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Sun, Jun 4, 06 at 10:17
| Shouldn't my Gardenia be blooming by now? I have three plants that bloomed two years ago by this time (not last year because I pruned too late). They are green and full of buds, but none have bloomed yet. I've used Miracle Gro acid-loving fertilizer and Ortho incecticide to get rid of the white flies, but still no bloom. What happened? |
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- Posted by the_virginian Zone 7 NoVA (My Page) on Tue, Jun 6, 06 at 0:17
| I've got the opposite problem, blooms but yellowing leaves inspite of blood meal, epsom salts and miracle gro. |
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| ncgator, are you certain that you haven't over fertilized? That is always a possibility with miracle gro. Also, climate can have something to do with bloom time, so if you've had a spring season that is a bit unusual, perhaps that might be the cause. It sounds like your plant may still bloom, albeit later than usual, right? Hold off on the fertilizer, that's for sure. |
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| I don't think I've overfertilized; I was actually going to give them another shot. Thanks for the warning. I'll hold off and see what happens... |
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| Luckily my gardenias are doing great. I don't have them in full sun. I also have babies that are taking forever. I guess I'm thankful for something blooming that thrips don't like!!\ Carla |
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