Jasmine....

[john1066]

Hi...It's me again....Last year we bought a Jasmine as a house plant. The label said to place it outdoors in the summer to induce new flowers. It grew to three feet tall so I planted in the garden. Now i've been told it will not survive the winter.What do you suggest. It is curling beautifully round a trellis!

[boxtops]

What sort of Jasmine is it, John?
Sometimes it depends where you lives as to how things survive. We bought a kiwi liast summer (very cheap) and it is supposed to be in a conservatory over the winter, but we don't have one - so we wrapped it in bubblewrap, it survived (to our surprise) and is about 8ft high now. We will have to bubble the bottom of the plant this coming winter, and hope for the best!

[NoMercy]

I have no idea whether it can withstand the freezing British winter temps. I had it growing everywhere in Spain and it would yield a gorgeous smell in the early evening.

[nonomaybe]

If your jasmine has been planted in a sheltered position, it should do well. If you have it exposed or on a northerly aspect move to a better spot. Of course if you live in an area with cold winters( regular v.low to sub-zero temps.) it wont survive.

[john1066]

Boxtops......I've had a kiwi on a south facing wall for three years. it's really doing well..Each year the fruit are getting bigger. this year they are plum-sized. I prune it back each year after fruiting.that's all I do and it's going mad with two or three hundred edible fruit. Each week now I feed it with a full gallon of tomato fertiliser (Nitrogen) Good luck....

[john1066]

Not sure of the name of the Jasmine but I live on the East coast And it's on a south facing wall....

[rowanwitch]

first couple of years give it a bit of protection with agricultural fleece....all my garden jasmines started out as houseplants though...and they survived last winters freezing and have been glorious this year