I’ve recently planted some star jasmine in my courtyard, with the intention of training it to climb up and along a trellis attached to my fence, for greater privacy. There are two plants quite close together, and I am planning on sending them in either direction once they reach the higher trellis. I planted a few weeks ago and they have settled well and are growing nicely.
I know it will take some time before they take off, but I have a few questions for training them when they do:
– should I send the climbers horizontally across the higher trellis only once they’ve reached the top? Or should I do this as soon as they reach the higher trellis section?
– should I train a single climber, or multiple climbers up the lower trellis?
Thanks for your advice 🙂
by hyjkngjujgxd
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Noooo, IMO u dont need more, a single plant will be enough work once it takes off. 😁 Yes, u can train it to go sideways across the top trellis.
Both questions depend on how you want them to look aesthetically. More runners from the bottom will create a busier appearance at the bottom, if you want to hide the lower trellis you will probably want to send as many as possible. Having them run along the top trellis once they reach it will create a neater “right angle” if that’s the look you are going for.
Hope you spoke to your neighbour first!
Take it slow at first. Trim the leaders to stimulate more growth lower down. If you let them get to the top too soon it’ll only grow at the top and never cover the trellis at the bottom
We have star Jasmine growing on a chain link fence and it wants to grow higher sending new tendrils up in the air that then flop over at the top and create a tangled mess if not cut.
Grow the first vines that comes off each plant along the edge of the base of the “T” and along the bottom of the lateral trellis. Train the side tendrils that grow up off the lateral vines vertically to the top of the fence, meaning the parts that have flowers and leaves will be better supported, less tangled and so can be trimmed much easier.
Then you can train new vines that grow from the base up the centre of the “T” and off in each direction.
Use cable ties to secure them, it’s wise to get longish cable ties and not tighten them straight away so you can add new vines to a bundle. Train them to keep the two plants separate as long as you can. This means if one dies it doesn’t need to be untangled from the other.