Jasmine Flower Cultivation Methods and Precautions
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Jasmine flower cultivation methods and precautions is a comprehensive article on jasmine flower cultivation, which is the experience of flower friends who have cared for jasmine for 30 years. It is very worthy of reading and learning for jasmine lovers. The article involves important links such as watering, fertilizing, pruning, etc.
I. Jasmine Flower Cultivation Method - Watering
Growing jasmine, learning to water is the first step in cultivating jasmine. Many people have not cultivated jasmine well, with symptoms such as yellowing leaves, sparse leaves, large leaves with sparse nodes, few flowers or no flowers at all, and not being able to survive the winter, withered or deformed growth in the following year.
The above symptoms indicate: First, improper watering in daily life, mainly not knowing which season should water more, which season should water less, and how to water in different seasons, how to divide the day for watering, and how to water less in different seasons? How to observe whether it needs watering, etc.
All these are technical and meticulous maintenance links. Over-watering jasmine is prone to root rot, and novices often cannot see if the roots are rotten. They still think that there is not enough water and insufficient nutrition, and they apply more fertilizer to it, which can lead to the death of jasmine! Generally, less watering will not harm the life of jasmine. There is a saying among flower growers: "Dry jasmine, wet chrysanthemum." This is the summary of the experience of flower growers since ancient times. Therefore, learning to water is the first step in cultivating jasmine.
How to control watering:
1. Check the potting soil to see if it is dry or wet. The potting soil should not be white and peeling or muddy.
2. Tap the flowerpot with your finger and listen to the sound. A crisp and pleasant sound indicates that the potting soil is dry, while a dull sound indicates that the potting soil contains water.
Usually, broken pots or other materials are placed at the bottom of the flowerpot for drainage and ventilation. Foam blocks used as a pad at the bottom of the pot are a new type of material. Whether it is good or not cannot be defined. It depends on the material used. Just like the original trauma was bandaged with hemostatic powder and gauze, and after the invention of band-aids, people used them according to the material. It is the same principle.
II. Jasmine Flower Cultivation Method - Fertilizing
The three elements of plant growth: "soil, sunlight, water." When these three elements are available, plants can survive and grow. To make plants grow strong, with lush branches and leaves, and abundant flowers and fruits, it is necessary to know the three elements of plant nutrition: "nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium." Cultivating jasmine is the same. It is necessary to understand these two "three elements."
Novice growers of jasmine often do not understand the essence of the three elements of plant nutrition needed by plants. They easily fertilize jasmine, which not only fails to achieve the desired effect but also backfires, making the originally healthy jasmine grow worse and worse.
Learning to fertilize jasmine is an important step in the process of cultivating jasmine. Proper fertilization will lead to satisfactory results, with jasmine blooming and thriving, strong branches, and moderate tree shapes, thus enabling it to resist diseases, disasters, cold, and heat without the worry of the owner.
Why can't jasmine in pots at home be fertilized in spring and early summer?
(1) This is a concern of many friends. However, they often listen to the words of flower sellers, or introductions from the Internet, books, and magazines, and then fertilize jasmine at home without hesitation, hoping that their jasmine will grow faster, bloom more, and have stronger branches after obtaining fertilizer. The result is either wrinkled leaves or large leaves with sparse nodes, or only branches and leaves without many flowers. At this time, the owner still thinks that jasmine lacks fertilizer and continues to apply various fertilizers to it, but the result is still unsatisfactory. This loss of confidence in cultivating jasmine is the reason why fertilization should not be rushed.
(2) Fertilization must be carried out under the condition that the potting soil is dry. It is best to do it in the afternoon to early evening. Generally, do not fertilize in the morning or at noon when cultivating jasmine at home. The next morning, pour a small amount of clear water on the ML that has been fertilized, which is called "return water." This link is very important. It is the key move for jasmine to absorb the fertilizer that has been watered. The best fertilizer is fermented human feces and urine, followed by fermented cake fertilizer (soybean cake and sesame cake) and water, and then chemical granular fertilizer (when there are no other options). The method is to loosen the soil around the pot, put in granular fertilizer, press the soil tightly, and pour clear water. Generally, about 15 granules for a flowerpot about 5 inches in size. I used Zhenjiang-produced "Fertilizer Flower Dan" in the early years (around the 1990s) with good results. I don't know if it is still available now. After applying granular fertilizer, remember the time and apply it according to the instructions. Remember not to overuse any fertilizer. Jasmine loves fermented human feces and urine, but it is not easy to implement for home cultivation of jasmine. Generally, soybean cake, sesame cake, and eggshells are crushed, soaked and fermented, and then applied with water. If there are no conditions, granular fertilizer containing phosphorus and potassium elements can be applied after the flower buds germinate. Pay attention to apply as little granular fertilizer containing nitrogen as possible, otherwise, only leaves will grow and it will be difficult to form flower buds.
