How to grow the newly bought gardenia

1. About repotting

Many flower lovers like to replace the soil and pots they have just bought with the ones they have prepared. This practice is actually wrong. Because generally speaking, the soil and pots prepared by merchants are suitable for it, so there is no need for us to replace them deliberately. Moreover, when the flower comes from the store to our home, the growing conditions have changed, and it has not yet adapted, so it will be relatively weak. If we change the soil and pots for it at this time, it may not be able to bear it, and some problems will arise.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to change the pot when we just buy it. However, after a year, the nutrients in the flower soil will be almost consumed, and we should change the pot at this time.

2. About watering

Normally, flowers are transported from their place of production to all parts of the country by truck. In order to ensure that they do not lack water during transportation, merchants generally use clay soil with a high water retention capacity. However, this kind of soil has a disadvantage, which is that once it dries out completely, it is difficult to water it again.

So we need to water it in a special way: first prepare a basin, fill it with water, and then put the flower pot in the water, just let half of the flower pot be immersed in the water. Leave it like this for a while, waiting for water to slowly seep in from the bottom holes until the surface color of the flower soil changes.

3. About maintenance

In order to grow it well, we need to give it the right growing conditions. The first is light. Although it needs light, it must not be too strong, especially when it is just bought and has not yet adapted to the new growing conditions. Once it is exposed to strong light, it is easily damaged.

The second is temperature. Generally speaking, there will be no problem if you keep the temperature around 16-20℃. However, in winter, the temperature cannot be lower than 5℃, otherwise it will produce adverse reactions.

The second is moderation, generally around 70% is appropriate.

The last step is to use fertilizer. Flower fertilizer should not be too concentrated, it must be thin, and you cannot use too much at one time. In addition, you can use fermented rice water to increase the acidity of the flower soil.