Jasmine planting and care in the open field for beginners

Probably, almost everyone knows what garden jasmine looks like, and what it is. This plant grows a very large number of flower growers as an indoor plant. However, it is quite possible to grow it outdoors. Many gardeners are happy to grow such a spectacular flower on their site. The jasmine bush can be easily confused with the chubushnik, and although these plants need almost the same care, they differ in appearance, and also have significant differences in their origin. So, jasmine can be easily distinguished by fragrant inflorescences, which are quite large.

However, in order to grow a spectacular and strong plant, you need to know how to plant it correctly in spring, and you also need to know the rules for caring for garden jasmine. This kind of jasmine is a very beautiful plant, especially during flowering, when fragrant flowers are blooming. But he needs good care as well as a proper fit.

Features of garden jasmine

A plant such as garden jasmine is quite possible to grow in absolutely any area, but it should be remembered that it requires special care. Before you start growing this flower, you should first find out all the details about the care it needs. However, you should first learn about this kind of jasmine better.

A native garden jasmine from the Mediterranean. This plant has medicinal properties. However, most often it is grown as decorative for decorating summer cottages and garden plots. This shrub has a very spectacular lush crown. It is most beautiful during the flowering period, when yellow or white flowers bloom on the branches, collected in inflorescences. They are incredibly scented. Garden jasmine has a large number of different subspecies, which differ from each other in the size of the flowers. These plants are distinguished by the fact that they are able to adapt to almost any weather conditions.

Garden jasmine is quite undemanding to the planting site. So, it grows and develops very well both in a sunny and shady place. It can be planted both on the southern and northern sides of the site. It tolerates both drought and high humidity quite well. Various insects, including most species of bees, love to collect nectar from the jasmine bush.

The uniqueness of garden jasmine

During the flowering period, there is a large amount of essential oils in the flowers, but only in those that have recently blossomed. They have a beneficial effect on human well-being. Benzyl alcohol and jasmine benzyl acetate are able to normalize a person's sexual libido. The buds of such a plant are used to make a special decoction that has the ability to normalize the work of the digestive system. Also, the substances contained in garden jasmine can cleanse the body of toxins, as well as strengthen the immune system. In any of the varieties of such jasmine, there are substances with medicinal properties. The jasmine bush will not only become a great decoration for your site, but can also significantly improve your health.

In order for the cultivation to be successful, you need to know at what time and how exactly to plant a given flower in open ground.

Main types with photos

Some species are most popular with gardeners and summer residents.

Small-leaved jasmine

This is a fairly compact shrub, which almost never reaches more than 100 centimeters in height. Such a plant has large and curved leaf plates. His flowers have a very pleasant smell, reminiscent of strawberries.

Common jasmine corona

The shrub is quite large. So, it can reach a height of 250 to 300 centimeters. During the flowering period, such a jasmine bush is decorated with very large and beautiful inflorescences that exude a pleasant sweetish smell. The leaf plates are painted in a deep golden color.

Jasmine fluffy

It is recommended to grow such a plant in parks or in fairly large areas. The bush can grow up to 400 centimeters in height, and it is the tallest plant of all types of jasmine. However, the peculiarity of this plant is also that its lovely flowers do not have a scent. This species blooms late enough. Flowering lasts for 4 weeks.

The Gornostaeva Mantya jasmine variety is also very popular. This plant is quite compact and its height does not exceed 100 centimeters. Inflorescences are located along the entire length of the branches. Flowering lasts about 8 weeks.

Choosing a suitable landing site

These species and varieties can be found in many garden and suburban areas. As a rule, garden jasmine is planted outdoors in spring. In order for a plant to grow and develop normally, it is necessary to know several important rules for both planting and caring for it. As a rule, the planting of various types and varieties of garden jasmine is practically no different.

The main points in choosing a suitable landing site:

1. When choosing a suitable place for a given plant on the site, be sure to take into account the fact that it can adapt to almost any weather conditions. However, if you want your plant to have a spectacular appearance and bloom very profusely, then it should be planted in a place that is protected from strong drafts. The fact is that they have an extremely negative effect on this shrub. Also, garden jasmine grows and develops best in a well-lit place with sufficient direct sunlight.
2. This shrub is recommended to be planted in close proximity to flowers that have a purple or deep blue color. For example, it will look great next to a delphinium or lavender. Jasmine also grows well next to hydrangea or spirea.
3. Experts advise planting garden jasmine in the spring. However, this procedure can be carried out in the fall.

