To grow gardenias in winter, use these “2 tricks” to prevent the leaves from turning yellow and drying up, and to ensure that flower buds will bloom next year!

There are quite a few plants and flowers that enter a dormant period in winter, and gardenia is one of them. The buds of gardenias are white and elegant, and they emit bursts of fragrance when they bloom, which is very attractive. However, you must be careful when caring for gardenias in winter, otherwise there may only be pots left next year. Huahua is here to tell you today how to care for gardenias in winter. Use these two tricks to ensure they grow vigorously next year!

Repotting is important!

Gardenia grows relatively fast. In order to ensure that it has more space to grow, we can change its pot regularly. When repotting gardenia, you should pay special attention to its root system, because its root system is relatively fragile. If it is accidentally damaged, it will be troublesome to repair it. Therefore, when repotting gardenias, you can choose to leave some old soil at the roots, so as to ensure its future growth rate and vigor.

Because gardenia is a typical southern plant, we need to be more cautious in choosing the soil when repotting. It is best to use slightly acidic soil, which will make it easier to replenish nutrients and increase the growth rate. Generally, we can mix leaf mold and river sand when preparing it at home, which ensures that it is breathable and fertile.

Watering is important!

Gardenia prefers a warm and humid environment during its growth period, so it is necessary to ensure daily watering. However, because it is winter, not only is the temperature low, but the evaporation and absorption are also relatively weak. Therefore, when watering the gardenia, we must pay attention to controlling the amount of water to prevent root rot. We can spray water mist on the surface of the leaves to increase the humidity of the surrounding environment and ensure growth.

Other notes:

1. Gardenia likes a warm growing environment, so it should be moved indoors early in winter for maintenance. It likes sufficient light to ensure its growth. We can choose to place it directly on the indoor balcony for maintenance, so I believe its growth next year will not be bad.

2. Gardenia needs to be supplemented with an appropriate amount of fertilizer during its growth period, generally some well-rotted thin fertilizer. However, it is best not to apply fertilizer in winter to avoid burns to the roots due to inability to absorb, which will lead to cessation of growth.

Gardenia flowers are pure white and have their own fragrance. If you take good care of them in the winter, they will naturally resume growth in the spring of the following year and produce more flower buds!