Gardenia in Charlotte ?
justdave
18 years ago
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Comments (7)Leslie, If you're till unsure about leaving the gardenia outside, I'd put the gardenia in a pot that you could bury in the ground in a sheltered spot over the winter. If you don't want to bury the pot I'd only bring it in on the coldest nights, below 15 degrees. The only thing you really have to worry about is the roots freezing. I say that because I haven't had the happiest experiences with houseplants. My Xmas cactus stay outside all the time except when temps get below 25 degrees and they are happy and healthy....See MoreQuestion on Charlotte Ebert
Comments (3)Thanks. I kind of regret not ordering that one. When you say that you can't id it by flower, why is that? So many plants, so many similar flowers? :)...See MoreHelp with Gardenia
Comments (71)After reading this all these comments......and there's no shortage of them here, I agree with Doggie Daddy. I think too many people try to get too analytical in a subject they know little or nothing about! I have Gardenia shrubs I planted from Walmart, just as good as any nursery stock you get elsewhere.......price isn't a factor here. Gardenia are like Azaelas which require acidic conditions so I use azaela fertilizer on mine (and more isn't better-follow the instructions). Gardenia doesn't like overhead watering so use soaker hose, that will resolve many fungus/bacteria issues on your leaves. Like any other plant, they will get whaatever bugs are common to your area so I use just a simple store bought concentrate I buy and mix with water, then spray everything in my yard.....it doesn't kill anything but you can't have bugs on one plant and expect all the rest to be bug free, common sense! A couple of pointers I learned. As previously stated, no overhead watering. Don't pile mulch right up against the plant, leave 4-6 inches away from the stem. I don't use "pine" anything here in Florida because "pine" is an Eastern Diamondbacks habitat.....and I've seen them dead in the road not far from where we live! It's bad enough I encounter the Orange Ringneck....thank god they are non-venomous, non agressive, and only mature to 12"! However, we have no shortage of venemous snakes here and the occassional aligator that will also find refuge in your landscaping given the right conditions! I also use a 10-10-10 fertilizer on everything......works extremely well. I have never heard about the corn meal thing so I'll have to look into that....I suspect it has more to do with feeding earth worms which are a tremendous attribute to any garden. Whhile I am a retired farmer I am not a professional horiculturalist but I can stand my ground with the best of them from my farming skills. I have rose bushes second to none that all my neighbors always compliment....the secret, people are afraid to cut them back! When I lived in New England, I accidentally ran over one with the mower in late fall while mulching leaves, you wouldn't believe it, but that rose bush not only revived itself, it surpassed all my others! Since then, I cut my roses bushes back significantly in late fall, even here in SW Florida, and my rose bushes are overwhelmed with roses, After they bloom, cut them back to the third leave all season long and they will rebloom in a few weeks time! If you have questions, just ask the people at your local home center, hardware store, neighbors......who would know best in your area but the people who have lived there?? Joe Smoe in Tinkertown,ND doesn't have a clue what's going on in SW Florida........or vica versa!!! What works there might kill your plant where you are!!...See Moreacidifying soil for gardenias
Comments (7)I have planted several gardenias in October of 2005 and did not see much growth as I did not fertilize and water the shrubs as much as I should have. Now I am fertilizing monthly and watering regularly and am already seeing great results in just one month. All the gardenia plants have buds and a few of them have already started blooming. I have two mini gardenias that have not grown much - in fact, I am surprised that they growth is so slow as I planted them at the same time I did the regular sized gardenias. Can anyone advise me on the mini gardenias? Charlotte, NC...See Moretimetaplant
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