Jasmine Planting Conditions and Methods
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Now it is spring, and the jasmine we raise is preparing to sprout and bloom. However, many people who grow jasmine have few blooms or yellow leaves that do not bloom during home care. Most of the reasons are due to our failure to master the operation skills during maintenance. Today, Xiaoqi will tell you about the 5 "small conditions" required for planting jasmine. If you meet these conditions, it can bloom continuously for a year, with lush leaves and fragrant flowers.
1. More Sunlight
Jasmine needs plenty of sunlight to bloom with a rich fragrance. If it lacks light, its branches will grow long and thin, resulting in few blooms. Even if it blooms, it will not be fragrant on cloudy days. Therefore, to make jasmine bloom well, it must be placed in direct sunlight, ideally in a full-sun environment, with at least 6 hours of sunlight.
2. Choose the Right Phosphorus Fertilizer
Everyone who has grown flowers knows that using high-phosphorus fertilizer is essential for blooming. However, when growing jasmine, you must choose the right phosphorus fertilizer. Most plants use monopotassium phosphate directly, but not for jasmine. If your jasmine has plenty of light but still doesn't bloom, you can use monopotassium phosphate as a first flowering stimulant. After this bloom, you need to change the fertilizing strategy to one with high phosphorus content and no lack of other elements.
When buying fertilizer, there are usually three numbers on the packaging. Choose the second-highest, such as Huaduo No. 2. After flowering, the branches need to grow new buds, which must reach 5 to 10 centimeters before they can bloom. Therefore, we need to maintain nitrogen content to ensure normal growth of new buds. Long-term use of monopotassium phosphate will cause it not to bloom, not to grow, and the leaves to turn yellow. Generally, high-phosphorus fertilizer should be applied two to three times a month, not too concentrated, to ensure normal growth and blooming.
Jasmine Planting Conditions and Methods
3. Don't Lack Water
Jasmine is a woody plant that can tolerate drought to some extent. Short-term drought will make the leaves wilt, but they can recover after watering. However, to ensure normal growth, water cannot be lacking. Because drought will inevitably damage the fine roots, which will then need to regrow. Generally, when the potting soil is about half dry, water thoroughly to ensure good ventilation, so the leaves will remain lush and grow normally.
4. Prune Properly
If you do not prune jasmine during maintenance, its branches will grow very long and bloom directly. After flowering, new buds will grow from the top of the branches, making the whole plant look very loose and the blooms scattered and unattractive. Therefore, prune it after each bloom, leaving two to four leaves from the last pruning position, cutting the branches short, and removing thin and weak branches. The remaining thick branches will quickly grow multiple new buds, which will bloom soon after. Moreover, shortening the branch will reduce the distance for nutrient transport, allowing it to quickly sprout and bloom larger and more fragrant flowers. Prune strongly after each bloom.
5. Adjust the Soil
Jasmine is a typical acid-loving plant. If the water and soil in the home are alkaline, we need to adjust the soil regularly. The method is simple: buy some wood vinegar liquid, dilute it with water at a ratio of 1:1000, and water it twice a month. If the growth is slow later, and there is a lack of iron in the soil, supplement chelated iron once every one to two months to prevent the leaves from turning yellow. If the leaves turn yellow and are not treated, it will eventually wither.
It is simple to grow jasmine in spring. As long as the temperature is suitable, it will quickly sprout. If your plant is loose, prune it strongly after the spring begins. After pruning, use plenty of fertilizer, don't let it lack water, and expose it to more sunlight. It will quickly sprout new buds, which will bloom soon after, allowing it to bloom continuously for a year. With proper care, the leaves will remain lush, and each bloom will be very fragrant.
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