There is a little trick for rooting jasmine cuttings: the rooting rate is extremely high, and you can propagate dozens of pots in a month.

Right now is the peak season for jasmine blooming. After the flowers finish, you need to prune promptly. These pruned-off leftover branches are the best material for cuttings. These branches all carry some nutrients, so the survival rate is high.

Take these one-year-old semi-woody branches and cut them into small sections with two bud nodes, that is, two pairs of leaves.

Cut the bottom end of the branch into a slanted cut to increase the contact area with the soil, and the rooting rate will be somewhat higher.

Keep one leaf, or two half-leaves, on the branch for photosynthesis. If there are too many leaves, the nutrients will not be enough to supply its growth.

For the cutting medium, you can use river sand, vermiculite, or nutrient soil for rooting the cuttings.

After inserting the branch into the medium, put a plastic bag over the flower pot to retain moisture and reduce leaf transpiration. Poke a few holes in the bag for photosynthesis. This is a little trick, and you can do the same when rooting other flowers.

Then place it in a spot with diffused light. Every four or five days, open the plastic bag to let in some air. After about a month, the jasmine can take root.

Jasmine has a characteristic: when rooted from cuttings, it first grows tender leaves and only then produces roots. So we should not be in a hurry to take it out and transplant it. Wait about two months until the root system has grown well before transplanting.

The soil for transplanting should be loose, breathable, slightly acidic soil. You can use leaf mold, coarse river sand, garden soil, and mix in one tenth pine needles. Of course, you can also use whatever materials are available locally, as long as it is loose, breathable, and fertile.

Jasmine relatively likes fertilizer. Put some base fertilizer at the bottom of the transplanting soil, then fill one third of the flower pot with soil, place the rooted seedling in, and gently fill in soil around it. Do not press with your hands, to prevent breaking the roots. After filling with soil, water thoroughly once so the roots and soil are closely combined. Place it in a spot with diffused light and care for it for about a week. When new leaves clearly begin to grow, that means the transplanting was successful.