Gardenia nutrient Deficient

[@JLWTH]

The most useful gardenia yellow leaves information ! Thank you very much 😊.

[@Argyll9846]

Great tip. Thank you.

[@annp4077]

Thank you. Very useful information that I had difficulty finding in other videos

[@jeronemo9119]

simple and clear! thank you sir!

[@lardo444]

Thank you sir. I live in Florida and have a huge Gardenia and a few smaller ones that I cloned off the big one. Our soil here is very sandy, not much in minerals. I do have both problems you talked about. I have liquid iron and Miracle grow. I will apply both today, if, it's stops raining. LOL. Thanks again.

[@ushwy1719]

Thanks for the clarity. My plants need Nitro so I will get right on that. Thank you!

[@rafael2661]

Great video with great information! Thank you Sir 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@mahboobamin7796]

Right information Thank you Sir.

[@rvpark8327]

You answer my specific question--thank you👍

[@LeeMiller-d3e]

Great video. I'm sending this to my neighbor whose gardenias are chlorotic!!

[@paulbarron7389]

Thanks from New Zealand

[@lisas5913]

Very helpful sir thanks

[@mrsmason82]

This was a terrific explanation; I really appreciate how you gave examples of the different types of deficiencies we may see in our plants leaves. My mother in laws received a gardenia in early summer and she been having some issues getting it acclimated to her environment. It hasn’t been transplanted yet to a larger pot yet, I was planning to do so in the fall. Is that timing ok for our zone (7b)?

[@Drkns_Tr]

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[@samanthadry9214]

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[@mandocool]

Thank you so much

[@amandawhitis8788]

Thank you!

[@curiouscat3384]

I've been amending with ironite and hollytone for several years with no better result. i just watched a video from India who suggests that gardenias do not like full sun all day. Dappled sun is better, or no more than 4 hrs full sun. Mine are in full sun about 9 hrs a day - they look beautiful Fall thru Spring but lose color and have bud drop in summer (central NC zone 8a July August temps 80-90). I'm going to provide some screening today 9/3/24 to see if it helps.

[@Shelilah41]

It was and thank you 😊

[@EzekielsCall]

Thank you for the info. I have been doing a LOT of research trying to help my new Gardenias not die on me. The gardenia leaves turned all yellow like that, some do have green veins before they get to this point - but even giving them plant food did not correct the problem. Is it possible that overwatering will also turn the leaves that all yellow like that? I am really really hoping the plants are not root rotted - I bought them at Home Depot in containers and they already had one or two leaves all yellow. I did fertilize them with an acid loving fertilizer, and I treated them with a foliar spray as well with chelated iron, and added sulfur to the pots, because the soil was neutral instead of being slightly acidic... and as I said, some had green veins on the leaves. I tried aluminum sulfate, which seemed to restore the PH, but a week later the soil was back to neutral. I even tried watering with water made to a 6 ph with vinegar, but it doesn't last. Just a few minutes after watering, the PH is back to being at 7. I hoped that using the acid loving plant food would give the plants what they need, but even though they contain chelated minerals, including iron, the problem remains. I am going to try adding some epsom for the magnesium, but I am starting to think that they can't get the nutrients because of the roots possibly being damaged before I got the plant. I see disintegrated roots in one pot, although it also has some white ones, a lot of the roots at the bottom of the pot were falling apart. I don't see nematode symptoms, and I don't notice a sour smelll or mushy roots, but the majority of the roots are brownish and thin looking, not white and plump. I am at a loss as to what to do to fix the soil PH in a short time as the aluminum sulfate was only a temporary fix. I hope if I treat the roots and soil with hydrogen peroxide solution and repot that it will kill any fungi in the soil and roots, and help the plant recover... and hopefully giving it the acidic loving fertilizer with chelated minerals in it, plus the magnesium sulfate from the epsom, that it will recover. Does the absorption of nitrogen also depend on the acidity of the soil? I'm guessing not, but I am not certain, and it would be helpful to know. Otherwise I suspect it's the roots are damaged. So frustrating to buy plants in this condition. Home Depot has a great return policy for plants, but I don't want the money, I want the Gardenias to live! My Gardenias are still producing buds, and the buds are opening to give me beautiful flowers. Though some did turn yellowish after a few days, and then turned brown ... I assumed I was overwatering them when that happened.. so I have purchased some potting soil for cactus (contains "forest products", peat moss, and something else, and is touted as fast draining) and some pumice stone to try to help it drain better. I read that you are to water them deeply, but that they need to drain well... as far as I can tell they do that, but it's hard to know how much water is too much in a pot. I just water till its coming out the bottom, and then water it a bit more to ensure that the soil doesn't have dry spots. I'm honestly not sure how to avoid dry spots in pots without watering it really well. Hoping the pumice stone added to an allegedly fast draining soil will do the trick. Any insight you can give if you have time for it would be greatly appreciated.

[@lawngevity3295]

Make sure their pot has a good amount of holes in them not just on the bottom. Yes, good drainage is important, but good airflow throughout the root zone is very beneficial. A quick fix of the soil would be to use potting soil specifically made for acidic loving plants. Gardenia's need somewhat low pH soil. Basically, if the soil environment isn't 5~6.5, they can't uptake and metabolize the nutrients your providing. Even if you gave iron, it won't be able to feed. So fix the soil first. Then, after a few weeks provide acidic type fertilizer such as that for blueberries, azaleas, etc. Use this along with a fertilizer that contains not just iron, but also, magnesium, & manganese. And only water when the top few inches of the pot is dry. Do not over water. Allow to dry a bit in between watering. Morning and early afternoon sun is good, but shade after 2 pm is helpful too. Like this video mentioned, they are heavy feeders, especially when they are trying to bloom. It all makes sense though because they can bloom their hearts out too. Heavy feeding meaning, you'll need to provide these nutrients at least once a month (preferably every other watering) during the bloom season. I prefer to feed them using liquid ferts, and use rainwater when feeding. Gardenias can be a bit particular in their needs, but that's "gardening" for ya... If every plant were the same in their needs, that would just be downright boring, right? Find their sweet spot and your golden. Have fun with it 👍

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[@delanaespinoza]

What would the plant look like if the ph of the gardenia plant is too low? Do the leaves turn black if the iron chlorosis continues and pH not right?

[@ItssMrT]

I THINK my orange tree has magnesium deficiency , old leaves are turning yellew ut the vain is green still , and the plant is not doing well after transplant

[@Trrenik0kb]

I think this is magnesium deficiency primarily. Iron def shoving on new leaves.

[@sandytuberosa8655]

What if there is black leaves and yellow

[@defeatevil4716]

I have four of them, in the beginning, the leaves are beautiful green. now leaves look like some dust on it. not that green and shine, I tried to water with vinegar, add iron, fertilizer, the leaves look still not that green., i don't know why? how to fix it.

[@citic101]

do gardinia like direct sun or sun /shade

[@Subremedy]

This depends what your climate conditions are. If planted in Zone 10 (I'm in florida) the sun may burn buds and leaves and dehydrate your plant even though it's soil is moisture. I had to dig up my gardenia and strictly give it shade (now in filtered light).