A sweet, intoxicating scent fills the air when jasmine blooms in the garden. Find out here how jasmine is planted and cared for.
The beguiling scent of jasmine (Jasminum) is particularly noticeable on warm summer evenings, which is why many people often plant this climbing plant in a bucket and then place it near the terrace or on the balcony. However, jasmine perennials are also suitable for flowering hedges, which of course requires a climbing aid (e.g. a trellis) or a stable garden fence. Or it climbs up the walls of houses (up to 10 meters high), encases decorative arches and vine arbors, etc.
No matter which variant you choose, it is important that you know how to properly plant and care for jasmine. And that's exactly what we want to explain to you in this post.
| Jasmine (Jasminum) | |
|---|---|
| Growth Speed: | 20 - 30 cm a year |
| Growth: | 100 - 150 cm |
| Growth: | 100 - 150 cm |
| Root system: | herzwurzler |
| Location: | Sun to partial shade |
| Floor: | evenly moist, normal |
Plant jasmine
Select location:
The mostly white to pink flowering jasmine loves the sun. However, it is sometimes sensitive to the blazing midday sun, which is why it is best to plant it on the east and/or west garden side. If you only want to keep the jasmine in pots, then you should put the jasmine potted plants in a wind-protected spot that also has plenty of morning and/or evening sun.
Soil condition/soil preparation:
When choosing a location, you should also make sure that the soil is loose. It is best to enrich the soil with plenty of compost before planting and loosen it up around the trunk from time to time.
Care for jasmine properly
Fertilize:
Jasmine plants must be regularly supplied with liquid fertilizer during growth. Depending on requirements, the fertilizer should be applied over a period of two to four weeks.
Casting:
In addition, the jasmine loves soil that is always evenly moist, but which should not form any waterlogging. You have to water the jasmine regularly, but you also have to pour off excess water in the cachepots immediately.
In the open air you should make sure that the irrigation water can seep into the ground or run off when watering the plants.
Pruning:
If the jasmine has to be cut back, early spring is recommended before new shoots or leaves sprout from the stem. You can also cut back potted plants in autumn.
Hiberation:
Some jasmine varieties, apart from winter jasmine, are only partially hardy, which is why you have to protect them from severe frost in winter. The covering of the plants with special garden fleece or straw mats is suitable for this.
Potted plants, on the other hand, can be placed in a cool (below 10 degrees), but bright shelter and overwinter. However, if you overwinter the jasmine sticks indoors, you will need to water them from time to time.
As soon as you bring the jasmine plants that have been stored for the winter back outdoors in spring, you should put them in a shady spot for the first few days so that they don't burn their leaves immediately. So you need to get the jasmine used to the sun slowly.