remain in the soil, which may cause root burn.

3. Tips

In addition to providing it with suitable growing conditions, we also need some means to help it grow better.

The first is pruning. Many friends think that it only needs to be pruned before and after flowering, because pruning before flowering can make it bloom more and brighter, and pruning after flowering can help it recover quickly. In fact, this is not the case. We also need to prune and trim its leaves on a regular basis. This can help remove some useless branches in time and reduce nutrient consumption. Secondly, it can help remove diseased leaves and prevent the spread of some diseases.

The second is to repot. The flowers that have been raised for many years do not grow well because they have not been repotted. Repotting it can not only increase its growing space, but also replace it with new soil, provide more nutrients, and make it grow better.