Healthy Gardenia Roots
Place the bottle where it will receive filtered light and gentle warmth.
Healthy gardenia roots. Size diameter branch small 2 inches 0 0 25 inch medium 3 5 inches 0 25 0 5 inch large 5 inches 0 5 1 5 inch plant root growing box was created especially with the cutting globe design it can help your cuttings get stronger roots and thus reproduce more mature plants faster than normal spread method. Transplant the cutting into a pot and potting soil after two to three more weeks of root growth. Look for small white roots growing from the cutting after a few weeks.
Keep the bottle full of fresh water. Too much and the gardenia will not take root. If you intend on planting multiple gardenias be sure that you leave 3 6 feet 0 9 1 8 m between each root ball.
You want your gardenia s roots to fit snugly into the soil so that it can absorb plenty of water and nutrients. Take the scissors and cut off a 5 to 6 inch section of a gardenia branch from a healthy plant. The cutting should have a minimum of two to three sets of leaves on it.
The gardenia plant can grow anywhere from 2 8 feet 0 6 2 4 m both tall and wide. Cuttings taken in june july or august will be more likely to take root than those taken during other parts of the year. If confined in a container a 5 10 5 slow release fertilizer could be used either dry at the rate of a level teaspoonful to a 6 inch pot or as a liquid at the rate of 2 teaspoonfuls stirred in one gallon of water.