Watering the flower immediately will moisten the soil and help your plant acclimate to the pot. Please consider supporting our work with a contribution to wikiHow. You have to cut the damaged branches after blooming and do a larger cutting every 2-3 years to keep it under control. Planting Jasmine. Put the pot in an area with partial shade, then place a seed under a light layer of soil. Large size plants. Your browser's Javascript functionality is turned off.