How to care for jasmine in autumn? Please keep these little cultivation tips

Everyone knows that jasmine flowers bloom with a fragrant scent, very pleasant to smell. It is a famous raw material for scented tea; both its flowers and leaves can be brewed into tea, and it can reduce internal heat, relieve cough, and resolve phlegm, and can also treat red, swollen, and painful eyes, etc. It is deeply loved by flower lovers. A flower enthusiast planted a pot of jasmine and grew it for several years. It can bloom two or three times a year, with flower buds covering the branches, and its growth is especially good. How exactly is it grown? There are tips for growing jasmine:

After each blooming, the branches must be pruned. After October, once blooming is finished, the branches should be pruned, removing remaining branches, diseased branches, and spent flowers. It can be pruned to a plant height of about 30 cm and a circumference of about 25 cm; the shape can follow your own preference.

Pruning after autumn blooming

Apply fertilizer promptly one week after pruning, as a top dressing. What fertilizer is best for jasmine? You can apply a dilute liquid fertilizer high in phosphorus and potassium, using Biwang, or you do not need to buy fertilizer and can use homemade fish intestine fertilizer. When eating fish at home, put fish scales, fish intestines, etc. into a mineral water bottle, add some water, and after fermenting for two months it can be used as flower fertilizer. When fertilizing, water thoroughly once more. One or two weeks after fertilizing, many new shoots will sprout. It may even bloom many flowers again after pruning.

How to water jasmine: it does not need frequent watering. Water a little when you see the potting soil is almost dry, and there must not be standing water.

If you want jasmine to sprout more, bloom more, and grow vigorously, remember to do one thing in spring: repot, change the soil, and fertilize. Take the jasmine out of the pot, then remove part of the old soil from the outermost layer, about one quarter.

Prepare new planting soil: use fully decomposed chicken manure fertilizer and part earthworm soil (you can pick some up on the grass when it rains), plus the old soil. This soil is fertile, loose, and breathable, very suitable for jasmine growth and for sprouting new shoots.

After planting the jasmine, pour some carbendazim solution into the soil, place it in a bright place with scattered light, and water with rooting water. Afterwards, do not frequently shake the plant by hand, and do not water too much; too much water leads to poor breathability, so control watering. After one week, give it normal sunlight. Not long after repotting, there will be a second round of flower buds, and it can bloom in several successive flushes, even once a month. The delicate fragrance is charming.

In short, the key points for growing jasmine are this: heavy fertilizer, little water, full sun, and prune branches after blooming. If it lacks sunlight and sun exposure, and there is too much water, the leaves will grow very thin and easily turn yellow, and flower buds may even drop. So apply top dressing promptly; then the leaves will grow glossy, more luxuriant, and with more flower buds. Blooms cover the branches.

Usually, remember that preventing pests is better than treating them. Put the jasmine in a relatively ventilated and breathable place at home; otherwise jasmine is prone to red spider mites and moth larvae, so occasionally spray pesticide regularly.

Indoor flower-growing knowledge and flower-growing feng shui

     Growing flowers is like being a person; there are no shortcuts. In fact, the so-called flower-growing techniques are just some everyday tips summarized by combining the actual conditions around you while learning flower-growing knowledge. Flower-growing knowledge and techniques are a very rich field of study.

I. Flower-growing knowledge

1. What flowers are beneficial to people's health

Green plants can absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. Every square meter of green plants absorbs 90 g of carbon dioxide and releases 60 g of oxygen per day.

Because indoor sunlight exposure time is relatively short, it is best to choose plants that can tolerate shade for a relatively long time, mainly shade-loving foliage plants or semi-shade plants, such as asparagus fern, lucky bamboo, monstera, bamboo palm, snake plant, rubber tree, etc.

People who are busy with work can choose plants with strong vitality, such as lucky bamboo, saxifrage, Buddha belly plant, bamboo begonia, etc. However, the various functions of the plant kingdom also have their own divisions of labor.

2. Plants that purify the air

Spider plant, dieffenbachia, etc. have a relatively strong ability to absorb residual formaldehyde, chlorine, and benzene compounds indoors after renovation;

Aloe, chrysanthemum, etc. can reduce benzene pollution in the living room;

Daisy, lucky bamboo, etc. can effectively eliminate trichloroethylene pollution;

Chinese rose, multiflora rose, etc. can absorb harmful gases such as hydrogen sulfide, benzene, and phenol.

