Jasmine and gardenia don’t bloom? A few small moves will ensure your flowers bloom!

Gardenia not blooming

Soil is too alkaline

Gardenia prefers slightly acidic soil. Relatively speaking, the salt content in the soil in the north is higher, and the soil is alkaline, which will cause the plant to turn yellow and affect flowering.

Improvement measures: Before planting gardenias, make the soil acidic. During maintenance, you can water the plants with ferrous sulfate, or add a little vinegar when watering!

Insufficient light

Gardenia likes sunlight, but cannot be exposed to strong light. Improper light (too strong or too weak) will affect flowering.

Improvement measures: When caring for gardenias at home, you can place them on a south-facing balcony and ensure at least four hours of sunlight a day. When the light is strong in summer, you can provide appropriate shade.

Insufficient fertilization

During the growth period of Gardenia jasmine, excessive water and fertilizer will cause the plant to grow too tall. If there is insufficient water and fertilizer, the plant will not get enough nutrients for growth, and flower buds will be difficult to form, resulting in no flowering or little flowering. Even if it blooms, the flowers and buds are easy to fall off. In addition, if the plant lacks phosphorus and potassium fertilizers and has too much nitrogen fertilizer, it will also affect the formation of flower buds.

Improvement measures: When repotting the gardenia, you can add sufficient organic fertilizer to the bottom of the pot, and apply a thin liquid fertilizer once a month during the growth period. Starting from April until the flower buds appear, spray potassium dihydrogen phosphate once a week to promote the differentiation of flower buds.

Long time no trimming

Gardenia branches have strong vitality. If they are not pruned for a long time, the branches will become messy and the nutrient supply will be insufficient, making it difficult for flower buds to differentiate. As a result, the plant lacks nutrients and has difficulty blooming.

Improvement measures: Prune in time during the growth period, and cut off the overgrown branches, overlapping branches, and diseased and weak branches in time to promote the differentiation of flower buds.

Jasmine does not bloom

Soil is alkaline

Like gardenia, jasmine also likes acidic soil. If the soil is alkaline, the plant will not bloom.

Improvement measures: Change the pot once a year or water with ferrous sulfate once every half a month. Apply more organic fertilizer and less chemical fertilizer.

Insufficient light

Jasmine likes an environment with strong light. There is a saying that "jasmine can't be killed by the sun". When there is insufficient light, the leaves are small and thin, and it is difficult to form flower buds.

Improvement measures: Place the jasmine in a well-lit area such as the courtyard or balcony so that it can see more sunlight, which is conducive to the germination of flower buds.

Insufficient nutrients

Jasmine is a flower that likes fertilizer very much. If there is insufficient fertilizer, it will be difficult for it to bloom.

Improvement measures: In the summer when the flowering season comes, apply decomposed thin liquid fertilizer every 3 to 5 days; during the bud formation and flowering period, apply organic fertilizer mainly containing phosphorus every 3 days, such as cake fertilizer water, chicken and pigeon manure, superphosphate, bone meal, etc., or spray 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate 1 to 2 times, so that the flowers will be more colorful and the fragrance will be stronger.

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