What is the reason for gardenia buds to drop?

1. Excessive watering

1. Reason: If you water it too much, it will be like being soaked in water, and the roots will rot. In addition, too much water in the soil will affect the roots' absorption of nutrients, so it will cause the flower buds to fall off.

2. Solution: The first thing to do is to stop watering. If the water shortage is not too serious, you can use chopsticks to poke a few holes in the soil to increase water evaporation. If there is too much water, you need to dig it out of the soil, cut off the rotten roots, and then plant it in relatively dry potting soil.

2. Excessive fertilization

1. Reason: Many people will add nutrients to gardenia when it is growing buds. In fact, doing so will not make it grow better and better, but will burn its roots. Because the nutrients absorbed by the flower buds are the nutrients previously stored by the entire plant, fertilizing now will increase the burden on the gardenia, which will cause bud falling.

2. Solution: If the situation is not serious, you can water the soil in the pot to let the water wash away excess fertilizer, and then place stones in the pot to increase water evaporation. If the situation is serious, you need to replace the potting soil with new one, and the pot should be replaced with a ceramic pot. The soil should preferably be sandy soil with rotten material.

3. Pruning branches and leaves

1. Reason: Its root system is very fragile, and changing the soil can easily damage the root system. Damage to the root system will affect the ability to absorb nutrients, so it is not surprising that buds fall off.

2. Solution: Cut off some excess branches and leaves to reduce water evaporation and make nutrients more concentrated. Then place it in a cool place and wait for it to recover. After it recovers, you can cultivate it normally.