(3) After the Dragon Boat Festival, the temperature gradually rises. There is a saying in Wuhan: "After eating salted egg dumplings, give away the cotton clothes." This means that there will be no more "cold waves." High temperature and heat are what jasmine likes and it is easy to form flower buds. People usually call the period from the Dragon Boat Festival to the Mid-Autumn Festival the flowering period of jasmine. The flowers blooming in the hot summer days of jasmine are called "Fu Hua." Professional flower farmers have the saying of "first Fu Hua flood, second Fu Hua flood, and third Fu Hua flood," meaning that the blooming of jasmine during this blooming period is like a tide surge. The same is true for home cultivation of magic. During this period, the flowers are blooming and lush, pleasing to the eye and fragrant, with a refreshing aroma... During the blooming period of jasmine, do not neglect its care. Each flower of jasmine only blooms for one day and one night. After blooming, the withered flowers should be trimmed in time to allow nutrients for other flowers. By gradually pruning, after all the flowers have bloomed, timely pruning of branches should be carried out according to the shape of the flower tree and personal wishes. After new branches sprout, fertilize them in time. The frequency of applying fertilizer should increase with the growth of flower buds. The principle is that the potting soil should not be too wet to fertilize. Stop applying fertilizer when jasmine is about to bloom to avoid unpleasant odors.
III. Jasmine Flower Cultivation Method - Pruning
Growing jasmine, learning to prune is a very important link. Necessary and appropriate pruning of jasmine can not only ensure the storage of nutrients for jasmine itself, promoting the growth of new branches and the germination of new flower buds, but also ensure the beauty of the tree shape, and can also use the strong branches cut off for propagation, ensuring the replacement of old and new jasmine.
Key points of jasmine care in early spring:
【Leaf removal】During the period from Qingming to Guyu, the temperature gradually rises and becomes stable, and the branches of jasmine begin to sprout. At this time, the old leaves on the branches of jasmine should be removed in time. These old leaves have completed the mission of accumulating nutrients to ensure the safe wintering of jasmine, and their photosynthetic cycle function has basically failed. Keeping them not only obstructs the light absorption of jasmine branches but also consumes a large amount of limited nutrients in the branches of jasmine after wintering. Therefore, before the germination of new buds of jasmine, that is, before Qingming, all the old leaves on the branches must be removed.
Removing all leaves from jasmine is the experience summarized from years of cultivation. Those old leaves that have experienced a year and another winter, their photosynthetic cycle function has basically failed. Keeping them on the branches of jasmine, although they look good with green branches and leaves to people who are new to jasmine cultivation, they actually greatly harm jasmine itself:
【First】These old leaves left on the branches, at the beginning of spring when jasmine has not yet restored normal functions, especially when the roots of jasmine have not fully restored the function of absorbing nutrients from the soil, they first absorb the limited nutrients in the branches of jasmine after a winter, directly affecting the germination of new buds of jasmine, causing delayed or incomplete development of new buds, thus affecting the formation of flower buds. Often, many people find that the jasmine they cultivated in the first year blooms very well, but it becomes worse year by year, which is because they do not understand this key point.
【Second】These old leaves left on the branches directly affect the light absorption of jasmine branches, thus affecting the germination of new buds of jasmine, more importantly, affecting the formation of flower buds in new buds. The flower buds of jasmine are all formed in new buds. The old leaves left on the branches not only cannot help jasmine carry out photosynthesis and ensure the normal cycle of nutrients in the branches of jasmine but also continuously absorb nutrients that should be supplied for the growth of new branches and new flower buds. In this way, how can the cultivated jasmine grow stronger and stronger year by year?
【Pruning】After new buds sprout, select the direction of new bud growth and prune branches to shape.
