Content
- 1 How to propagate garden jasmine
- 2 How to take mock orange cuttings
- 3 Recommended timing
- 4 Collection and preparation of cuttings
- 5 Choosing a cutting method and preparing the soil
- 6 Peculiarities of propagation of mock orange by cuttings in spring, summer and autumn
- 7 Peculiarities of propagation of mock orange by seeds
- 8 How garden jasmine propagates by layering
- 9 Reproduction of garden jasmine by dividing the bush
- 10 Seedling care
- 11 Transfer rules
- 12 Conclusion
Mock orange or garden jasmine can be propagated in various ways. Depending on what result they want to get, they choose cuttings, layering or growing seedlings from seeds. It may take more than one year, but seedlings grown with your own hands will turn into strong and beautiful plants.
How to propagate garden jasmine
Mock orange or garden jasmine is a wonderful plant with white flowers. It is called garden jasmine due to its strong, pleasant aroma. The shrub is unpretentious, does not require special care and grows quickly. If you regularly prune the mock orange, it will have a compact, beautiful shape and will decorate the area.The choice of propagation method depends on the type of shrub.
There are different varieties of garden jasmines. They differ in the shape and size of the flowers, shades of color and aroma: some smell like strawberries, others smell like exquisite perfume.
Shrubs bloom in late spring, early summer. Depending on the variety, flowering time may shift to a later date.
Varietal varieties are propagated vegetatively - by layering or cuttings.
Seed propagation of a shrub called mock orange is applied to natural species. They do not have such large flowers, but the blooms are abundant and beautiful, with a pleasant and rich aroma.
How to take mock orange cuttings
Mock orange or garden jasmine are easy to propagate by cuttings. There are several cutting methods, depending on the season. In the spring, green branches are prepared for rooting, breaking them off along with the “heel”. They do the same thing in the summer, immediately after flowering, breaking off strong shoots that begin to become lignified.
In the fall, cuttings can be prepared using sharp pruners, leaving at least two internodes on each shoot.
Recommended timing
To propagate mock orange by cuttings in the spring, shoots are cut when the flower buds swell. Summer semi-lignified shoots are broken off for rooting during flowering or immediately after it - in June. In the fall, they begin harvesting cuttings when the leaves fall, so that pruning does not cause intensive growth of new shoots.
Collection and preparation of cuttings
Cuttings are collected and prepared according to the following scheme:
- The green branch is broken off with a “heel”.
- The lower leaves are removed, the upper ones are shortened by half, leaving two nodes and one internode.
- Lignified cuttings are cut with pruning shears. You can use the branches remaining after the crown has been formed.
- On lignified shoots, an oblique cut is made at the bottom, and a straight cut at the top, so as not to confuse in the spring which end to plant in the ground.
Choosing a cutting method and preparing the soil
Soil for planting is purchased at the store. You can prepare the soil mixture yourself by mixing equal parts of vermicompost or fertile loam and peat with neutral acidity.
To disinfect the soil, the soil is calcined in the oven and watered with Fitosporin.
For planting, take a clean plastic pot with holes in the bottom to drain water. Prepared green shoots are planted in a pot of soil and covered with a cut-off plastic bottle or transparent bag.
Planted cuttings of garden jasmine are placed under a tree where there is no direct sunlight. The roots will appear in about a month. All this time the seedlings are being watched. If condensation has accumulated on the walls of the bottle or bag, do not water the soil. In cool weather, cuttings are brought indoors or placed in a greenhouse. The optimal temperature for rooting is not lower than +20…+22°C.
How to root mock orange cuttings in water
After cutting mock orange in the spring, the branches take root with difficulty in the water. Sometimes they rot due to gardener mistakes - using dirty containers or cutting with a blunt instrument.
There is a unique method of propagation by cuttings in water, which gives excellent results. Chopped sprigs of garden jasmine are placed in a solution containing a natural root formation stimulator.
This solution is obtained independently by draining water from a vessel with a cutting that has already taken root. When the plant begins to take root, it produces special substances that pass into the water.This water is good for watering recently transplanted crops or for rooting capricious mock orange cuttings. They quickly form callus - white tubercles, which are the rudiments of roots. It is not necessary to wait until the real roots begin to grow; you can plant jasmine in the soil.
How to propagate mock orange from cuttings in the ground
In summer, a place for propagating mock orange by cuttings is chosen in a shaded area of the garden with fertile and loose soil, without weeds. Holes are made in the ground and the cuttings are planted at a short distance from each other.
Water it with water and cover it with cut plastic bottles. If there are a lot of shoots, they build a greenhouse by stretching film over the arcs. Cuttings take root at an air temperature of +22…+25°C. Every day, garden jasmine is ventilated by opening the greenhouse for 10-15 minutes and moistened as needed.
Propagation of mock orange by cuttings with a “heel”
A “heel” or a tear in the bark at the base of a shoot broken off from the mother bush promotes better root formation, as experienced gardeners believe. Propagation of mock orange in spring by green cuttings:
- The shoots are broken off with a “heel” before flowering begins.
- The lower leaves are torn off.
- Plant in light soil consisting of high-moor peat and sand mixed in a 1:1 ratio.
- The roots appear in 2-4 weeks.
Rooted shoots of garden jasmine can be immediately planted in open ground for growing, and next year, in the spring, transplanted to a permanent place.
