Is jasmine suitable for growing indoors?
Jasmine is renowned worldwide for its fragrance. Its flowers are pure white and sweetly scented, and its flowering period is fairly long. It is suitable for potted display or for use as cut flowers. In South China and the Xishuangbanna region, it can be grown outdoors in the ground, planted beneath groves of trees, or used as a flowering hedge along roadsides, while in the Yangtze River basin and areas to the north it is mostly grown in pots for display. Let us take a look below at whether jasmine is suitable for keeping indoors!
Is jasmine suitable for keeping indoors?
Jasmine is not suitable for keeping indoors. Jasmine can be grown indoors; the volatile oils it produces have a bactericidal effect and can effectively kill indoor germs, and when jasmine blooms it is accompanied by waves of delicate fragrance that can relax people and lift their spirits. However, as far as jasmine's own growth habits are concerned, it should be placed on a sunny balcony or taken outside regularly to get sunlight, so as to ensure its normal growth. At the same time, smelling the scent of jasmine for a long time may cause hair loss, and may also trigger symptoms such as pollen allergies.
How many times does jasmine bloom in a year?
Jasmine greatly loves fertilizer. With proper care it can bloom three times a year: the first blooming is in June, the second in August, and the third in September. If fertilizer is insufficient and nutrients are inadequate, it will not bloom again after blooming once. The proper fertilizing method should be to apply liquid fertilizer containing plenty of phosphorus frequently during the blooming period from June to September, preferably once every 2-3 days. The fertilizer can be well-rotted soybean cake and fishy-water fertilizer liquid, or ammonium sulfate and superphosphate. Generally, mixing too much chemical fertilizer will burn the jasmine plant to death. Using a 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate aqueous solution to spray the leaves in the evening can also encourage it to bloom more.
How should jasmine be grown for the best results?
1. Soil: The soil for growing jasmine should be loose, fertile and well-drained, preferably mainly sandy soil. You can mix it yourself using one part leaf mold, one part fine sand and one part garden soil, blended evenly. The growing medium prepared this way is good for jasmine's sprouting and also has a long service life.
2. Watering: In winter and spring, the amount of water given to jasmine should be decided according to the ambient temperature. The lower the temperature, the less water is better, keeping the pot only slightly moist. In summer, growth is vigorous and the demand for water is great, and on hot noons the leaves of the plant also need to be sprayed with water.
3. Fertilizing: Jasmine should mainly be fertilized during the period from late spring to early autumn. Apart from applying several rounds of strong fertilizer before blooming and after the flowers fade, at other times apply thin fertilizer frequently, about once a week.
4. Light: Jasmine is best placed in full sun. If conditions do not permit, it should still receive no less than 4 hours of sunlight per day. If it is placed inside a glass window, this may have a certain effect on the plant's photosynthesis.
5. Temperature: When jasmine is growing vigorously, the optimum temperature is 25-30°C. In winter and spring it grows slowly or barely grows at all, and keeping the temperature at 5-10°C is enough. This is crucial for ensuring jasmine's normal growth in summer and autumn and preventing it from dying in the severe cold season.
6. Pruning: Jasmine has strong growth vigor, and reasonable pruning is very important. Usually in winter, old branches should be cut off to conserve nutrients, so that new shoots emerge abundantly the following year. After jasmine begins blooming profusely in summer, the faded branches should also be cut back.