Optimal soil selection and planting

Garden jasmine, as mentioned above, is a fairly unpretentious plant. But for its better growth, it should be more carefully attributed to the choice of soil, as well as to its direct planting.

1. In view of its unpretentiousness, such a shrub is able to take root and grow well on almost any soil. However, if possible, preference should be given to soil saturated with nutrients. It should be remembered that jasmine roots react extremely negatively to excessive humidity, so the choice should be left on a piece of land located on a not very high elevation.
2. Pour sand mixed with small stones into the hole prepared for planting. This layer will act as drainage. When planting a plant in spring, it is recommended to pour nitrophosphate in an amount of 50 grams into the hole. This will allow the plant to quickly take root in a new place.
3. When the bush is planted, the soil will need to be tamped a little. Then the jasmine must be watered.
4. In order for the plant to develop correctly, it is necessary to systematically apply fertilizers to the soil.

Feeding rules

In order for your site to be decorated with a lush jasmine bush, you not only need to take care of it regularly, but also systematically apply fertilizer to the soil. It should be remembered that the very first feeding should be carried out only 12 months after planting the plant in open ground.

Garden jasmine needs minerals. To feed the plant, it is recommended to use a nutrient solution consisting of 1 liter of water and 5 grams of superphosphate. Add another 2.5 grams of urea and potassium sulfide to the resulting solution. After that, the solution is thoroughly mixed. It is used to fertilize this shrub.

Garden jasmine also needs organic fertilizers. So, it is recommended to use manure for feeding, as well as humus. But at the same time, it should be remembered that manure for feeding should be used only in a diluted form, otherwise the plant's root system may burn out. It is recommended to dissolve manure in water in a ratio of 1:15.

Pruning features

In order for the jasmine bush to be lush and fragrant, dressing alone is not enough, it still needs to be properly looked after.

In order for the crown to always look well-groomed and effective, regular formative pruning should be carried out. Both summer residents and gardeners have several secrets and rules regarding this procedure:

• formative pruning must be carried out in spring, when the shrub is in a vegetative state;
• the longest branches must be cut off completely, and the short ones must be shortened by ½ part;
• for more abundant flowering, rejuvenating pruning is carried out, or rather, all empty branches are removed;
• in an adult bush, the central trunk must be cut to 45-50 centimeters, while the rest are removed entirely.

Every year, it is imperative to inspect the shrub and remove damaged as well as diseased branches.

Preparation for wintering

In order for the plant not to die in the winter, it must be properly prepared for this difficult period. To do this, you should perform a few very simple manipulations:

1. It should be remembered that adult specimens are more frost-hardy than young ones. Therefore, adult plants may well not be prepared for the winter period. However, this procedure is needed by those jasmines that are still quite young.
2. When the shrub has faded, it should be wrapped in a specially designed material. You can also use regular straw for this purpose.
3. So that during the winter cold the roots of jasmine do not suffer, in the autumn time you need to dig up the soil around the trunk and do not forget to add compost to it.
4. If desired, in the spring, this shrub can be transplanted to a new place.

Transplant features

Garden jasmine is transplanted in the spring. To do this, you need to prepare the soil by digging a hole in it, which in size should correspond to the volume of the root system of the bush.The plant is transplanted into this hole, while the rules are similar to those that apply to planting such a shrub in the spring.

Reproduction methods

It is very easy to propagate garden jasmine. So, there are several ways:

1. Seeds. Seeds are sown both in open ground and in a box at home (growing through seedlings).
2. Cuttings. Cutting cuttings is recommended in the first days of June. They are then planted either in open soil or in a greenhouse.
3. Shoots. In springtime, the shoots should be prepared by separating them from the mother plant. The choice should be stopped on the strongest shoots. After they overwinter, with the onset of the spring period, they are transplanted to a permanent place.
4. Division of the root system. This is not the most popular breeding method. The division is recommended in the autumn.

Also, be sure to remember that indoor and garden jasmine are different crops, and each of them requires special care.

