Question
I have a white jasmine plant in a 5inch pot which was fully in flower when I bought it from the garden centre last year. The flowers have gone now but there is plenty of green growth which I twine round the hoop. When will it flower again? I feed it weekly with Babybio plant food. It is in a covered porch facing south-west but with roof blinds in the summer. It is several months since it flowered.
I live in the UK

Answer
Kathy,

Jasmine can be a difficult plant. To get it to rebloom you need to follow specific instruction. It usually blooms in January. Normally jasmine is cut way back to half its size following a winter bloom and then new growth is kept pinched back to promote fullness until August. Keep the soil moist and fertilize regularly when it is putting out new growth. So you still have time to pinch it back once right now. I would cut it back by at least half. In August, discontinue the pinching In October; give it completely dark nights for 10-12 hours and cool temps (40 to 50 degrees) to promote January bloom. Keep the soil a bit more on the dry side closer to blooming time and provide lots of sun during the day. It is usually recommended that you do this for 6 to 8 weeks. This will help set the buds. After that normal room temperatures and a sunny window will suffice. This is a difficult regimen to provide. If you can only do this for a few weeks, it is better than not at all. If you cannot do it at all, your plant will remain healthy but it may not bloom quite as much. In any case do not fertilize during the winter months. During the summer use a fertilizer that says it is specifically for blooming plants. In the late winter or early spring, prune the entire plant back by half. New growth will soon emerge. Flowers appear only on new growth. I hope that helps. If you have more questions feel free to write again. Good luck.

Darlene