How to Grow Night-blooming Jasmine? A Complete Guide to Cultivation Methods and Precautions
SummarySoil: Prefers loose, well-drained, organic-rich, slightly acidic soil. Watering: Summer is the peak growing season, so the potting soil must be kept moist, and if necessary, water twice a day. Temperature: Move indoors in mid-to-late October, and the temperature must not fall below 5°C. Light: Prefers a sunny, well-ventilated environment; from May to September it can be placed outdoors in a sunny spot, but avoid direct sun exposure at midday in summer. Fertilizing: Apply liquid fertilizer once every 10-15 days. Pests and diseases: Prevent sooty mold and ring spot disease.
Night-blooming jasmine has a rich fragrance, and the shape of its flowers gives a fresh and elegant feeling. Many people like it very much and plant a pot one after another, but problems always arise. So how exactly should night-blooming jasmine be grown, and what points need our attention when growing it? Let's take a look below.
How to Grow Night-blooming Jasmine
Before planting, you can first soak the seeds in cold water, or first let the seeds sprout under a wet cloth, and then plant them in the soil. Generally, after planting in the first year, the flowers bloom, set seed, and fall to the ground, and in the second year many can come up. Night-blooming jasmine is not a very precious flower.
Night-blooming Jasmine Cultivation Methods and Precautions
I. Cultivation Methods
1. Soil: Night-blooming jasmine likes loose, well-drained, organic-rich, slightly acidic soil. For growing night-blooming jasmine, the potting soil can be made by mixing 3 parts peat soil or leaf mold with 2 parts coarse river mud and a small amount of farmyard manure. When planting, fill the bottom about 1/5 deep with granular crushed brick pieces to help drainage, then add the prepared culture soil.
2. Watering: Summer is the peak growing season for night-blooming jasmine, and the potting soil must be kept moist regularly; if necessary, water twice a day. If it is a night-blooming jasmine seedling, spray water on the leaves once to twice a day.
3. Temperature: Every year in mid-to-late October, night-blooming jasmine should be moved indoors, and the indoor temperature is best kept at 8°C to 12°C. If the temperature is below 5°C, the leaves of night-blooming jasmine will turn yellow and fall off, or it may even die.
4. Light: Night-blooming jasmine likes a sunny, well-ventilated environment. From early May to the end of September, it is suitable to place night-blooming jasmine outdoors in a sunny place or on a balcony for care, but at midday in summer, avoid exposing night-blooming jasmine to scorching sun.
5. Fertilizing: During the growth process of night-blooming jasmine, apply liquid fertilizer once every 10-15 days. Starting in late April, apply a dilute liquid fertilizer once every half month, and from mid-May it can be guaranteed to bloom continuously. If a highly effective humic acid liquid fertilizer such as Chunquan 883 or Huimanfeng can be applied, the effect will be even better.
II. Cultivation Precautions
1. Night-blooming jasmine often suffers from sooty mold and ring spot disease, which can be sprayed with a 500-fold dilution of 50% thiophanate-methyl wettable powder.
2. Keeping night-blooming jasmine indoors for a long time will cause residents to experience symptoms such as dizziness, coughing, asthma, and insomnia.
How to Prune Night-blooming Jasmine
1. Proper pruning in spring can promote night-blooming jasmine to grow new branches and buds, allowing nutrients to be used reasonably. The pruning site is the very top of each branch plus a small section of branch cut off together. This method can also be called pinching, and pinching is also one of the most commonly used methods in pruning plants.
2. After the flowering period, the pedicels of the night-blooming jasmine flowers should be cut off in time, which can reduce the loss of nutrients and allow new branches to grow better.
3. After all the flowers have withered, all dry branches and dead branches should be cut off. At this time, overly dense and overly long branches can also be pruned away together, which will increase the light penetration effect of night-blooming jasmine and can also reduce nutrient consumption during winter.
4. If leggy growth occurs, it can be stopped by cutting it shorter. The shortened length should not exceed 1/2 of the entire branch. It is best to leave 3 to 4 leaves on each shortened stem, so that the nutrients in the soil can be used.
How Night-blooming Jasmine Overwinters
In winter, place night-blooming jasmine in a place with sufficient light. The ambient temperature is best kept above 12°C and must not be lower than 10°C. If the indoor ambient temperature cannot be kept at 20°C, it is recommended to store the whole plant after pruning: shorten all branches, cut off small branches, and after the surface of the potting soil dries, water thoroughly. No fertilizing is needed until the temperature gradually rises in the following spring, after which fertilizer and water management can be gradually strengthened.
So there really are quite a few things to pay attention to when growing night-blooming jasmine. A little carelessness can affect its growth, and winter is also a big test for night-blooming jasmine. However, the editor has already introduced tips for overwintering. As long as everyone carries out care according to the methods above, it will surely get through the cold winter safely.