Planting techniques of Jasmine Flower

Jasmine is a perennial evergreen shrub of the genus Jasminaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions. Jasmine leaves emerald green, flowers clean white jade run, fragrance is gentle and gentle, is known as the first fragrant flowers, has excellent ornamental value. At the same time, it also has high economic value. Jasmine is the most important fragrant flower for tea in China. Jasmine tea is scented with jasmine and tea to make tea full-bodied and refreshing, and to store fragrant flowers. Tea absorbs flowers, flowers increase tea, and tea flowers are integrated. Jasmine tea is not only widely loved by the Chinese people, but also unique and famous in the international market. Jasmine is an important raw material for extracting essence, and jasmine can also be used as medicine. Our county is cultivated as a fragrant flower of scented tea, giving full play to a higher economy.

Garden site selection

Jasmine is native to the subtropics and adapts to the environmental conditions of high temperature and fertile soil. the requirements for the ecological environment are as follows: like light and shade, fat and thin, acid and alkali, gas and boredom. Therefore, when we choose the garden, we should be as close to its ecological environment as possible, and choose the land with sufficient light, deep soil, fertile and sour soil, adequate water source, good drainage and irrigation and convenient transportation to plant jasmine. After entering the flower picking season, jasmine must be picked and shipped to the processing plant for sale every day, and the number of days of picking flowers is more than 200 days a year, so the land for planting jasmine should be within 10 kilometers from the jasmine factory, which is convenient for flower transportation and sales.

Variety selection

Jasmine belongs to rhinoceros species, jasmine genus and evergreen climbing shrubs. According to the investigation, there are more than 60 jasmine varieties in China at present, among which there are mainly three cultivated varieties: single jasmine, double jasmine and multipetal jasmine.

1. Single jasmine: the plant is short, 70-90 cm high, and the stems and branches are small and vine-shaped, so it is said that the buds are slightly longer, smaller and lighter, the yield is lower than double-petal jasmine, higher than multi-petal jasmine, not cold-resistant, not resistant to waterlogging, and weak in resistance to diseases and insect pests.

2. Double-petal jasmine is the main variety used for scenting scented tea cultivated in a large area in China. The plant is 1-1.5 meters high, erect, with many branches, thick and hard stems and branches, thick green leaves, thick and shiny leaves, and flowers larger than single-petal jasmine and multi-petal jasmine. The buds are white, oily and waxy. The flower fragrance is strong, the growth is robust, the adaptability is strong, the fresh flower yield (more than 3 years) can reach more than 500 kg per mu.

3. Multi-petal jasmine: the branches have obvious pompous protuberances, the leaves are dark green, the flowers are tight, round and small, and the top is slightly notched. The opening time of multi-petal jasmine is too long, the aroma is lighter and the yield is low, so it is generally not used as a flower for scenting scented tea.