Jasmine - a symbol of passion and love

Jasmine is a multi-stemmed shrub that can grow from 0.8 to 4 m in height, has whole green leaves and snow-white or creamy flowers with a sweet-refreshing scent.

For its unpretentiousness and abundant flowering, this shrub is also loved by gardeners, it can be found in almost every area.

Planting jasmine

In order for jasmine to quickly take root, grow well and bloom profusely, you need to choose the right place and prepare the soil.

Seat selection

Any area can be selected for jasmine; it also grows on the north side in the shade. It is a shade-tolerant plant, but in a sunny place it will grow faster and bloom more profusely.

When choosing a site, it is important to remember that the shrub does not like a close approach and stagnant groundwater.

Planting timing

The ideal time for planting this shrub is early spring or autumn, since during this period the seedlings do not yet have time to open their buds. Gardeners for planting jasmine are advised to choose October.

Soil preparation

Jasmine can grow in any soil, but prefers fertile soil. Before planting a shrub, you need to dig up the ground well, make a hole about 50 cm deep and add nitrophosphate at the rate of 30 grams per 1 seedling.

Experienced gardeners advise planting jasmine in a high area and prepare drainage from sand, gravel, gravel and bricks.

How to plant jasmine correctly?

The soil for planting jasmine must be fertile, therefore drainage must be prepared

When the soil and planting hole are ready, you can place the seedling in it. Make sure that the distance from the roots to the walls of the hole is about 10 cm.

Sprinkle the root system of the seedling with earth, the root collar can be deepened by 3 cm, but not more.

Water the jasmine liberally after planting. If everything is done correctly, then the seedling will quickly take root in a new place.

Reproduction

Jasmine reproduces in several ways: by layering, dividing the bush, cuttings and seeds.

Seeds jasmine is sown outdoors at any time of the year, including in winter. For winter sowing, you need to choose calm weather with a temperature of at least -10 ° C. For this, beds with a depth of 30 cm are prepared in the snow and seeds are placed in them, then they are covered with large branches and straw. In the spring, the shelter must be removed, and the seedlings must be protected from direct sunlight.

If for breeding selected cuttings, they need to be prepared in advance in the fall, stored all winter in the basement, and planted in the soil in early spring. As soon as the cuttings begin to grow, they are spudded to accelerate the growth of the root system.

To form layering, young shoots are taken in early spring. To do this, they are laid in beds and lightly sprinkled with earth. As soon as new shoots appear on them, the layers are spud. In the fall, they need to be separated from the main bush.

The most common and easiest way to propagate jasmine is dividing a bush... To do this, you need to dig out the root system and carefully divide it so as not to injure the plant.Plant the resulting parts in several places on the site.

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In order for jasmine to decorate the garden area and delight with abundant flowering, you need to follow several rules of care:

1. Every week, loosen the soil around the bushes and remove weeds.
2. Use mineral and organic fertilizers.
3. Regularly engage in the formation of a bush, give it the correct shape by pinching the tops.

Watering

Jasmine needs abundant watering, especially during dry times.

Do not allow the soil to dry out! If jasmine lacks moisture, its leaves lose their turgor and turn yellow.

For 1 sq.m. the soil around the shrub will need about 30 liters of water.

Top dressing

The first feeding can be done only one year after planting. This shrub will need organic and mineral fertilizers.

To prepare a mineral fertilizer, stir 30 g of superphosphate and 15 g of potassium sulphide and urea in 1 bucket of water. This amount is enough for feeding 1-2 bushes.

As an organic fertilizer, you can use slurry, which is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10.

Preparing for winter

Jasmine is not afraid of low temperatures, so it does not need additional preparation for winter. But if the plant is not one year old, it needs to be covered with light-colored material and tied with a rope.

Pruning

In order for the plant to have a neat appearance, it must be constantly pruned. Cosmetic and sanitary pruning is done annually.

Gardeners thin out bushes, remove dried flowers and excess shoots.

It's also important not to forget about anti-aging pruning. In the spring, 4-5 trunks are cut to 0.5 m, the rest of the shoots are removed to the ground.

To prevent fungal diseases, the cuts are treated with garden pitch.