After Qingming, the temperature gradually rises and becomes stable. The pruned jasmine can be placed on the flower rack for care.
Years of experience: Do not rush to repot in spring. Wait until after the first flowering period to repot. The advantage is that after flowering, it has a period of rest and recovery to germinate new buds. During this period, the temperature is relatively high and stable. It is easy for the roots of jasmine to recover vitality after being disturbed during repotting.
Jasmine care in spring focuses on cutting off old branches and leaves, pruning weak branches, and shaping pruning. In addition, there is an important care point that is not known to the public: that is, removing the tip of new buds. A large part of the new buds sprouted are long branches, which generally do not germinate flower buds. If not removed in time, they will not only affect the shape of the flower tree but also absorb a lot of nutrients in the pot, which is not conducive to the germination of flower buds, so they must be removed in time.
The flower buds formed in this season (April) are called "Sui Niang flowers." Generally, they are removed to make jasmine stronger. After removal, it is very beneficial to the blooming period of jasmine in summer. Often, people only pay attention to a little flower bud in front of them and neglect the long-term love and care of flower trees. The reason why new leaves are not green is that "Sui Niang flowers" absorb a lot of nutrients. Whether to prune "Sui Niang flowers" or how much to prune depends on the grower. If you want strong branches and leaves and more flowers in the future, you should prune all "Sui Niang flowers." If you want to appreciate the flowers in your flowerpot at that time, you can leave "Sui Niang flowers" untrimmed. However, if "Sui Niang flowers" are not pruned, these flowers will absorb a lot of nutrients from the main stem, affecting the germination of new branches and new flower buds, which is the chain reaction brought by "Sui Niang flowers." So-called "Sui Niang flowers" is a special abnormal state of flower buds in the characteristics of jasmine. It sprouts earlier, less, and is not very fragrant. Professional flower growers and flower collectors all know that "Sui Niang flowers" must be pruned clean, and only then can jasmine achieve high efficiency and high yield. These are the experiences summarized by people, and there are few theoretical publications, which are often difficult to understand.
According to the shape of the flower tree you like, remove the tip of the top. You can carefully observe my potted jasmine that has had the tip removed. Generally, remove the "translucent tip - the tip without flower buds" from the first or second section of the branch (the first or second pair of petioles from the root).
【Several points】(1) Do not use ferrous sulfate casually. Do not listen to the propaganda of flower fertilizer sellers. If the potting soil is too alkaline, the leaves of jasmine will turn yellow, indicating the need to supplement acidic elements. Improper use of ferrous sulfate can have the opposite effect, leading to root rot, burning to death, and other adverse phenomena. In fact, there is a raw material for supplementing acidic elements at home - washing water. Keep the washing water and pour it into an empty high orange bottle to allow it to ferment thoroughly for use. When needed, take a small amount and dilute it with water to pour and immediately supplement acidic elements, which is economical, practical, and relatively safe.
(2) Place it in outdoor sunlight for care, not indoors or in阴暗 places.
(3) After flowering, prune according to the shape of the flower tree you like. There is no definition. Pruning skills need to be slowly summarized by yourself.
(4) The height of the branches retained during pruning should be determined by the shape of the flower tree or your favorite shape. For example, some people like tall and strong shapes (upward growth, with the middle main stem as the mainstay and lateral branches as auxiliary), while others like low and wide shapes (with a shorter tree shape spreading in all directions, with lateral branches as the mainstay and the middle main stem directed pruning). It cannot be generalized to cut off several sections or retain several sections.
(5) When repotting, intentionally or unintentionally, part of the roots will be injured. Therefore, 【do not fertilize immediately after repotting】. If fertilizer is applied (no matter what kind of fertilizer), root rot is inevitable. Generally, you cannot see the root rot of jasmine, but from the surface phenomena such as: it grows well before repotting, few new buds sprout, and no flower buds germinate, it can be seen that the roots have been injured. Often, people misunderstand it as lacking fertilizer, water, or something else, and continuously supplement fertilizer and water, resulting in more and more problems. Finally, they lose confidence in cultivating jasmine. Generally, when repotting, put an appropriate amount of thoroughly fermented cake fertilizer at the bottom of the pot, cover it with potting soil, and do not let the roots come into direct contact with fertilizer