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- Q.Three Weeks Ago I Planted Three Gardenia Bushes Outdoors. I Watered Them Thoroughly When Planted And Ive Watered Them Weekly And - once with Maxsea, a acid fertilizer. But two of the plants have wilting leaves and appear to be too ...
- Q.I Brought In My Gardinia Plant Branches Came Out With A White Greasy Foam On Them. What Can I Do? - I live in St Louis Missouri.
- Q.Gardenia Mystery Not Flowering. Growing From Cuttings. - I brought home to Germany gardenia mystery cuttings from California one and a half years ago. I have two plants, ...
- Q.Gardenias - I have been putting coffee grounds on my gardenia plant. How often can I do this. The plant ...
- Q.Growing Gardenias Indoors - Hello. What Kind of soil do gardenias like? Light ? Thank You Karen
- Q.Gardenia - I planted it last fall, it dropped a lot of leaves over the winter, what should I do to help ...
- Q.Medicinal Herbs - I would like to plant medicinal herbs in the beds along the front of my home. I have a few ...
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Jon Grant on
November 9, 2018
Tucson, ArizonaQ.Three weeks ago I planted three Gardenia bushes outdoors. I watered them thoroughly when planted and Ive watered them weekly and
once with Maxsea, a acid fertilizer. But two of the plants have wilting leaves and appear to be too dry. The soil appears to be reasonably moist. Do you have any suggestions? Thank You.. --Jon Grant
- Answered by
drtreelove on
November 10, 2018A.Jon, You fertilized way too soon after planting and used a high nitrogen chemical fertilizer. Normally you shouldn't fertilize for the first month or two, until the plants start to put out some new growth.
Gardenias are sensitive and I suspect that it is either that, or they have also suffered physiological stress ("transplant shock") from root disturbance and/or drying out, even for a few minutes when the roots are exposed, during the planting process.
Water deeply and heavily to dilute and leach some of the high salts chemical fertilizer. Apply peat moss or compost mulch. Attend to a good water management program in that harsh desert climate.
Wait until February to fertilize again. And consider using a more mild, slow release organic fertilizer like the Dr Earth Acid Lovers on this page:
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betty chisholm on
December 6, 2018
St louis Mo. 63135Q.I brought in my gardinia plant branches came out with a white greasy foam on them. what can I do?
I live in St Louis Missouri.
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
December 6, 2018A.This could be Spittlebug.
This article will help you.https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/spittlebug-control.htm
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Magnus Matson on
January 24, 2019
Northern Europe, GermanyQ.Gardenia mystery not flowering. Growing from cuttings.
I brought home to Germany gardenia mystery cuttings from California one and a half years ago. I have two plants, one growing much faster than the other. The bigger plant is doing very well with big leaves. I use a plant lamp, room humidifier and water/fertilise once a week, but there has been no bud/flower growth. Am I doing something wrong?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
January 26, 2019A.With good cutting propagation and care you should have your first flowers in the following year.
It sounds like you are doing great on the care and sometimes you just need to be patient. Plants can be very individual; much like people!https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/gardenia/no-flowers-on-gardenia.htm
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Anonymous on
February 21, 2019Q.Gardenias
I have been putting coffee grounds on my gardenia plant. How often can I do this. The plant sits indoors in an east window and I water it about every 5 to 7 days. It is sitting in a tray and I water it until the tray begins to fill. It is developing buds and has bloomed twice this month. It seems to like the coffee grounds but I do not know how often to use them.
- Answered by
MichiganDot on
February 22, 2019A.Gardenias prefer acidic soil but used coffee grounds are not a good way to lower pH or to fertilize. Coffee beans vary widely in acidity and most of that acid leaches out into the liquid when coffee is brewed. The grounds don't significantly alter pH and don't provide nutrients so they are best added to the compost pile. Use a fertilizer designed for acid-loving plants and follow directions on the container. This will probably be every 2-4 weeks during active growth, depending on the fertilizer used. The effect will be more predictable than using coffee grounds to meet the plant's needs.
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KLM70 on
February 21, 2019
Boston , Ma. , 02127Q.Growing Gardenias indoors
Hello. What Kind of soil do gardenias like? Light ? Thank You Karen
- Answered by
drtreelove on
February 23, 2019A.Acid lovers potting soil like this:
https://www.domyown.com/dr-earth-acid-lovers-premium-soil-organic-planting-mix-p-9496.htmlAnd follow up spring and fall fertilizer like this:
https://www.domyown.com/dr-earth-acid-lovers-rhododendron-azalea-camellia-fertilizer-p-9490.htmlWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
Anonymous on
February 26, 2019Q.Gardenia
I planted it last fall, it dropped a lot of leaves over the winter, what should I do to help the plant to form new leaves and buds? Also, do I prune it? I have never has a gardenia before. (I can't take a picture)
- Answered by
MichiganDot on
February 26, 2019A.Sometimes gardenia will drop leaves in late winter to make room for new spring leaves. Otherwise, leaf drop is a sign of a stressed plant. It likes acidic soil so use a fertilizer for azaleas and rhododendrons unless your pH is quite low. Gardenia likes consistent moisture, not too dry and not too wet. Soil should be rich loam that has good drainage. And, of course, it doesn't tolerate cold temperatures. Gently pull back some of the soil being careful not to damage roots. Roots should be white and firm. Root rot turns them brown and mushy. Your gardenia may have suffered transplant shock and this caused leaves to drop. Check the plant carefully for insect pests. Here are gardenia care guidelines. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/gardenia/gardenia-plant.htm
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February 28, 2019Q.Medicinal herbs
I would like to plant medicinal herbs in the beds along the front of my home. I have a few alias and 2 blueberries plants 1 gardenia in each side of beds (it stays diseased and I have had to keep it cut completely down....need to remove....I have tried everything and it is only a temporary fix) The beds seem to get a.m. sun....and then throughout the day sun shine comes and goes... Any advice would be appreciated... I live in the midlands of Columbia SC....and have over an acre of land that I could use to garden or experiment as desired...However: wild animals think our space is the party space.... I have had to rethink my compost piles along with my worms...and even a small garden space that is in a fenced spot and then the actual plot is fenced...and creatures continue to get in and dig through the dirt for anything they can find...leaving holes....and destruction to my little garden...and leaving one upset and out of ideas gardener... Thank u Peggymazzell@yahoo.com
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
March 1, 2019A.This collection of articles will give you good ideas on how to control pests, and other good tips for an organic garden: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/
This article will help you with a choice of some herbs to plant: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/hgen/medicinal-herb-plants.htm
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