I love gardenia and can not seem to keep one. I live in fl. Does anyone know what they may like?
2006-10-26 14:08:48 · 6 answers · asked by KRH 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
They are pretty easy to grow.
they enjoy a slightly acid ph soil
Plant hem in the ground, mulch them and water them. very simple
keep the fertilzer up to them, especially in early spring as the leaves may start going yellow.
They often become magnesium deficient, which can be solved by adding epsom salts or a fertilizer with trace elements in it.
They are prone to scale and then sooty mould, easy to fix with non toxic white oil.
2006-10-26 14:37:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sure. it extremely is a plant hormone, no longer a fertilizer. the foremost factor is diet B1, it is extremely used to stimulate root advance of cuttings. A gardenia likes an acidic soil and calls for an acidic fertilizer. yet, large Thrive shouldn't impact soil pH. you ought to take a examine out the dissimilar comments for it, regardless of the shown fact that, like on Amazon. a lot of persons say it does not do something. And, i could guess this is because of the fact the soil they're using has each and every of the foodstuff that large Thrive is meant to be offering.
2016-12-16 15:03:23 · answer #2 · answered by ketcher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to live in Florida for over 39 years and I had a beautiful flowering Gardenia bush every year. My secret: Coffee grounds.
2006-10-26 14:11:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ty is the guy! Epsom salt, you can poke rusty nails in the dirt around them (iron content = coperas) coffee grounds, tea bags, but mainly, put them in the ground. Gardenia will root in water and if you lay a branch on the ground and weight it (brick) it will root. I have several, want cuttings?
addendum: vinegar is a natural herbicide, I don't recommend using it on any plant.
2006-10-26 22:59:10 · answer #4 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/_archive/askjanet/shrubs/gardenia_p2.htm
this has many facts on growing gardenias....enjoy, but they are hard to grow....I have been gardening for 40+ years and still find them difficult as they like such acidic soil, etc.
2006-10-26 14:38:07 · answer #5 · answered by Cassie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apple cider vinegar in water revived mine. About 1/3 cup to a gallon of water.
2006-10-26 14:30:30 · answer #6 · answered by February Rain 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