The gardenia is graceful plant with brilliant leaves and beautiful flowers which will decorate any room. In order that the flower felt comfortable and pleased with the buds, it is necessary to know how to water gardenia.
Instruction
1. Before watering previously prepare water. It has to settle in open ware for day. Periodically for lowering of the level of acidity add to it several drops of lemon juice. If tap water too rigid, is better to water plant with the filtered liquid.
2. In the winter of gardenia one watering a week suffices. The principle of determination of number of waterings is rather simple: attentively look at the soil in pot if not only the top layer, but also the earth at depth of 1.5 cm has dried below, then the plant needs watering. In the summer surrounding temperatures are higher therefore the gardenia needs bigger amount of water. In especially hot months it needs to be watered in one or two days.
3. Care for gardenia includes not only timely watering, but also spraying. It is especially important to create the increased air humidity at formation of buds. During this period the pot can be put on pallet with damp sand, haydite or moss.
4. Spray gardenia from the fine water spray several times a day, watching that sunshine did not get directly on water droplets on foliage to avoid burns. The quantity of razbryzgivaniye depends on opportunities and temperature. The air is hotter to the land, the it needs to be done to thicket. At opportunity each several hours are desirable to do it. It is recommended to spray plant in the afternoon that foliage has managed to dry.