Repotting Gardenias

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Repotting Gardenias

Post by Davehsydney »

Hi there.

Does anyone has experience with re-poting Gardenias? I've read lost of different opinions - all conflicting (naturally). I'm aware they naturally occur in tropical environments (like ficus), so would the warmer months of Nov/Dec be preferable to late winter / early spring?

All experiences welcome :)

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I treat an repot them same times as azalea

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I repot at the same time as figs & they power .
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Post by Jester »

I've done hundreds and not one has died after a repot. The big plus is that they have lots of fine hair like roots so you can cut a lot of them away and they will still survive. In my opinion, mid spring/summer, not a problem.
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