Why is it not good to keep gardenias at home
A small knowledge of life, introducing why it is not good to keep gardenias at home and the taboos of摆放 (placement) feng shui for growing gardenias. If there are any mistakes, please correct them!
When gardenias bloom, their fragrance is very strong. They can be bought at the flower market or online. When purchased, they usually come with flower buds or fully bloomed. Anyone who sees them will be attracted. However, it's easy to encounter problems when growing them at home, and it's hard to keep them healthy. At this time, many people will tell you that gardenias are the hardest flowers to grow, and you should not try to grow them as they are not suitable for home care. Is this true? Not exactly. It's not that gardenias are unsuitable for home care, but that you've been "fooled" by others. They tell you it's hard to grow because they can't grow them well either. As long as you master the right techniques, they are very easy to grow. Today, let's talk about this in detail.
Firstly, if you want to grow gardenias well, you need to make sure you buy the right. Many gardening enthusiasts like to buy from the flower market, where gardenias are relatively cheap, blooming with flower buds. After buying them, you should not repot them because changing the pot will definitely cause the flower buds to fall off, making it impossible to bloom. Moreover, they are cultivated in garden soil, which is not suitable for growing gardenias indoors if you directly transfer the garden soil to another pot and fill it with garden soil or nutrient-rich soil.
Indoor ventilation is poor, and if we water the garden soil, it will not dry for a long time, leading to root rot. Initially, you will notice that a large area of leaves turn yellow and fall off, followed by situations like rotting leaves and branches pulling back. This is a key reason. Therefore, if you want to grow them well, do not buy from the flower market. If you do buy from the market, choose those cultivated in nutrient-rich soil. It's best to buy online. When purchasing, ask the seller what kind of soil they use for cultivation. If they are cultivated in nutrient-rich soil, you can buy them without any problem. They are not expensive and are easy to care for after acclimatization.
If you buy those cultivated in nutrient-rich soil and repot them into a pot of an appropriate size, try to use nutrient-rich soil for cultivation. Do not use deep pots, but rather shallow and smaller ones, which should be smaller than the plant's canopy. If you do this, keep it in the sunlight all year round, whether it's growing, dormant, or blooming. Insufficient light will cause leggy growth, no blooming, and easy yellowing and leaf dropping.
Why is it not good to keep gardenias at home
Ensure proper watering as gardenias are water-loving plants. Water them when the soil surface is dry and make sure it is thoroughly watered. Some gardeners have poor indoor ventilation, and even when using nutrient-rich soil, it dries very slowly. After watering, find an electric fan to blow on it for a few hours to evaporate the surface moisture, so that when you touch it with your hand, it is slightly moist. This way of watering will not cause black leaves, rotting leaves, or root rot.
Fertilizer should also be applied regularly and in the right amount because they are flowering plants that bloom only once a year. In the fall, we need to supplement them with high-phosphorus and high-potassium fertilizers to make their branches harden quickly and seal the top to grow flower buds fast. After they finish blooming, use balanced nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizer to help them grow roots, leaves, and new buds. Fertilize every 10 to 15 days to ensure they get enough nutrients for rapid growth and abundant blooming. The most important point is pruning. Gardenias grow flower buds from the top of the current year's branches, so after they finish blooming, prune them. Otherwise, do not prune during other times. If pruned improperly, especially in the fall, they will only grow new branches and will not produce flower buds during the blooming period.
This is the method for caring for gardenias: choose the right soil for cultivation, ensure proper exposure to light, fertilization, and watering. Keep the indoor temperature above 10 degrees Celsius, and they can grow and bloom normally in your home. Gardenias are from the south. If your soil and water are alkaline, add ferrous sulfate once a month to keep the leaves green and the roots full, resulting in abundant blooming and a house filled with fragrance during the blooming period.
The above sharing about why it is not good to keep gardenias at home and the specific introduction of the taboos of摆放 (placement) feng shui for gardenias. I hope you will like it!