How do you grow jasmine so it doesn't turn yellow for 10 years? A few simple steps and it blooms profusely every day

Add a little something to your jasmine, and flower buds will crowd the branches!

In the hot summer, a few simple steps to teach you how to grow cool, refreshing jasmine!

Jasmine has pure white flowers and a fragrance that spills in all directions, representing loyalty, simplicity, purity and loveliness. Placed in the bedroom or on the balcony, white flowers wind among the green leaves like little white butterflies crouching along the branches, mixed with its distinctive scent rushing toward you - truly, no sooner has it left your brow than it's back in your heart.

Jasmine, because of its long flowering period, its elegant simplicity and its overflowing fragrance, is loved by many flower enthusiasts. So how do you grow vigorous, thriving flowers? Let's take a look together

1. Choosing soil

For jasmine, the soil should be fertile, airy sandy soil or semi-sandy soil, with a slightly acidic nature; only in this kind of soil can its roots spread quickly and absorb well. When the roots are lush and can breathe freely, the plant grows vigorously and flower bud differentiation increases.

If the soil is poor and heavy with clay, with poor air permeability, the roots will grow few and absorb poorly, and then the plant will be short and spindly, and the flowering will be off its form.

2. Sunlight

Jasmine likes an environment with plenty of light and good ventilation. Indoors, it must be placed on a balcony or somewhere with light; with good light the branches will be sturdy, the leaves deep green, and the flower buds plentiful.

If the light is insufficient, or you leave it in a shady spot long-term and ignore it, then its branches will grow short and small, the leaves sparse, the flower buds very few, and the whole plant will look listless.

3. Fertilizing

Jasmine likes fertilizer, so in daily care you should fertilize more. The peak heat of midsummer is jasmine's peak growing season, so use more organic fertilizer and phosphorus-potassium fertilizer, applying 1 to 2 times a month; homemade ones work too, such as cake fertilizer, composted fertilizer, and so on. Generally, from the start of flower bud sprouting in March all the way to the end of September, you should fertilize the jasmine.

If during the growing season jasmine often shows lush branches and leaves but no flowers, it is mainly because too much nitrogen fertilizer was used, causing excessive vegetative growth. At this point you must hold back the nitrogen fertilizer and use more phosphorus-potassium fertilizer to promote flower bud differentiation; only then can it produce ideal flowers.

4. Watering

Jasmine is not drought-tolerant, so normally you should keep its soil moist, but it also hates waterlogging. In hot seasons, it is best to water once each morning and evening; if the leaves wilt and droop, also spray the leaf surface to promote growth. And in the rainy season, promptly pour off any standing water in the pot. If the potting soil is too wet and airless, it will cause the leaves to turn yellow.

It is best to treat the water for watering flowers first; tap water should be left to sit for three to two days, until the chlorine or other substances have evaporated, before you water with it. You can also store rainwater to use. Watered this way, the soil is less likely to compact, and the plant is vigorous and full of life.

5. Pruning

When water, fertilizer, soil and light are all in place, jasmine will grow very fast, so prune it promptly. When new shoots are growing vigorously, pinch them at 10 cm to promote branch differentiation; this way there will be many buds, and the plant shape will be compact and attractive.

After the flowers fade, cut off the flowering branches promptly to reduce nutrient consumption and promote branching and bud formation. This way there will be more flowers, and it will look beautiful and well-proportioned.

6. Pests and diseases

Jasmine is easily attacked by spider mites, scale insects and other pests, so pay attention to care at ordinary times. If you find leaves with pests or disease, pinch them off promptly and dispose of them by destroying them, to avoid greater spread.

You can use pungent things from home such as garlic, onion, ginger and so on, chopped and mashed, mixed with water, and sprayed over the whole plant; this effectively repels pests and also saves money and is eco-friendly. You can also tilt the pot under running tap water and gently rinse it with tap water, which can also repel pests, and can also wash the leaves, leaving the plant glossy green and even more spirited.

Remember these few points, and you will grow beautiful jasmine; with its fragrance spilling in all directions, jasmine's scent winding through the whole house - what a pleasant thing that is!