Carolina Gardening: Gardenia plus coffee grounds not so good?, 0 by DebinSC

DebinSC wrote:
Thanks for answering. They were used grounds and just sort of spread around the base of the plant. We've had alot of weird weather, cold them warm, but that week was average. This gardenia is one of 3 along a wall, about 10 feet apart. This one was slightly smaller than the other two, which was why I decided to "Treat" it.
The other two look happy as can be. There was a very unusual hard freeze about 10 days earlier.
Here's a closeup, maybe it's from the cold?
Deb