How to Transplant Jasmine Vine

Jasmine, like many plants, is commonly started indoors, where it can stay and thrive. However, many gardeners prefer to plant jasmine outside with or without a trellis so it can act as a climbing vine or a ground cover, respectively. Although its scent and blooms are delicate, jasmine plants are typically hardy, sturdy plants that don't require much fuss when transplanting, other than correct timing. Jasmine should be transplanted in early spring, just after the last frost.

Spade
Garden fork
Organic compost
Well-rotted manure
Trowel

Instructions

- 1
  Prepare the planting area for the jasmine plant. Jasmine prefers to be in full sun to partial shade. Dig a hole that is as deep, but twice as wide, as the planting pot. Place about 2 to 3 inches of organic compost or well-rotted manure into the hole and blend it in with a garden fork.
- 2
  Tap or slap the sides of the planting container with a trowel or your hand to loosen the soil without upsetting the roots too much. Place your hand under the foliage and on the soil, then tip the container over to see if the root ball and soil will come out. Keep tapping and slapping until the jasmine plant slips out of the pot.
- 3
  Place the jasmine plant in the hole and hold it upright. Backfill the hole with the soil you dug up earlier, pressing firmly around the root ball to ensure good soil-to-root contact. Water the area generously so that the soil is damp, but not soggy.
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  Leave approximately 6 to 8 feet between each plant if you are transplanting multiple plants. Install a trellis behind the plant if you intend to grow it as a climbing vine. Otherwise, leave it as-is to let it grow as a ground cover. Water daily for the first week or so, until the plant has established itself in the garden.

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