Jasmine is grown as a hedge

Disease and pest control

Jasmine must be protected from thrips, aphids, spider mites, weevils, mealybugs and soft scabbard. As soon as traces of these pests appear, you need to spray the shrub with garden insecticides.

In some cases, folk remedies (ash, soap solution, etc.) help.

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Jasmine varieties

Common garden forms of jasmine include:

• Jasmine ordinary, coronal. It is a large shrub that grows up to 3 meters in height, the flowers are white or creamy, and have a strong odor.
• Small-leaved jasmine... A small shrub with semi-double or double flowers. This species is placed in the foreground of the site; it can often be found next to verandas, paths, benches and gates.
• Jasmine fluffy... It grows in the form of a shrub or a small tree, reaching a height of 4 meters. The flowers are creamy, with a slight scent.

As a result of crossing these three species, it was possible to obtain several varieties of jasmine: "Efironos", "Glacier", "Alabaster", "Ermine mantle", "Airborne landing", "Sambakam".

An image of jasmine varieties can be seen in the gallery:

Application in landscape design

It is used as a specimen plant and for large mixborders. Dwarf varieties look great in rock gardens and rocky gardens, they are used as edging and borders for flower beds.

Jasmine goes well with hydrangeas, lilacs, weigela. Also, designers combine several varieties of this shrub with each other, making hedges out of them.

Jasmine is a luxurious shrub that will adorn any garden plot.

It looks great in compositions with other plants, forms reliable hedges and decorates a wall of a house, a bench or a gate.In order for the shrub to please with abundant flowering and rich foliage color, you need to choose the right place for it and remember the rules of care.

Jul 14, 2015Elena Tymoshchuk

Modern gardeners are happy to grow various types of ornamental shrubs. Among such plants, garden jasmine (Philadelphus) has gained particular popularity, which can become a wonderful decoration for any personal plot. It is noteworthy that he is considered a representative of the hydrangea family and with genuine jasmine from the olive family, he is united only by the presence of many flowers with a similar aroma.

Among the people, the jasmine shrub received a rather interesting name - chubushnik. This is explained by the fact that the twig-like, even shoots of the plant in the past were used to make shanks of various smoking pipes. In addition, its hardwood is used by craftsmen to create flutes, pipes, and other handicrafts.

Description of the jasmine plant

Looking through the description of garden jasmine, it is worth noting that it is a spreading deciduous shrub with straight, long branches that are covered with thin, gray bark. Dwarf jasmine varieties in growth can reach a height of about 70 cm; the stems of powerful, tall plants are often up to 6 m long.

Studying information on the topic of decorative jasmine: structure and description, you need to take into account that the leaves of the culture have a simple, elongated-ovoid or broad-ovoid shape. Their length is 2 - 7 cm.

Chubushnik flowers (simple, double, semi-double) are collected in clusters that form at the ends of young shoots. The strength of their scent varies. Some species have a strong, sweet scent. In particular, strawberry jasmine emits a magnificent berry scent when blooming. In other varieties, the floral aroma may be faint, barely perceptible.

Having taken care of the question: when the jasmine shrub blooms, you should find out that it takes 2-3 weeks for the blooming of the buds. Experienced gardeners prefer to plant several species, varieties of plants on the site. This makes it possible to count on the long presence of white flower "clouds" in the backyard for more than two months (June - early August). We recommend for viewing the article: the rules for the formation of a ficus bonsai.

Planting, growing a jasmine bush

When growing a plant, it is worth considering the properties of the jasmine shrub in order to provide it with the best growing conditions. The culture can be planted not only in a well-lit, but also in a shaded place in the garden. Planting work can be carried out in the spring or autumn.

Landing site requirements

The spectacular ornamental jasmine shrub is considered not a finicky plant that adapts to soils of a wide variety of quality. The culture is able to grow even on impoverished land, tolerate drought without problems, but it will not demonstrate high decorativeness in such cases. Planting a bush in a darkened area can lead to stretching of its stems, the formation of a small number of small flowers.

The priority is to provide the jasmine shrub with an open, sunny area, the well-moistened soil of which will contain enough humus. Chubushnik will also delight you with a beautiful, lush flowering with slight lateral shading.

Light, medium loams are suitable for the plant. The best will be the soil, which will contain: leafy earth (3 shares), humus (2 shares), river sand (1 share).

