Less than three days after buying a jasmine, my husband had it dropping buds and drying up
Jasmine is a flowering potted plant that many people love. Jasmine comes in single-petal and double-petal varieties, both very fragrant and elegantly understated, making them ideal potted plants for decorating the home.
I also especially love jasmine, and last week I bought a pot of jasmine. I never expected that after going back to my hometown for three days, my husband would have raised it into this state - the buds had dropped and the leaves had dried up!
Seeing my jasmine like this really broke my heart, and I couldn't bear to just throw it away. I wanted to see if I could save it, so I asked the elderly neighbor lady for advice!
The elderly neighbor lady grows many flowers, and all of them are grown very well. Following her method, I gave the jasmine a simple treatment, hoping it can slowly recover and grow!
The elderly lady said that if a jasmine shows this kind of condition, you can first check whether the roots have rotted. If the roots are growing well, you can cut off the branches and leaves to let it sprout again.
The elderly lady said that the reason the jasmine ended up like this has a lot to do with watering (because the soil is also very moist right now), and the soil is clayey. It had just been bought and there hadn't been time to repot it yet. This kind of soil is not loose or airy, which is not good for growth!
Following what the elderly lady said, I checked the roots and found no rot, so I directly cut off the branches and leaves and placed it in a cool spot with indirect light. I originally should have changed the soil and repotted it, but I happened to not have any on hand, so I thought I would wait until new shoots grow before repotting!
But during this period, every time you water, be careful to loosen the soil promptly to prevent the soil from becoming compacted, which could cause root rot!
So, a newly bought jasmine should be promptly repotted into loose, well-aerated sandy soil, which is what suits its growth. By increasing drainage and aeration, this situation probably wouldn't happen!
Now I can only wait slowly like this. I'll continue to share with everyone how it grows later on!
Fellow flower lovers, have you ever encountered this kind of situation while growing jasmine?
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