African jasmine pruning methods and suitable placement locations
As an evergreen shrub or small tree, African jasmine has vigorous vitality, is simple to cultivate, and contributes greatly to horticulture. Nowadays, many places, when decorating home life, adorning courtyards, or doing gardening, will first choose African jasmine. So how should African jasmine be pruned? And how should it be placed, and how should it be cared for so it grows well?
How to prune African jasmine
1. Comprehensive pruning
When heavily pruning African jasmine, it must be done in spring, and it should be moved half a month in advance to a suitable environment, with appropriate and even promotion of growth; after half a month of growth, each branch can be cut short, and the length of the branches after cutting should be between 15 and 30 cm.
2. Repotting and pruning
After African jasmine is pruned, the number of waterings must be reduced, but when watering it at this time, you can choose to water with liquid fertilizer, which can effectively promote the growth of new branches. During the cultivation of African jasmine, it should be repotted once a year, and necessary pruning can also be done before repotting; the old branches grown in the previous year can be cut to about 10 cm, and dead branches, diseased branches, and branches that are too old or too thin must be cut off.
3. Pruning during the growing season
When African jasmine is in its peak growing season, appropriate pruning should also be carried out; at this time, mainly prune its overly dense old leaves and overly dense branches. Only in this way can the growth of new buds be promoted, and only then can it grow more new branches, allowing it to produce more beautiful flowers after entering the flowering period.
4. Shaping and pruning
When some people cultivate African jasmine, they still like to create a beautiful shape for it, such as a spherical or mushroom shape, but if you want African jasmine to take on these shapes, it cannot be achieved overnight; it needs to be gradually trained, and absolutely must not be pruned too much at one time, otherwise it will be difficult for it to recover normal growth, and it may even cause the entire plant to die because of pruning.
Where African jasmine is suitable to be placed
1. Balcony
The leaves of African jasmine are not only thick but also emerald green, making people feel happy at the sight of them. African jasmine has luxuriant branches and leaves and grows very vigorously, and it pairs very well with many kinds of home styles; it is simply a versatile plant. Moreover, if jasmine is placed properly, it will give the home a different kind of charming appeal! So where is African jasmine suitable to be placed? Because African jasmine likes sunlight, placing it on a balcony is a good choice.
2. Windowsill
African jasmine is not placed indoors for a long time; the fragrance of African jasmine flowers is very strong, and some people may have an uncomfortable reaction to this aroma. So where is African jasmine suitable to be placed? African jasmine is usually relatively large in size. If it is placed at a window position, when wind blows past, it will block the wind, change the wind direction, and make the wind turn and blow into the home. In a home where wind can blow in, it is believed that the feng shui will be good.
The effects of African jasmine
1. It continuously releases fresh oxygen, making the people at home more energetic and their work smoother; the volatile oils it produces have a significant sterilizing effect, can make people relax, are conducive to sleep, and can also improve work efficiency.
2. Placed on a windowsill, it draws wind into the house. Usually plants will draw wind,
3. African jasmine also has the effect of warding off evil.
Care techniques for African jasmine
1. Temperature: African jasmine grows well in a warm climate environment; the relatively suitable temperature is 18°C to 32°C. When summer arrives with temperatures above 38°C, it will inhibit further growth of the plant.
2. Light: African jasmine loves sunlight, and its native living environment is mostly semi-shaded, so when it is used as a garden greening tree in South China, it is best to choose a place that provides shade for it.
3. Water: For African jasmine, whether planted in the ground or in a pot, it is required to ensure that its basic water supply is sufficient, and at the same time prevent water accumulation at its roots, otherwise it is easy to cause root rot.
4. Soil: When planting African jasmine in the southern region, the planting site is required to be a place with loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil. When potting it in the north, you can use 7 parts leaf mold, 1 part river sand, 1 part composted organic fertilizer, and 1 part fermented sawdust to prepare the soil.
African jasmine plants grow rapidly and have low environmental requirements, and African jasmine flowers have a fresh fragrance and evergreen flowers and leaves, making them very suitable for courtyard planting and household potted planting. African jasmine flowers are slightly fragrant, and the flower color is pure with no mixed colors, so it is also a very good choice when making bouquets and flower arrangements.