The bush reacts negatively to stagnant water, so it needs to be equipped with good drainage. For this purpose, it will be necessary to provide for the presence of a thick layer (from 15 cm) of components such as pebbles, gravel, expanded clay, broken brick, crushed stone, which will be poured onto the bottom of the pit for planting.

Due to the special sensitivity of thermophilic varieties of jasmine to the effects of drafts, it is highly desirable to identify them in places that have protection from the cold wind.

The nuances of planting a bush

As a rule, jasmine shrub planting is practiced in spring or autumn. For seedlings, holes are dug, the depth of which is about 50 cm. It will be necessary to cover only the root of a young plant with earth, and leave the trunk on the surface to prevent its decay.

According to experienced gardeners, it will be preferable to plant shrubs in the fall (during the period: late September - early October) during a warm, clear day. Performing such a procedure in the spring involves planting before the leaves begin to form.

The soil needs preliminary digging, enrichment with nitrofasphatic fertilizers. The nutrient complex is applied to the bottom of the hole (30 g / plant). It is very important not to let the roots of the seedling rest against the walls of the groove when planting. To do this, it is advisable to provide a gap of at least 10 cm. The root collar is deepened 3 cm from ground level. After planting the plant, the land must be thoroughly compacted.

At the base of the seedling, you need to make a funnel-shaped hole directed to the trunk at a slight angle. This will ensure the retention of rain moisture, water during irrigation.

After the seedling takes root, its main branches are shortened, and weak shoots are trimmed. This procedure will make it possible to obtain a more spreading bush with a symmetrical, well-groomed crown. Later, many kidneys are formed on it.

The interval between the planted plants is up to 1.5 m. If it is necessary to create a hedge from a mock-orange, it is worth reducing the distance between the seedlings to 50 - 80 cm. At the end of the planting event, the soil is abundantly moistened. Up to 2 buckets of water are poured under each bush.

Jasmine care rules

In most cases, caring for jasmine shrubs is likely to be easy. A novice gardener should familiarize himself with the recommendations below in order to subsequently be able to successfully apply them in practice.

Pruning a culture bush

After the end of flowering, the plant must be carefully examined, wilted buds, weak shoots must be removed. Pruning of dry, damaged, inward processes is considered mandatory. This procedure stimulates the development of new branches, starting in the fall. Then, during the coming spring, numerous buds will form on them. When a terry or ordinary jasmine shrub takes root well (it will take about 3 years), it will need to remove old branches by cutting them to the stem base.

Watering and irrigating shrubs

Studying the information: how to care for jasmine, you should take into account that this culture likes the increased humidity of the soil and air. During the growing season, the plant must be provided with regular, abundant watering using settled, soft water.

To avoid stagnation of moisture in the ground, to ensure its fastest absorption by the roots, it is advisable to use warm water. The shrub likes spraying, however, it is better to be temporarily from such irrigation during the blooming period.

Top dressing and fertilization

Initially, the plant will have enough fertilizers applied to the soil during planting. As it grows, the bush will need regular feeding. The culture responds well to the introduction of complex mineral preparations intended for flowering shrub crops.

Self-preparation of the nutritional composition will be justified by dissolving the following ingredients in water (10 l): superphosphate (30 g), urea (15 g), potassium sulphide (15 g).

The use of organic matter has proven itself well: slurry, ash of apple trees, birches.In autumn, an adult bush is fed with a mixture of humus, compost (2 buckets) by embedding it in the ground with a slight deepening.

Weeding, loosening and mulching the soil

To make the flowering jasmine shrubs look great, the gardener will need to do regular weeding and loosening of the soil. It is allowed to mulch the soil around the trunk of the plant using peat, dry compost, leaf humus. This will improve air access to the root system. The recommended thickness of the mulch layer is 4 - 7 cm.

Jasmine propagation methods

Most gardeners are convinced that reproduction of the jasmine shrub is not difficult to complete. For this, it is allowed to use different methods: seed, cuttings, cultivation by shoots, layering of roots, dividing the bush. The most effective methods are discussed below.

Seed propagation of culture

The choice of the seed method will be justified when carrying out breeding activities. As a rule, sowing occurs at the beginning of winter (before the onset of severe frosts, snowfall). The seeds go deep into the soil, covered with spruce branches. The emergence of seedlings can be observed in early spring. This makes it possible to get hardened seedlings, however, it will take about 7 - 8 years for them to mature and bloom.

