How to prune jasmine

1. When changing pots

In spring, you can prune the plants when repotting and changing the soil to control their growth. After removing the plant from the pot, you should first trim the old and dead roots, then remove the old leaves, shorten the overly long branches, and also cut off the dead, diseased, overly dense, and weak branches to encourage new, strong branches to sprout and grow better.

2. Peak growing season

Pruning during this stage is very important. The base of the branches can be retained at about 10 cm, and the rest of the grown parts can be cut off to promote the growth of thick new branches. If the shoots grow vigorously, they should be pinched when they grow to about 10 cm. This will promote the growth of a second shoot, ensure that the plant is more compact, and increase the number of flowers.

3. After the flowers fade

Because the blooming of flowers consumes a lot of energy, they need to be pruned in time after the flowers fade, leaving 3-5 nodes on the branches to promote the growth of new branches.

4. Daily life

Although pruning is better in stages, diseased and dead branches should be cut off in time on a daily basis to prevent infection of other healthy branches or consumption of excess nutrients.