{"id":841,"date":"2026-10-29T22:19:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/care\/star-jasmine-planting-in-the-ground-with-garden-soil-mix\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:19:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:19:19","slug":"star-jasmine-planting-in-the-ground-with-garden-soil-mix","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.buymyplants.com.au\/_home\/care\/star-jasmine-planting-in-the-ground-with-garden-soil-mix\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Jasmine \u2014 Planting in the Ground with Garden Soil Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chinese Star Jasmine.<\/p>\n

Phase 1: Preparation & pre-soaking<\/h2>\n

1. Soak the plants:<\/strong> Place your 5L jasmine pots into a bucket filled with water mixed with Seasol Seaweed Health Treatment for 10 minutes. This hydrates the roots and reduces transplant shock.<\/p>\n

2. Clear the area:<\/strong> Remove any grass, weeds, or old mulch from the surface where you intend to plant.<\/p>\n

Phase 2: Digging & Mixing the Soil<\/h2>\n

3. Dig the holes:<\/strong> Dig each hole roughly 30cm wide and 30cm deep. This creates a space twice as wide as your 5L pot, giving the roots loose soil to spread into.<\/p>\n

4. Blend the soil:<\/strong> Take the sandy soil you just dug out and mix it 50\/50 with your Brunnings Premium Garden Soil Planting Mix.<\/p>\n

5. Add water saver:<\/strong> Sprinkle a handful of Baileys Grosorb Water Saver into this soil blend to help the native sand hold onto water.<\/p>\n

Phase 3: Planting<\/h2>\n

6. Set the base:<\/strong> Throw a few shovels of your new 50\/50 soil blend into the bottom of the empty hole.<\/p>\n

7. Unpot the jasmine:<\/strong> Gently slide the star jasmine out of its 5L plastic pot. If the roots are tightly bound, gently tickle or loosen the bottom outer roots.<\/p>\n

8. Position the plant:<\/strong> Place the plant in the hole. Ensure the top of the plant's root ball sits exactly flush with the surrounding ground level\u2014never bury the stem too deep.<\/p>\n

9. Backfill:<\/strong> Fill the rest of the hole with your 50\/50 soil blend, firming it down gently with your hands around the base of the plant to remove air pockets.<\/p>\n

Phase 4: Watering & Finishing<\/h2>\n

10. Create a basin:<\/strong> Use your leftover soil to build a small, circular dirt wall (about 5cm high) around the basin of the plant to trap water directly over the roots.<\/p>\n

11. First deep water:<\/strong> Slowly pour the remaining seaweed water from your soaking bucket into the basin until the soil is thoroughly saturated.<\/p>\n

12. Mulch:<\/strong> Spread a 5cm to 7cm layer of Pine Bark Mulch over the soil area, keeping it, a few centimetres clear of the main plant stem to prevent rot.<\/p>\n

Phase 1: The First 4 to 6 Weeks (Establishment)<\/h2>\n

Your main goal right now is keeping the root zone consistently moist while the plants settle into the ground.<\/p>\n