Breeding shrubs by layering

This method is considered to be more popular. To obtain cuttings from a shrub in the spring, all shoots should be removed from it in order to stimulate the development of young shoots. The strongest, healthiest overgrown specimens are bent to the ground, laid in previously dug trenches, and covered with a mixture of peat and sand. After 45 days, their branching will begin, and in the fall, young bushes are separated from the parent and planted in their permanent places.

Jasmine bush cuttings

A summer resident who knows how jasmine reproduces can carry out a June pruning of the plant in order to obtain high-quality planting material. Cuttings 5-10 cm long are considered optimal. They need to be rooted in a container filled with a light, nutritious peat-sand mixture, with a slight deepening at an angle of up to 40 °. The landing container is covered with a foil or a piece of glass, placed in a place with good lighting.

Cuttings need spraying every day. Rooted seedlings can be planted in garden soil under cover (during the first days) with plastic cups.

Useful properties of a wonderful plant

Scientists have drawn conclusions about the presence in the composition of garden jasmine of a variety of useful elements: essential oils, formic, benzoic, salicylic acids, minerals, vitamins.

This became the reason for the preparation of various means from the plant, the use of which contributes to the healing of the human body.

Having learned the medicinal properties of jasmine, we can conclude that the use of drugs based on it provides pain relief. As a result, chubushnik is an indispensable component of herbal preparations, which helps to neutralize muscle and joint pain.

Doctors studying the beneficial properties of jasmine have become convinced of the ability of preparations containing this plant to have a beneficial effect on the stimulation of brain activity, have a tonic effect, and restore mental balance during periods of severe depression. In particular, the practice of making tea from the mock-orange, the use of which has a healing effect.

Jasmine shrub - garden decoration

With the help of a well-planted jasmine, you can give your backyard a touch of luxury and sophistication.

Single chubushnik bushes are perfectly combined with other plants. Philadelphius hedges look very impressive. Beautiful flowers will surely fill the garden with a delicate fragrance. Many florists are happy to use jasmine to create magnificent bouquets and flower arrangements. Read the article: When does lilac of different varieties bloom?

In the spring, during the flowering period, garden jasmine or, as it is also called, chubushnik is a real decoration of the garden. It is a sprawling shrub densely covered with white or cream flowers that have an unmatched aroma. It is planted in the garden either for decorative purposes or for cutting. Planting and caring for him have their own characteristics, which we will discuss in our article.

Basic landing rules

Garden jasmine, regardless of the variety, is easy to plant and very unpretentious to care for. That is why this bush can be seen on almost every site of the dacha village. It is unpretentious to light, so it can be planted in a place where the shadow from garden buildings falls and this shrub does not require any special soils.

It tolerates both dry summers and soil moisture saturation equally well.

Garden jasmine, regardless of the variety, is easy to plant and very unpretentious to care for.

The only thing that should be avoided at the site of its planting is the presence of stagnant groundwater, which can cause rotting of its root system. The traditional place to plant this ornamental shrub is the corner of a country house or the area of ​​the entrance to a garden plot, where lilacs are often used as a decor.

Jasmine is planted in autumn or early spring. This time is most favorable for its rooting and the beginning of growth. This is done as follows:

• a hole is dug, about 50 cm deep;
• a layer of nitrophosphate fertilizer is applied to the bottom of the pit;
• the root system of the seedling is buried 3 cm from the soil surface;
• the soil around the seedling is well compacted and watered abundantly.

If this ornamental shrub is planned to be planted in moist soil, typical for lowlands and floodplains of rivers, it cannot be done without its drainage. For it, you can use broken brick, fine gravel or a mixture of sand and crushed stone. The drainage height must be at least 15 cm.

Video plot about the types of jasmine

As for feeding the planted bush with fertilizers, it will be advisable only a year after planting. For this, it is best to use mineral fertilizers suitable for flowering shrubs, or organic - slurry, apple or birch ash.

