Hey Aaron,

I hope I am helping, and not upsetting...

You state that you are in zone 9 SoCal, but where? Do you have ocean influence, or are you more inland? Do you get frost? How hot in summer?

We have grown this vine in zone 9 NoCal. It got burnt in summer with much less sun than yours is going to get, and it died with the first freeze we got. We bought ours in a large planter, already blooming, and it continued for some time, so it wasn't just greenhouse shock that killed it.

If you are more coastal, and don't get frost or extreme summer temps for at least 6 hours of afternoon sun per day as you state, you may be fine. Be aware, that this is a twiner, not a tendril climber or aerial rooter. Chicken wire would be okay but probably not great, (not to mention, uuuuuugly). Lattice would be much more attractive, and this is also what we used. It did just fine finding it's way, though it needed a little training at first, as you can imagine. Another option, and much less conspicuous and much cheaper, would be to run aluminum or galvanized wire vertically up the wall, spaced no further than a foot or so apart, though you could certainly put them closer if you desired. For under $100, you could cloak that entire wall, all the way up. If you were cloak the entire wall with lattice, you would be looking at closer to $1,000, if not more.

Hope this helped a little...

Feel free to email me if you have any other questions you think I could help with. I don't come here that often, so I would not likely see a follow-up question...

Happy gardening!
Eric

Planting Madagascar Jasmine vine on huge wall...please help!

Posted by justboughtmy1sthouse So Cal (9) on Wed, Jul 15, 09 at 21:35

Hello all,
This is my first foray into the wonderful world of landscaping and I had a few questions.
Ok so heres a few pieces of background info:
I just bought 6 Madagascar Jasmine vines (they came in 2 inch pots and each are about 8-12 inches in height) and I was wondering what things I need to do for them to cover my huge wall on the back of my property. I live in Southern California and my 18 foot high wall faces west, which means it gets full sun from about noon until 6pm or so. I was wondering a few things:

1. I dug out trenches where I am going to plant the Jasmine vines- which soil would be best to fill the trench in with? And should I put fertilizer in there? If so, which type?

2. What kind of support system should I use so that they climb up my wall (chicken wire, wooden trellis', etc)?

3. Any other suggestions or pieces of info that you have would help! I really have my heart set on the jasmine and really appreciate any advice you could give!

Thanks in advance!

Aaron

PS...here is a pic of my back wall

Can you upload the picture again?