Snake plant, monstera, cast-iron plant and other foliage flowers and plants with large leaves can absorb more than 80 kinds of harmful gases and purify the air.

Aloe, sedum, etc. at night can not only absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen, but also increase the concentration of negative ions in indoor air.

3. Aromatic plants

The fragrance of plants contains antibacterial components that can remove bacteria and viruses from the air and have health-care functions. For example, cactus, asparagus fern, ivy, and begonia have scents with bactericidal and antibacterial power. At the same time, plant fragrance can also regulate people's nervous system. For example, clove and jasmine can relax people and help sleep;

Rose and stock can make people feel cheerful and have the desire to work hard;

Night-blooming cereus, coleus, mosquito-repellent grass and other scents can repel mosquitoes and flies. But the fragrance must not be too strong, otherwise it will cause side effects. For example, smelling clove for a long time can cause restlessness and shortness of breath, and affect memory;

Night-blooming cereus releases waste gas at night, making patients with high blood pressure and heart disease feel depressed; tulip contains alkaloids, and continuous contact for more than two hours can cause dizziness; mimosa contains mimosine, and frequent contact causes hair loss.

Cactus and cactus ball can absorb carbon dioxide and harmful gases from the air and release oxygen and negative oxygen ions.

4. Cultivation techniques

When to water, and how much to water

Insert a finger into the flower soil. If the fingertip still feels moist, then there is no need to water; otherwise, watering is needed. As for how much water to give, it depends on the condition of the flower soil. If the flower soil has dried out completely, generally two waterings are needed. The first time, pour water straight down and stop when water begins to drip from the bottom of the pot. Wait a moment to let the roots absorb water, then water a second time. When you see water dripping from the bottom of the pot again, it is enough. If the soil is still slightly moist, this is the ideal state for watering. Pour water straight down, and when you see water dripping from the bottom of the pot, it is enough. Recommended reading: How to water flowers? A cultivation expert shares experience

What size pot is suitable for growing flowers, and when to repot flowers

The flower pot should be slightly smaller than the flower crown, and clay pots have better breathability. Herbaceous flowers should be repotted in spring when they have not yet grown new leaves; woody flowers should be repotted in autumn. When changing soil, water thoroughly, add fertilizer, and change to a slightly larger pot. This needs to be done in a cool place, not in strong sunlight, once a year.

What kind of water is better for watering flowers

If the water is relatively alkaline, you can add citric acid to the water to neutralize the alkalinity. Do not add more than 1 gram of acid per liter of water.

If you travel away for many days, what should you do if no one waters the flowers at home

Generally, common flowers and plants at home can go seven days after one thorough watering. If they are flowers afraid of drying out, you can prop two water-filled mineral water bottles on both sides of the flower pot, poke small holes in the bottle caps, and let them drip continuously. Or place the flower pot in a basin filled with water, but this method cannot be used for flowers that are afraid of waterlogging.

II. Indoor flower growing and feng shui

Making good use of flowers can effectively change feng shui. Placing flowers in a room or at home can activate the eight major life desires. Placing flowers in the east represents having family and health, and in the five elements it belongs to wood; placing flowers in the southeast represents having wealth and success, and in the five elements it belongs to wood; placing flowers in the south represents having reputation and knowledge, and in the five elements it belongs to fire; placing flowers in the north represents having career, and in the five elements it belongs to water. However, because the wood element can damage the center and is in conflict with the metal element, you should avoid placing flowers in the southwest, northeast, and center positions. Of course, you should also avoid placing them in metal-element directions, such as the west and northwest.

Besides the conflicts among the eight trigrams and the five elements, flowers can also be used in various indoor rooms. The most important are the living room and dining room, because both are public areas and places used for social activities, so they need higher energy. When arranging flowers, you should carefully choose their placement position; otherwise, do not use them, especially in the kitchen, where the five elements easily conflict with one another and produce energy harmful to us. For example, the wood element is easily damaged by electrical appliances and blades because these represent the metal element, and the wood element and metal element are in conflict with each other; but the wood element can also accelerate the fire in the stove because the wood element promotes the generation of the fire element.

