How to grow jasmine in pots? Can I put it in the bedroom?

Jasmine is a very familiar ornamental flower. Its color is white and smells fragrant. It usually blooms from May to August. Jasmine represents loyalty, respect, purity, chastity, simplicity, potted planting is also a more popular way. How to grow jasmine in pots? Can I put it in the bedroom?

First, how to grow jasmine in pots?

1. Soil requirements

Jasmine likes slightly acidic soil, such as alkaline soil, the leaves will turn yellow. 0.2% ferrous sulfate should be irrigated every 10 to 15 days during the growth period to keep the basin soil acidic. Can also be self-made culture soil, garden soil and animal and plant raw materials layer by layer of soil in plastic bags, plus Amoy rice water compaction. After one winter, it can be made into culture soil. In order to keep the basin soil slightly acidic, 0.2% ferrous sulfate can be poured every 10 days or so. The basin should be changed for 3 years, which should be at the end of winter and the beginning of spring. There is no need to cut the root, replace it with new nutritious soil, and put some bone powder and horseshoe slices on the pelvic floor as base fertilizer to pour water through.

2. Lighting conditions

Jasmine likes light and is resistant to fertilizer, and potted plants must be placed in a sunny place. This is the reason why the flower proverb says "immortal jasmine". If the sun is not enough, it is easy to grow, resulting in sparse leaves and affecting the flowers. Jasmine likes fertilizer, especially at flowering stage. Families can use kitchen leftovers to add black alum retting liquid fertilizer. The principle of frequent application of thin fertilizer should be grasped in fertilization.

3. Watering method

Jasmine likes to be moist and breathable, and is afraid of stagnant water. It will be watered once every 2 or 3 days in spring. The spring flowering period is from May to June, and it should be watered once a day, so it should be watered once a day, and during the flowering period from June to August, the sunshine is strong and more water is needed, which can be watered once in the morning and evening. In times of drought, spray the leaves and around the basin with water. In winter, it will not be dry or watered. Water thoroughly when the basin soil is gray and white. In Rain Water more seasons to timely waterlogging, if there is stagnant water in the basin must be poured out in time, otherwise it will cause jasmine leaves yellowing.

4. Key points of fertilization

Jasmine has a long flowering period and needs more fertilizer, so the potted soil should have sufficient fertility. It is necessary to grasp the principle of frequent application of thin fertilizer, especially in the period of flower bud formation. But fertilizing too much, too thick, easy to cause rotten roots. It is better to apply fertilizer in the evening, loosen the basin soil before application, be careful not to apply fertilizer when the basin soil is too dry or too wet, start sprouting in spring, and apply mature thin cake fertilizer and water every 7 to 10 days in late September, the concentration is 15% and 20%. Jasmine will consume a lot of nutrients in the growing period and flowering period. The high temperature season in midsummer is the peak period for jasmine growth. Thin fertilizer should be applied frequently, about once every 5-7 days, and the concentration is 10%-15%. When fertilizing, phosphate and potassium fertilizer should be added, 0.1% potassium dihydrogen phosphate or 0.5% calcium superphosphate can be added to the cake fertilizer liquid, and attention should be paid to moving jasmine to a place with plenty of sunshine and good ventilation.

5. Pruning

Jasmine grows very fast in summer, should be pruned in time, potted jasmine pruning to retain the base 10 cm to 15 cm, promote most sturdy new shoots, if the new shoots are very prosperous, they should pick the heart when growing 10 cm, promote secondary shoots, then bloom more, and the plant shape is compact. After the flower withered, the flower branches should be cut off in time to reduce the consumption of nutrients, but also promote the growth of new shoots, so that the branches are dense, buds are more, and flowers are more.

At the end of winter, four pairs of old leaves are retained on each branch, and the rest are cut off, but do not damage the buds in the leaf axils.

Can I put potted jasmine in the bedroom?

Jasmine can be cultured indoors, and the volatile oil it produces has bactericidal effect and can effectively kill indoor germs. In addition, jasmine opens with bursts of fragrance, which can make people relaxed and happy.

But as far as the growth habits of jasmine are concerned, it should be placed on a sunny balcony or taken out to bask in the sun regularly to ensure its normal growth. Smelling jasmine for a long time may lead to hair loss, so it is best not to breed jasmine indoors. And the room in the bedroom is generally small, which may induce symptoms such as pollen allergy.