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How to deal with gardenias after blooming

Marie Schrader
2019-12-28 10:40:26
Pruning in time: after Gardenia blooms, it is necessary to cut off all the fragmentary flowers, thin and sick branches. Increase fertilization: after it blooms, it needs to increase the amount of fertilization properly to give it enough nutrients. Increase watering: after it blooms, it needs to increase watering appropriately to ensure the soil is moist.

1. Trim in time

After Gardenia bloom, there will be a lot of flowers left on the branches. At this time, they need to be cut off in time, so as not to stay on the branch and consume the nutrition accumulated by the plant. In addition to the flowers, some thin and sick branches can also be cut off together. After cutting, it is better to treat the wound with medicine to avoid infection.

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2. Increase fertilization

After flowering, the plant will be in a state of over consumption of nutrients. At this time, it needs to increase fertilization moderately, provide nutrition for it, facilitate the growth of new buds, so that it can bloom again. Fertilization needs thin fertilizer, that is to say, it needs to be diluted before application, and can't apply too much fertilizer at a time.

Gardenia

3. Increase watering

It is a kind of wet flower, which needs water to nourish to keep blooming. And after flowering, it will be weaker. At this time, it is more necessary to give it the growth conditions it likes to help it recover quickly. Therefore, after the flower withers, it needs a little more watering to keep the soil moist all the time.

Gardenia

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