Gardenia flowers grow so luxuriantly green in autumn that they can produce oil.

Gardenia is a kind of flowers with delicate fragrance and pleasant flower.In the past, it was simply a medicinal plant, and now it has become a very excellent potted and courtyard landscaping plant. Especially when it blossoms, the aroma can play a refreshing role.

With the popularity of people's love for flowers and green plants, now many families also like to raise a pot of gardenia at home. Gardenia blossoms are usually in spring and summer, and when the weather gets cooler in autumn, our gardenia begins to enter the slow growth season and stops growing when the temperature is lower. So how to raise gardenia in autumn? Today, Hua'er Valley will come to discuss with you the breeding methods and matters needing attention of gardenia in autumn.

I. cultivation methods of Gardenia jasminoides in autumn

1. Soil

Gardenia growth for the soil is very high requirements, gardenia likes to grow in slightly acidic soil, alkaline soil culture will lead to poor growth. Fertile, loose and well-drained soil is good for the growth of gardenia. The common soil that can be used to cultivate gardenia can be garden soil, rotten leaf soil, sandy loam and so on.

2. Fertilizer

In autumn, we generally use some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer for gardenia, diluting it with water and watering it. Phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can help gardenia enhance its ability to resist diseases and insect pests and survive the winter better, so in autumn, do not think that its growth is slow, so there is no need to apply fertilizer. We must pay attention to giving it some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer that can enhance its physique. However, fertilization must pay attention to the frequent application of thin fertilizer, do not apply too much fertilizer at one time, otherwise it will lead to fertilizer damage, resulting in yellowing leaves and burns of roots. Gardenia has been cultivated for about three months. We need to use some ferrous sulfate solution to help acidify the soil, so that the soil environment of gardenia can remain acidic.

3. Watering

Autumn when the air is generally in a relatively dry time, especially some windy, the air is very dry, when the gardenia will be due to lack of moisture or air humidity is too low and some yellow leaves and other problems, at this time we must pay attention to watering, to ensure that the soil is slightly moist, at the same time need to give it foliar spray regularly to help it enhance water absorption. However, we must not overwater in autumn, once the stagnant water is also very harmful to the growth of gardenia!

4. Lighting

Gardenia is a kind of green plant that likes to grow in a semi-shady environment, so we can put it in a cool place with plenty of scattered light in autumn to avoid direct sunlight at noon. Normally, there are three hours of scattered light every day to illuminate gardenia in the best growth state! On the contrary, if you put it in a dark place, it will lead to poor growth problems such as yellowing leaves in the long run.

Matters needing attention in the culture of gardenia in autumn

In autumn, gardenia needs moderate pruning, some dead branches and yellow leaves need to be pruned in time, and the soil of gardenia can not be too dry. Sometimes the leaves are yellowed because of the lack of iron and magnesium. At this time, we need to add some fertilizer containing iron and magnesium to it in time.

Gardenia after long-term cultivation, there may be some red spiders, scale insects and other harm, these hazards are very serious, we must deal with red spiders or scale insects in time, we first need to increase air fluidity, to avoid long-term soil over-tide, put an end to the natural conditions of bacterial breeding, and then we should manually remove pests or use drug spraying in time.

The above is the gardenia breeding methods and precautions introduced to you by Huayergu in autumn. If you also breed gardenia, how do we take care of them in autumn and winter? You are welcome to leave a message to share with us!