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Unhappy Jasmine - what am I doing wrong?

silleTWsP__GBsilleTWsP__GB Posts: 2
edited April 2021 in Problem solving
my jasmine is on my balcony, south facing, and isn’t happy. The leaves are brown as you can see from the picture. I probably water once  a week, with plant feed during spring months. Do I need to water less, more, feed it something else? Cut it down? 

Your advice more than welcome 🙏 

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  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    That looks like damage from frost or cold wind, or both to me. Don't water every week: stick a finger in the compost and if the top couple of inches feel rather dry, water it. If it feels wet, come back in a day or two and try again.
  • AthelasAthelas Posts: 946
    Let it grow out of it in the next few weeks and prune out the unsightly parts that remain once the weather warms up
    Cambridgeshire, UK
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I agree - your trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) has been nipped by frost.
    It should be ok. The affected leaves will drop eventually.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • silleTWsP__GBsilleTWsP__GB Posts: 2
    Thanks everyone for all the responses! 

    From a newbie :-)
  • har999000sRkgHzyhhar999000sRkgHzyh Posts: 1
    Thanks for this good advice, we were extremely worried that we might lose this plant as the smell of it in full bloom is something to cherish.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    So many plants have struggled with cold air in the last few weeks and Jasmine is more vunerable than most.  The air has been dry and there has been little rain so lots of things seem to be just 'sitting there'. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Balconies are also inclined to be windy, and that can be a factor.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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