The best choice for Gardenia bonsai is glazed pottery basin, and small seedlings use small basin, gradually changing into large basin. When the width of the plant is twice the diameter of the flowerpot, a large basin should be replaced.
Gardenia likes acid soil, and the pH value of soil is 5-6. It is usually rotten leaf soil or weathered pond soil. It is not suitable to plant the soil with iron deficiency or alkali content.
Generally planted from March to April, some branches and leaves will be cut off to reduce water evaporation.
If you want to plant a perfect bonsai as soon as possible, try to select and grow plants. It takes 3-5 years from the seedling cultivation period, so that the branches of the plants can be strong and the ornamental value is better.
Handle the prepared branches, use brown silk to climb and tie the thick branches, and trim the other thinner branches. The whole posture modeling can also be carried out after flowering or in dormancy period, which will not have an impression on the growth of plants.
Gardenia can be made into curved dry, inclined dry, straight dry and cliff type. There are few materials and limited space in the home, and most of them are small and medium-sized bonsai.
Gardenia likes light, but it can grow in half shade, but its branches are long and thin, and its flowers are few. Therefore, in addition to the appropriate shade in July, August and dormancy period, the normal maintenance in the sun at other times can ensure the luxuriant branches and leaves.
The growth of Gardenia needs a lot of water. The basin soil should be wet rather than dry, but no water should be accumulated in the basin. In summer, in addition to watering, you should often spray water on the leaves and the ground, or put the bonsai beside the pool to increase the air humidity.
From April, the thin cake fertilizer or fecal water will be applied once every 15 days, and it will stop after the beginning of autumn. If the fertilizer continues after autumn, the branches will grow rapidly, and it is easy to suffer from frost damage in winter. The leaves turn yellow during curing, and a small amount of ferrous sulfate can be added to the fertilizer.
"A flower is divided into six parts, and ten leaves are a heavy platform; the jade is pure and immaculate, and the golden color is diffuse. This is the ancient people's description of Gardenia. I believe that as long as you follow this step patiently and carefully, you will surely see its beauty.
