Friday, May 14, 2010

How do I get my jasmine plant to grow over the entire trellis?

My jasmine plant grew quite quickly up one side of the trellis, which is in the sun. However, it just stopped half way up and will not continue down. How do I get to cover the rest?

How do I get my jasmine plant to grow over the entire trellis?
You "train it", actually more like force it. You simply weave the branches in the direction you want them to go. I use garbage bag ties to secure them where I want them. When a branch reaches the top of your trellis, cut the tip of the branch off. This will encourage the branch to grow out, instead of up. It is actually quite fun to weave the branches. I've gotten over ambitious, and broken more than one. No harm done.


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