Gardenia yellowing leaves and dropping buds? With homemade acidic soil, you will never worry again

Gardenia is one of the most popular flowers of the season, and many people buy a pot to take home, but after just a few days of growing it they find it starts yellowing leaves, dropping buds, failing to bloom and so on, especially in northern regions where it is most obvious. So how should we grow gardenia well? Soil is key. Everyone knows that gardenia likes acidic soil, and only in such a growing environment is it easy for it to bloom abundantly. Besides buying some specialized acidic soil, today Baixiaomei'er shares with everyone how to make acidic soil at home.

Homemade acidic soil method:

1. Collect some dry leaves, such as pine needles, broadleaf tree leaves, etc.

2. Prepare a container, lay a layer of garden soil at the bottom, then lay a layer of leaves, and repeat this until the container is full, with soil capping the top layer

3. After filling, water thoroughly; you can add rice washing water, then add a little ferrous sulfate, water thoroughly and press down firmly, then seal and ferment for half a year

After fermentation is complete, it becomes very fertile, loose and breathable acidic soil. Whether used to grow gardenia, jasmine, azalea, camellia, Aglaia odorata, etc., it all easily grows abundantly, and you no longer need to worry about them being prone to yellowing leaves and dropping buds.

Flower lovers who are interested can give it a try. Now in spring and summer, this kind of soil ferments faster, and by autumn it can be used to grow azaleas.