I Pruning time

Under normal circumstances, gardenia needs to be trimmed twice a year, one from May to July and the other around December. There are not many places to trim each time. Just cut off a few pairs of leaves growing on the last section of each branch, and sort out the failed flowers at the same time

In order to prevent infection after pruning, we recommend spraying a certain amount of chlorothalonil after pruning. The solution concentration should not be too high, about one thousandth, to prevent bacteria from infecting flower plants from wounds

II Trimming of different parts

From May to July, gardenia grows vigorously. In order to prevent it from growing too high, we should trim its bare branches, which can increase the number of flowers, make the plant shape more ornamental, and be beneficial to its subsequent growth

Gardenia grows rapidly and often grows into a ball in a few months. This is not only ugly, but also a waste of nutrition, which is not conducive to the growth of Gardenia. At this time, we need to cut off the useless parts, such as thin branches, branches with bad direction, branches that are not conducive to viewing, or branches that have been injured and are not conducive to development. In addition, it is also necessary to pull out too dense buds. Do not leave too many on each branch. 2-3 is the best

In order to make the flowers of Gardenia more beautiful, the redundant flower buds should be trimmed off. The more robust branches can leave 2-3, but some are more fragile. Just cut them off or leave a well-developed flower bud. In this way, nutrition can be concentrated and the flowers can grow more beautiful and strong

III Precautions

If you want to see the flowers bloom earlier next year, you can also properly trim them when they are dormant, mainly cutting off the residual branches with diseases and pests, withered branches and overlapping branches, so as to maintain the uniform growth of the backbone. When the dormancy period is over, especially when it is just budding, pay attention to cutting off the branches that do not need to grow as soon as possible to maintain the growth of the whole plant, so as to prevent the nutrition from being too scattered and the flowering from being full, and finally look unsightly