How to Grow Jasmine at Home? The Latest Care Tips

How to grow jasmine at home? Actually, jasmine is very easy to grow. Compared with flowers such as Phalaenopsis and peonies, growing jasmine is relatively simple. However, if you want to grow jasmine well and extend its flowering period, it still takes some effort.

Once the flowers bloom, be sure to pick them off, and cut away two-thirds of the branch that has flowered, because old jasmine branches do not bloom; only after cutting them back will new branches emerge and more flowers bloom.

Pay attention when topdressing: you can buy a compound fertilizer specially made for jasmine. The usage and dosage are stated in the instructions. Never apply too much fertilizer, or it will burn the plant to death. In the future, when repotting every spring, the potting soil should be topdressed, so do not apply too much fertilizer normally. Even more, do not put organic matter into the flowerpot, as it will attract insects.

Before the frost, jasmine must be moved indoors, as jasmine is not cold-tolerant. After Qingming the following year, move it back out to get sunlight.

Do not be reluctant to do it. Every autumn after the flowering period ends, jasmine must be pruned, cutting the whole plant down to 20--30cm tall. Only in this way will more new branches grow and more flowers bloom the following year.

For pest and disease control, jasmine is not a flower prone to pest damage, but if you want it to bloom well, it is still necessary to take some essential preventive measures. Spider mites are one of the more common pests when growing jasmine. The corresponding specialized pesticide is easy to buy, so I will not go into detail. What needs attention is that when spraying the pesticide solution, do not only spray the jasmine leaves and flowers; the soil must also be sprayed, otherwise the pest problem will not be treated thoroughly. Leaves that are already infected should be removed promptly.