If you would like to maintain several shrubs in the garden, for example because you would like to create a hedge, multiply your existing scented jasmine. Propagation is easy and even beginners almost always succeed. Tips for propagating farmer's jasmine.

Scented jasmine is best propagated by cuttings

The best time to propagate scented jasmine

The best time to propagate scented jasmine is right after flowering, which lasts from June to July.

Then the young shoots, which are suitable for propagation, are no longer completely green, but also not too lignified.

How to cut scented jasmine cuttings

Since most types of scented jasmine are poisonous, you should put on gloves before cutting the cuttings. The essential oils that ooze from the sections can cause skin irritation and inflammation if they come into contact with skin.

Cut the required number of head cuttings from your scented jasmine. It is better to take a few more pieces of shoots, as not all cuttings will take root.

Shorten the cuttings to about 20 centimeters in length. Remove the lower leaves. If the top leaves are very large, use scissors to cut them in half. Then the cutting has more strength to form roots.

Maintain cuttings properly until planting out

  • Prepare the seedbed with loose, nutritious garden soil
  • Stick cuttings in soil
  • Firm and water the soil well
  • Put cling film over cuttings
  • Air the film once a day
  • Plant out scented jasmine next spring

The wrapping with transparent film ensures that the moisture stays in the soil and the cuttings do not dry out. Without a cover, you have to water the cuttings every day. Waterlogging must be avoided at all costs.

You can tell whether a cutting is rooted by the fact that it forms new leaves or small side shoots in spring.

Plant the rooted cuttings in the desired location in a sunny or semi-shady location.

Plant scented jasmine as a hedge

If you want to maintain the freshly propagated scented jasmine as a hedge, keep a planting distance of about 80 to 100 centimeters.

tips

After sprouting in spring, scented jasmine develops a particularly large number of leaves. The shrub has a very high water requirement during this time. If it is too dry, you should water the farmer's jasmine occasionally.

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