Spring is a beautiful season. In this season, flowers also show their roaring vitality. The jasmine planted last year has also grown its delicate buds this year, with more and more branches stretching out. Although the lush branches make the jasmine look particularly vibrant, it also makes it appear messy and disorganized. At this time, proper pruning is necessary. So how do you prune the second-year ground-grown jasmine to make it look better? What problems will arise during the pruning process? Let’s follow Uncle Gardener to find out!
Generally, the newly grown branches of jasmine grown on the ground present a cyme as a whole. A new branch will not bloom too much and usually only blooms one, so if you want to bloom more flowers, you need to let it grow more buds, and if you want to grow more buds, you need more branches. At this time, we can generally use star picking or short cutting methods to help jasmine grow buds. This is the first step of pruning.
After pruning before germination, jasmine should be pruned from time to time from spring to winter. If you see withered branches, diseased branches, leggy branches and branches infected by insect pests, you need to prune them. .
Ground-planted jasmine that has already bloomed also needs to be pruned, mainly for branches with complex growth and many flower stalks. This is more conducive to the germination of axillary buds and thus obtains more side branches and flower buds. It is necessary to prune the leaves of jasmine in time after blooming, so as to optimize the development of its flower buds.
If it is a potted jasmine, plastic surgery can be carried out together with repotting. During the repotting, we can remove all the thin branches, diseased branches and roots with bugs, leaving about ten centimeters thick. Generally, a base branch retains 4 nodes. This is one of the important details to ensure the future development of jasmine, buds and flower blooms. Of course, if your jasmine plant is relatively large, you can also prune it first and then divide the base of the jasmine plant into two for planting.
Although ground-planted jasmine grows more vigorously in summer and some tillers often appear, these tillers are not good for jasmine and can easily consume the nutrients of jasmine, so it is very helpful to cut them appropriately. If necessary, generally only 2 nodes are left during the pruning process, so as to better ensure the growth of excellent branches; at the same time, small branches such as the ends of branches and the third pair of leaves of branches are also the objects we need to prune, so that after pruning, Jasmine can be more symmetrical and beautiful. Of course, some old leaves also need to be pruned, but when pruning old leaves, remember to cut the leaves. If the ambient humidity is too high, it is not advisable to prune.
It is best not to prune on rainy days. Generally, plant jasmine on the ground in sunny weather to thin out the leaves and remove weak and diseased branches, which is more conducive to the recovery of jasmine. Watering after pruning jasmine also requires special attention. Normally jasmine is afraid of waterlogging and drought, and the amount of watering is not fixed. Watering should be based on changes in weather, seasons and other factors.
Although ground-planted jasmine looks strong and beautiful, it is actually a relatively delicate flower, so in its cultivation, watering, pruning and fertilization must be particularly careful. Whether you prune it well or not not only affects its appearance but also has a great influence on its later growth and development.
Gardener's Little Classroom
What happens when a small part of jasmine leaves turn from yellow to white when spring comes?
Jasmine is often attacked by spider mites in spring, so the leaves gradually turn white and fall off. If someone smokes at home, soak the cigarette in water for a few hours and then use it to spray the diseased branches. In order to achieve the purpose of killing insects, of course it is best to spray the whole plant to achieve more insecticidal effect.