Peculiarities of propagation of mock orange by cuttings in spring, summer and autumn
Garden jasmine is propagated in two ways: woody shoots and green shoots. Propagating mock orange from cuttings in the fall is an interesting way to get new plants. Lignified cuttings are cut in the fall.In winter, the prepared mock orange is stored in damp sand in the cellar, just as grape cuttings are preserved. In early spring, as soon as the ground warms up, mock orange is prepared for planting.
Description of planting woody shoots:
- An oblique cut is made at the bottom of each cutting. The top cut is made straight.
- Plant each cutting in the soil at an angle of 45°, completely covering it with soil, leaving only the bud on the surface.
- The plant will take root over the summer if you don’t forget to water it.
In autumn, spruce branches or fallen leaves are placed on top to protect against frost. And next year, in the spring, they are transplanted to a permanent place.
Rooting of summer and spring cuttings occurs more quickly and efficiently. Description of how to propagate garden jasmine by cuttings in the summer:
- Immediately after flowering, young shoots are broken off.
- Prepare them for rooting. An oblique cut is made at the bottom, a straight cut at the top, the leaves are shortened by half.
- The cuttings are planted in a greenhouse, under metal arches with oilcloth.
- The plants in the greenhouse are sprayed daily to prevent the leaf blade from drying out.
From the summer shoots of garden jasmine, young seedlings will grow by autumn. For rooting, the soil in the greenhouse with seedlings must be constantly moist.
Peculiarities of propagation of mock orange by seeds
Seeds for propagating mock orange coronata can be bought in the store. For species of garden jasmine shrubs, seed material is harvested independently at the end of summer. Germination persists throughout the year, so it is better to use fresh seeds.
A soil mixture is prepared for sowing seeds. You can buy soil at the store for seedlings or use an economical option by mixing store-bought and garden soil in equal parts. Having filled the cells with soil, place the seeds in them and sprinkle with a small layer of sand. Then spray it with a spray bottle.
Next, stratification is necessary, the process of treating seeds with prolonged cold. Seeds should be kept in a cold state, at temperatures from 0 to +4°C, for 2-3 months. At the same time, the soil in which they are located is kept slightly moist. For stratification, a cassette with seeds is placed in the basement or in the refrigerator in early January, first wrapped in film.
Take garden jasmine seeds out of the refrigerator in March and place them on the windowsill. Shoots will appear in 1-2 weeks at temperatures above +22°C, regular moderate watering and good lighting. You can sow mock orange seeds directly into open ground on frozen ground in the fall, and seedlings will appear in the spring. Growing from seeds is a simple and affordable way to get a lot of planting material at once.
How garden jasmine propagates by layering
A simple option for propagating garden jasmine is using layering. Process description:
- In early spring, as soon as the snow melts, make a small trench next to the mock orange bush.
- The lower branch is lowered into the prepared groove and secured with a metal pin.
- The top of the shoot is covered with earth.
- The top of the buried branch is lifted and tied to a support so that it occupies a vertical position.
- When roots appear on the branch underground, it will begin to grow actively.
Dig in a branch of garden jasmine to obtain cuttings in the spring. Next year, in the spring, using a shovel, they cut off part of the shoot that is in the ground, and a young mock orange seedling is obtained.
Reproduction of garden jasmine by dividing the bush
Propagation of mock orange or garden jasmine by dividing the bush is carried out after the autumn leaf fall in October or before the start of spring sap flow in April. The timing may vary depending on the climate zone.
The dug up bush is shaken off the ground and divided into several parts with pruning shears. Immediately plant each division in a new place in the prepared hole, water it, and cut off excess branches.
Seedling care
Young mock orange needs special care. It needs to be watered regularly; the plant does not like the soil to dry out. Complex fertilizers promote the growth of shoots. Garden jasmine blooms early, so in spring not only nitrogen, but also phosphorus and potassium are added to the bushes. It is convenient to buy a ready-made complex fertilizer containing all the necessary elements.
For the correct formation of the crown, the bush is pruned in the summer, immediately after flowering, and at the same time cuttings of mock orange are carried out. If the seeds are not needed, the wilted inflorescences are cut off so that the plant does not waste energy on their ripening. After watering, the soil is loosened and weeds are removed. Cover the tree trunk circle with mulch, which will retain moisture longer and prevent the growth of weeds.
Young mock orange is insulated for the winter with spruce branches or an air-dry shelter is built. Mature bushes tolerate frost well and do not need shelter. In early spring, they prevent the spread of fungal diseases and pests by treating garden jasmine with insecticides and fungicides, along with other bushes and trees in the garden.
Transfer rules
It is better to transplant the bush to a new place at a young age, up to five years.Old mock orange can be propagated by cuttings in the spring to plant a young plant in a new location.
Garden jasmine is replanted in the fall, at the end of September, or in the spring, before the buds open. Prepare a hole in a new place two weeks before transplantation. The bush is watered and half of the old shoots are removed at the root. The next day, they dig it up along with a lump of earth and move it to a new hole. Water and mulch the tree trunk circle. In the first two weeks, shade from direct sunlight.
Conclusion
It is not at all difficult to propagate mock orange on your own. There are several ways by which you can get a lot of free, strong seedlings of a beautiful plant. Each gardener decides for himself which propagation option to choose. By fulfilling the agrotechnical requirements for caring for seedlings, it is easy to grow young mock orange or garden jasmine from cuttings, seeds or layering yourself.
