How do you grow chrysanthemums? Learn how to grow chrysanthemums well in three minutes
How should chrysanthemums be grown? How should the soil be mixed?
On the question of mixing soil, Xiao Qi did an experiment before, about mixing soil for them. One pot was mixed using ordinary garden soil plus river sand. The other pot was planted with nutrient soil. After comparing them, the one planted in nutrient soil had more flowers and grew vigorously; the one planted in garden soil also grew well and bloomed, but had fewer flowers than the one planted in nutrient soil. Its growth was also relatively weaker. From the comparison, we can conclude that chrysanthemums are very easy to grow and are not very strict about soil. But with good soil, they will certainly grow very well! With ordinary soil, they will not die, and will still grow and bloom, only with relatively weaker growth. So as long as the soil for chrysanthemums is loose and breathable, whether it is neutral soil or slightly acidic soil, it can be planted.
Now let's talk about chrysanthemum care. Chrysanthemums are plants that like sunlight, so they must never be short of light. The soil must be loose and breathable; they are afraid of waterlogging. If the soil becomes waterlogged or holds water for a long time, root rot will occur, causing the whole plant to wilt and eventually die.
Chrysanthemums are fairly cold-tolerant. On the premise that the potting soil is loose and breathable, water thoroughly directly after the soil dries. Chrysanthemums really like fertilizer, but they are afraid of strong fertilizer, which easily damages the root system. Giving them fertilizer about three times a month as a supply of fertilizer water allows them to grow very well. There are many varieties of chrysanthemums, including winter chrysanthemums, summer chrysanthemums and autumn chrysanthemums. According to the different varieties of chrysanthemums, if you buy one pot of each, you can have flowers to see all year round. So when fertilizing them, choose to supplement with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer before the flowering period. After flowering, promptly prune off the spent flowers and supplement with a mixed fertilizer, which can promote lush branches and leaves. In the growing season, using a mixed fertilizer is also fine.
Regarding pruning of chrysanthemums, chrysanthemums grow very fast in the growing season. Their flowers come out directly from the new buds at the top. In their growing season, we need to keep pinching them back. This promotes more branching. The more branches, the more flowers will bloom. But about one month before entering the flowering period, stop pinching back. Switch to phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to promote more flowering, and larger flowers.
Its cuttings are also very easy. The pinched-off top buds or the branches after flowering can all be used for cuttings, and they root very easily. The cutting method is simple. Just insert them directly into water-permeable soil, keep the potting soil moist, and provide scattered light, and they will quickly grow roots!
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