Care rules

Garden jasmine, like any other ornamental plant, needs constant care. It will consist of the following actions:

• regular loosening of the soil surrounding the shrub;
• feeding it with organic and mineral fertilizers;
• pruning and thinning branches to shape the bush;
• removal of faded buds;
• timely watering;
• removal of shoots;
• pest control.

Garden jasmine, like any other ornamental plant, needs constant care.

To enhance the flowering of garden jasmine, it is allowed to use phosphate-containing fertilizers as top dressing.

Despite the fact that jasmine is not very susceptible to attack by garden pests, regular inspection is necessary. Lush flowering shrubs can attack at any time:

• aphid;
• weevil;
• mealybug;
• spider mite;
• soft false shield.

You can deal with them with a solution of laundry soap, and if there is no effect, you can connect insecticides.

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As for how and when to prepare garden jasmine for winter, its adult bush does not need special preparation. It perfectly tolerates the winter characteristic of the middle zone and quickly recovers in the spring. The same cannot be said about thermophilic exotic plants. We will tell you how to cover figs for the winter in our next articles. But its young seedlings, which are not even a year old, are recommended to be wrapped in light material and securely fixed. To protect their root system from freezing, the ground around their trunks should be mulched and additionally covered with pine needles.This will be the winter care for him.

Reproduction methods

Seed breeding method of jasmine is the longest

Garden jasmine reproduces in different ways:

• seeds;
• layering;
• cuttings;
• shoots;
• division of the root system.

Each of the above methods has its own advantages and disadvantages. The seed method of propagation of jasmine is the longest and most laborious. Small seeds collected from the flowers of an adult plant, after they have undergone proper care, are planted in the ground in early December, when severe frosts are expected. It is also allowed to plant them under the snow. They are deepened into the soil and additionally covered with spruce paws. The snow melting during the thaw will well moisten the seeds and with the onset of spring one can already hope for the appearance of the first shoots. The indisputable advantage of this method will be the excellent quality of the seedlings, and the disadvantage is that the shrub obtained from the seeds will be able to bloom only for 7 - 8 years.

For the reproduction of jasmine by layering, first of all, in early spring, all shoots should be cut from the bush so that young shoots go in their place.

In autumn, pull the strongest shoots under the first bud with aluminum wire, tilt them to the ground and place them in a previously prepared hole, deepen them into the ground, cover them with sand and peat. After about a month and a half, shoots of a new plant will appear, and in the fall it will already be possible to separate it from the mother bush. No special care is needed here.

The best time for cuttings is June. To harvest the material, you will need to cut off a suitable shoot under the lower bud, remove most of the leaves from it and transplant it into a greenhouse or, as an option, into open ground under a plastic cup.

Video about how to propagate a mock orange or garden jasmine

And finally, the division of the root system - this method will allow you to get a new jasmine shrub as soon as possible. This is best done in October, using a suitable sized garden shears to separate the mature plant.

Bush formation and participation of jasmine in landscape design

Since garden jasmine, as well as standard lilac, is a kind of hallmark of the garden, its bush should be given a decent look and symmetrical shape from time to time. This can be achieved through formative pruning. It can be carried out during the growing season - in early spring, pruning weak and diseased branches will contribute to the appearance of new shoots.

If the shrub has been growing for several years, it is not surprising that its branches are bare and such a lush flowering as before is no longer observed. In this case, you cannot do without the anti-aging pruning procedure. Such care is carried out as follows. In early spring, all shoots of this ornamental shrub are cut to the base, with the exception of 4 - 5, which are also cut to half a meter. All bare areas are treated with garden varnish in order to avoid fungal diseases.

The bush to be rejuvenated is regularly and thoroughly watered and very soon buds of new shoots will appear on it. Of these, no more than 3 should be left, which will become the basis of a new shrub, and the rest will have to be mercilessly removed.

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Thanks to the rejuvenating pruning, in a year the garden jasmine will look quite dignified, and in another year it will delight the owners with its flowering.

This ornamental shrub can be used in landscaping to form a hedge. To do this, you will need to plant his seedlings around the perimeter of the site at a distance of no more than 1 meter from each other. Or, as an option, collect on your site a collection of different varieties of garden jasmine, which, blooming in turn, will delight the eye and give a heady aroma almost all summer. You can plant it, either next to the lilac, or separately. It will still stand out favorably against the background of other flowering plants.

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