Four problems to be clarified in the maintenance of Gardenia jasminoides

Gardenia is a summer fragrant flower, in the scorching sun such as fire, heat rolling on the occasion, it is Cuiye Yuying, when the fragrance overflowing. Decorate a basin in the balcony, insert a bunch of bottles in the room, fragrance floats full room. So, gardenia conservation, what do you need to do?

In fact, gardenia's "maintenance classics", summed up, only need flower friends to understand the following four questions.

1. Why do gardenia leaves turn yellow?

Gardenia leaves appear yellow reasons are as follows: first, in the summer and autumn high temperature season, encounter the sun exposure, leaves will be yellow, serious will also dry coke. Second, in winter, encounter cold wind blowing. Third, if the soil is alkaline, coupled with insufficient fertilizer, the leaves will also turn yellow.

According to the above reasons, in addition to paying attention to seasonal and environmental changes, such as "yellowing disease" caused by alkaline iron deficiency in soil, flower friends can add 1% ferrous sulfate dissolved in fertilizer and apply it into the pot soil, combined with each gardenia fertilizer, with organic liquid fertilizer for flowers, alternately used, once a month, after 2~3 times, the leaves can gradually turn green.

2. Why do potted gardenia appear dead leaves?

Potted gardenia branches dead leaves fall, one of the reasons is too much watering too frequently, pot soil often too wet, drainage is not good, resulting in water backflow caused. This causes deciduous leaves to be slightly turquoise from petiole to leaf. Second, when the basin soil is too dry for a long time, the branches and leaves are cut off, causing the leaves to shrink after drying, and slowly fall off again, and the branches also slowly dry up.

Third, improper fertilization, such as the application of raw fertilizer without fermentation and decomposition, will also cause dead leaves after the formation of fertilizer damage. Therefore, it is suggested that flower friends raise gardenia flowers, do not use raw fertilizer, can use organic liquid fertilizer common to flowers, diluted 500 times, watering gardenia roots once a week, can meet the growth needs of gardenia flowers.

3. Gardenia leaves in large quantities after turning over pots and changing soil at the turn of spring and summer. What should I do?

The turn of spring and summer is gardenia growth and bud pregnancy period, at this time bought potted gardenia, should not turn over the pot for soil. If the pot is turned over to change the soil and the mud is crushed, a large number of leaves will be caused, and the bud growth and flowering will be affected.

Rescue methods: In addition to watering anti-dry, increase the number of foliar spray, to suspend fertilization, not to blindly use ferrous sulfate. After a period of time, when the leaves fall off, they will regain their vitality.

4 Why do flowers fall?

Gardenia budding reasons: first, the basin soil is often too wet or poor drainage; second, insufficient fertilizer or application of unfermented raw fertilizer and concentrated fertilizer.

How do you keep it from budding? First of all, it should be placed in the semi-shade of the open air. After the bud is formed, it should be applied 1 to 2 times of thin topdressing to increase the nutrients needed for flowering. At the same time basin soil should be slightly dry, drainage must be smooth. Avoid watering too much, too often, resulting in pot soil often too wet.