How to care for potted jasmine
Let me share with you some related experiences about caring for potted jasmine and the cultivation methods of jasmine. If there are any mistakes, please feel free to correct them!
Jasmine usually blooms from late spring to autumn. If not properly managed, it may only bloom once a year. With proper management, jasmine can bloom continuously. After each bloom, it needs a rest period before blooming again.
After blooming, it is important to cut off the spent flowers promptly, generally just removing the spent flowers and the two leaves below them. After flowering, it is necessary to supplement fertilizer in time, combined with a warm and humid environment, providing ample sunlight every day and timely watering to promote rapid growth and flowering.
1. Varieties
Friends who have kept jasmine may know that besides the common variety, there is also the 'Grand Duke of Tuscany' with larger flowers and more petals, as well as the unique 'Pen Tip' jasmine. The care methods are roughly the same, and as long as the environment is suitable, any variety of jasmine is very easy to bloom.
Jasminum sambac 'Grand Duke of Tuscany'
Jasmine (Belle of India)
2. Sunlight
Jasmine is不死ly by sunlight, even for newly purchased jasmine, placing it directly in a sunny area may cause leaf sunburn in the early stages, but as long as it continues to get plenty of sun, the new branches and leaves will be very healthy.
This also means that if there is not enough sunlight at home, it is not recommended to keep jasmine, as it is best to ensure at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight every day. In an open-air environment, jasmine will grow better, especially in the southern regions where it can be planted as a landscaping plant.
How to care for potted jasmine
In the summer, when the temperature is below 40 degrees Celsius, jasmine can be exposed to the sun as much as possible. The more abundant the sunlight, the better the fragrance of the flowers. In rainy days, even if there are flowers, they won't have much fragrance.
3. Watering
During the summer blooming period, if the light is very abundant, it is necessary to water once a day, and sometimes even twice a day if the potting soil dries out very quickly. In the summer, potted jasmine should be kept in a well-lit environment and watered in time to avoid water deficiency or constantly moist soil.
I need to remind everyone that some friends who buy jasmine use garden soil or potting soil, and once the soil is completely dry, it no longer absorbs water. When watered, the water immediately flows out from the bottom of the pot. This actually means it's not watered thoroughly. Use the immersion method to water it thoroughly, which means preparing a basin of clean water and placing the potted plant in it to soak for 15-20 minutes, allowing it to absorb enough water, then drain the excess water.
4. Dividing Plants
If the jasmine you bought is planted with many plants in a small pot, you must pay attention to dividing and repotting later. It is best to repot in spring and autumn, planting each plant in a small pot for better management and to avoid their roots growing together, which can later develop into an independent trunk potted jasmine.
5. Fertilizing
To make jasmine bloom continuously, it is necessary to supplement fertilizer regularly, especially during the blooming period. As long as the temperature is below 40 degrees Celsius, you can supplement fertilizer every week, preferably a water-soluble fertilizer high in phosphorus and potassium content, such as "Flower More 2" or potassium dihydrogen phosphate, preferably alternating between the two fertilizers.
Additionally, it is important to regularly supplement acidic fertilizer, which can be done using ferrous sulfate and citric acid, once a month, or using chelated iron or iron vitriol fertilizer, also once a month, to prevent the soil from becoming alkaline. Jasmine is a typical acid-loving flower, and if the soil is alkaline, it will not bloom and the leaves will turn yellow.
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