Gardenia pruning time and method is:

1, pruning time

Gardenia is generally pruned in summer from May to July and winter in December, summer is gardenia growth period, this time pruning on plant growth impact is small, is conducive to improve the quality of blooming, winter gardenia enters into the dormant period, cut off the extra The branch and leaf reduce nutrient consumption.

2, growth period pruning

Gardenia summer growth exuberant, after the growth period will plant top and futile branch cut off, ensure the plant beautiful, promote the branch to produce, is conducive to improve the number of blooming, pregnancy bud period cut off the excess bud, retain the growth of strong bud, make nutrient centralized supply, reduce the bad bud, improve the ornamental.

3, thin out the sick and weak branch

Gardenia bud strong force, fast growth speed, branch and leaf growth is too dense will seize the plant nutrients, lead to the flower growth bad or not bloom, at this time to cut off the infected disease and insect pests of the branch, the direction of the branch is not good, unfavorable to the growth of the branch, and erase the dense bud, ensure that there are 2 to 3 on each branch can be.

4, precautions

Gardenia growth process appears branch yellow or grows the black spot situation, should cut off the diseased leaf in time, avoid infecting, affecting the normal growth of the plant, and the fall and budding period of gardenia can not be pruned, otherwise it will lead to the nutrient is too dispersed, after the blooming of the flower type is not full, reduce the ornamental.