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Should I feed my ailing Jasmine or just keep watering until new leaves appear
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    No, if a plant is unwell don't feed it, just water if needed.
    If you post a photo of your plant we may be able to offer some help :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Thank you Pete.8 I cant figure out how to transfer a photo of it but will stick with your advice and keep it watered. I ll update in a few weeks when I hope it will have a lot of leaves. Fingers crossed. My new one does not smell as nice, though was sold to me as the same plant. The leaves are identical 
  • edited June 2023
    if you want to post a picture, click the 'attach image' tab above your post
  • That does look quite poorly but unless my eyes are deceiving me there’s new growth so as has been said just keep it well watered and it should be fine. How long has it been in that pot? Might be suffering as it doesn’t look the biggest 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I doubt it'll be happy for much longer in that pot. They want to be very large plants from what people say on the forum. 
    If you can't plant it out, you'll need a much bigger container.  :)
    There does seem to be some new growth at the base though.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • sheila nicksonsheila nickson Posts: 11
    edited June 2023
    Thank you everyone. It s been in that pot for years. I ll repot it when it. Very short of space as I only have a balcony. would you use john innes no 2  or just a normal peat free compost. And would new compost actually feed it when I m looking to just keep it watered. 
  • i meant to type that I will repot it when it gets more leaves
  • oops also meant peat free 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited June 2023
    It looks like it's had a hard time - but there are signs of hope.
    @Fairygirl is quite right - they do want to be huge plants - several metres high and wide so it will be extremely pot bound.
    JI no2 or 3 would be ideal, but used by itself it's very poorly draining.
    I'd use a mix of about 60% JI (2 or 3) 25% multipurpose compost and 15% horticultural grit.
    The new compost will have enough feed for about a month.
    Then give it a feed with a general purpose feed about once every 2-3 weeks during the growing season.
    You'll need a pot as big as you can manage for it.
    Keep the compost moist during the summer, they get easily stressed if dry and then scale insects will take advantage.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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