Gardenia losing yellow leaves and dropping flower buds? There's still time to fix it this way

Newly bought gardenias having wilted leaves is actually a very common problem, so how should this situation be remedied? Today we'll briefly talk about it

With a newly bought gardenia, you can carefully observe the potting soil. It is generally very hard yellow clay soil. After watering, the water immediately runs out and does not soak through, and there are not many nutrients either, so repotting is necessary.

You can also observe the gardenia's roots. They are generally broken roots. This is because the gardenias in the greenhouse are grown in the ground, and in order to sell them, the roots are simply cut off and put into pots. These two situations alone are enough to seriously damage the gardenia's root system, so wilted leaves and yellow leaves are very normal

When we buy them, they generally come with flower buds. Let them finish blooming first. If the leaves are wilted, you can use the soaking method of watering, soaking the gardenia in a basin of water for half an hour, so it can be watered through. After a few hours, the leaves will stand up and it will bloom. Then, place it in a spot with plenty of scattered light and let it bloom. After it finishes blooming, promptly prune off the spent flowers

Then repot it and grow it in loose, breathable, fertile soil. You can use leaf mold, large-grained river sand, and garden soil in a 4:2:1 ratio to plant it, or you can use peat soil, perlite, and vermiculite in a 4:1:1 ratio to plant it. This kind of soil is loose, breathable, and fertile, very suitable for the growth of gardenias.

When repotting, you can pot it with bare roots, that is, soak the original yellow clay soil off the gardenia with water to reduce damage to the root system. Then, hold the gardenia plant with one hand, and with the other hand slowly fill soil into the pot, gently shake the potting soil evenly, do not let the roots crowd together, and try to let the roots spread out inside

After repotting the soil, water it thoroughly. It is best to cover it with a plastic bag to keep it moist, poke a few holes in the bag, and place it in a spot with scattered light. After about 7 days, the gardenia can recover. During this period, there will definitely still be fallen leaves and yellow leaves, but after repotting they will gradually decrease.

When the gardenia is clearly growing, you can gradually let it receive light, about three or four hours of sunlight per day is enough. This way, the gardenia's leaves will start to become deep green and it will grow vigorously, and basically no yellow leaves or wilting will appear anymore