Besides enhancing the eight major life desires, flowers can also increase oxygen content, raise humidity, and increase the energy of a space. Flowers are one of the most feng shui-effective methods; they help balance and harmonize energy, fill the room with fragrance, and beautify the visual effect. Some feng shui masters strongly advise people not to place flowers in the bedroom, because it will bring yang energy into a place that should be for rest.

Lucky colors:

    Color occupies a place in harmonizing and balancing energy, but there is no need to overemphasize it. Generally, two colors are considered lucky at any time of the year - red and yellow, which carry strong yang energy. Red is the luckiest color, and its best placement is the south, while yellow's best placement is the southwest and northeast. Plants and flowers such as African violets and blue bellflowers are best placed in the north, east, and southeast of the home or garden. Blue and white are considered relatively cold yin colors, so when you choose flowers in these colors, do not forget to find some brightly colored flowers, such as red, orange, and yellow, to match them in order to balance the energy. Flowers to avoid:

1. Flowers with thorns, spines, or pointed leaves, such as yucca from South America, agave from Mexico, or any other cactus with many spines.

2. Artificially cultivated flowers and plants, such as bonsai, because this represents unfavorable wealth luck.

3 . Flowers with drooping leaves, such as weeping willow.

Indoor flowers and feng shui involve two types of flowers: one type is evergreen flowers used to generate and boost wealth, and the other type is cactus-type flowers used to resolve sha. Please be sure to remember the following main principle: place large-leaved evergreen flowers in prosperous positions, and place thorny flowers such as cactus in declining positions. Placing some thick-leaved or large-leaved evergreen flowers in prosperous positions can achieve the effect of "generating prosperity" and increase the prosperous energy of the home. Commonly used green plants include: sago palm, oak tree, banana shrub, broadleaf fig, areca palm, snake plant, lucky bamboo, etc.

The requirements of plants and feng shui studies for indoor flower placement are to fully bring out the elements of mutual generation between people and flowers, and achieve harmony between people and flowers. In order to generate wealth and resolve sha, the flowers placed in each functional room are also different. So what varieties of flowers are suitable for placement in each part of the residence?

1. Living room

The living room should be somewhat refined. Varieties that can be chosen include lucky bamboo, podocarpus, cactus, Buddhist pine, schefflera, bamboo palm, money tree, clivia, hoya, orchid, cyclamen, citrus, bird's nest fern, dragon blood tree, etc. In feng shui, these flowers are "auspicious things" implying good fortune and prosperity and the gathering of wealth and blessings.

2. Bedroom

The bedroom should generally be full of a quiet, serene, and warm atmosphere. You can choose cactus, cactus ball, spider plant, rose, tulip, night-blooming cereus, lily, calla lily, etc. Under fragrant flowers, the couple is harmonious, children are calm, and it is easy to fall asleep, suitable for rest.

3. Study

The study should be full of a scholarly atmosphere, and flowers should be placed in the owner's Wenchang position. You can choose mountain bamboo flower, asparagus fern, lucky bamboo, ivy, etc. These flowers can activate people's thinking ability and are beneficial to study. On the desk you can also place a pot of foliage grass, calamus, etc., which can concentrate the mind and open the orifices and prevent sleepiness.

4. Dining room

Besides health, the dining room also requires tidiness and unity. For flowers, you can choose yellow roses, yellow carnations, etc., mainly in orange-yellow colors, to increase appetite and promote good health.

5. Balcony

Suitable flower varieties should be chosen according to sunlight conditions, such as jasmine, chrysanthemum, lotus, crabapple, asparagus fern orchid, begonia, Dutch flowers, crabapple, sunrose, orchid tree, osmanthus, Christmas cactus, etc. When placing various flowers, put the sun-loving ones close to the sunlight and the shade-loving ones behind them, so that each is properly placed.

6. Main door

If the main door faces stairs, you can place fish-tail palm, bamboo palm, etc. at the conflicting position to resolve sha. Also, if there is sha energy at the balcony window, you can use cactus, rose, and jade unicorn to resolve sha. You can also grow gourds in pots to resolve sha.

In short, if the indoor greening layout is improper and the selected flower varieties are wrong, it will bring adverse effects on the residents' careers. Flowers can treat illness, regulate the mind and cultivate nature, prosper the home and the people, and can also harm people and kill people. Therefore, when arranging indoor flowers, we must consider more.