Jasmine – a divine flower … Planting, care and propagation of plants

Jasmine planting and care

Jasmine garden or mock orange is a highly ornamental shrub that has become a favorite of many.

jasmine flower exudes a divine aroma. Thanks to the efforts of breeders, many types of jasmine have been bred, and each species has many varieties. Diverse jasmine flowers can be seen on a photo

. In the gardens there are not only simple white-flowered varieties, but also varieties with pink, double flowers. Every gardener can grow garden jasmine in his garden.

But be aware that the more beautiful the variety, the less frost-resistant it is. Some varieties, especially terry ones, freeze already at a temperature of -15 ° C. Therefore, when choosing varieties for your garden, choose those that are suitable for your region.

Growing jasmine in your garden is easy. A plant loves a lot of sun, and a quiet windless place. Needs fertile, loose and permeable soil. It does not tolerate spring floods and close standing groundwater.

Jasmine seedlings can be planted in early spring and autumn.

seedlings with a closed root system can be planted throughout the season. As soon as you get seedlings, start planting.

Dig a hole up to half a meter deep and wide. If planting plants as a hedge, then distance between holes should be from 0.5 to 1.5 m.

To the bottom of the hole pour a drainage layer (coarse-grained sand or fine gravel) of 15 – 20 cm. Then pour fertile soil (leaf soil, sand, compost, humus) into the pit. Water the hole.

Place the seedling into the hole, so that the root neck is no more than 2-3 cm underground. Cover the roots with earth, carefully tamp and water again. To reduce the evaporation of moisture, we recommend mulching the tree trunks with mulching material (sawdust, peat, compost or dry garden grass).

Whole care in the summer style=”font-weight: 400″> consists in loosening the soil, watering and top dressing. It is very important for the plant that the soil is fertile, rich in humus. It does not matter if it is slightly alkaline, neutral or slightly acidic. In poor, sandy soils, jasmine grows very slowly.

For abundant and bright flowering needs bright light. It also grows in semi-shady and shady places, but it will not please you with flowering.

Jasmine It tolerates drought well, but it is better not to experience it. Always keep the soil around the bushes moderately moist. Particularly sensitive Chubushnik to lack of moisture during flowering.

Feed flower in spring and summer, after flowering. Top dressing in the summer is required, it stimulates the growth of shoots that will bloom next season.

An ideal fertilizer for mock orange is slurry or a solution of a complex mineral fertilizer. Apply fertilizer after heavy rain or watering. On one bush, use a bucket of mortar.

jasmine bushes sometimes affected by spider mites, aphids or weevil. To combat such pests use an infusion of garlic, and heavily affected bushes can be sprayed with chemicals (insecticides).

Jasmine bushes need to be pruned. style=”font-weight: 400″> In order for the flower to bloom regularly and abundantly, it bushes need pruning. In the spring, cut out all old, frozen and damaged branches. Delete all branches older than 3 years. After flowering, shorten all young branches.

The plant reproduces seeds, layering, cuttings and division of bushes. Seed propagation is rarely used. The most common breeding method is cuttings. Minimum care, and your flower will decorate the garden, and exude a divine aroma for many years.

Jasmine home flower

We are accustomed to seeing very beautiful and fragrant plant bushes in gardens and parks, which are visible from afar, are quite large. It’s hard to believe, but Jasmine is an indoor flower. There are many varieties that you can easily grow in your apartment. small bushes will perfectly complement the interior of your room, decorate the window sill and make the atmosphere of the house gentle and pleasant.

A flower can grow in a container, cache-pot, as well as in a regular pot. Care is no different from gardening, and you can easily grow a healthy flower on your window.

Can be grown at home jasmine grandifloraas well as curly jasmine. There are many varieties with beautiful double flowers.

Jasmine flower: care. home jasmine loves the light, but bright sunlight can harm the plant, in the heat it is better to shade it. The best option is the western and eastern windows.

water the jasmine needed in spring, summer and autumn. To do this, use water that has been infused. in winter water very carefully, monitor the ground so that it is not very dry, but very wet soil is also not suitable.

Winter house jasmine can be cut. Do this when your plant has become very large for an apartment. Sometimes it is tied to a support, climbing varieties are let through the closet, or other furniture can be used.

Important! Large flowering plants are best placed in a non-residential room, such as a living room or kitchen. If you do not have such an opportunity, then take out the bush at night, because its strong aroma can cause a headache.

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Published: 24.11.2016

Jasmine – a divine flower … Planting, care and propagation of plants

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