This piece is adapted to all environments, in the garden or inside your home. In the case of this beautiful plant, the ideal temperature for growth ranges between 16 º and 26 º C. It is important not suffer abrupt changes in temperature between night and day.
In addition, the gardenia needs a moist environment. To do this, you can place it over a bowl without water touching the bottom of the pot, as this will get the necessary humidity.
With regard to irrigation, we must be careful that water does not contain too much lime, as the leaves will yellow. To avoid the lime, add a few drops of vinegar to the water, or you can boil water.
To subscribe, you must do every 15 days in spring and summer with a little liquid fertilizer dissolved in irrigation water.
Gardenias prefer acid soil, so we recommend that you apply fertilizer rich in iron in the soil so that the leaves do not turn yellow.
Suffering from major pests are:
* Aphids.
* Nematodes.
* Spots on leaves.
* Mold (Botrytis or powdery mildew).
* Red Spider.
* Bacteria.
* whitefly.
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