What Is the Price of Chrysanthemum Seeds? A Detailed Guide to Planting Methods
The chrysanthemum is a precious ornamental flower developed through long-term artificial selection, also known as Shouke, Jinying, Huanghua and so on. It is a perennial herbaceous plant with persistent roots of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. It grows vigorously and sprouts readily; after being pinched back several times, a single chrysanthemum plant can produce thousands of flower buds. Its ornamental value is very high, and it can also be used as medicine to treat illness. Let us take a look below at chrysanthemum seed prices and planting methods!
How much does a jin of chrysanthemum seeds cost?
The price of chrysanthemum seeds is about 40 to 50 yuan per jin, though prices vary greatly depending on seed quality and variety. Chrysanthemum propagation includes vegetative propagation and seed propagation. Vegetative propagation includes cuttings, division, grafting, layering and tissue culture, usually with cutting propagation as the main method, which in turn is divided into bud cuttings, softwood cuttings, leaf-bud cuttings and so on. Seeds germinate slowly above 10°C, with an optimum temperature of 25°C. When sown between February and April, under normal conditions they can bloom the same year.
Sowing Methods for Chrysanthemums ⟧7⟧1. Soil selection: When sowing chrysanthemums, choose loose soil rich in organic matter, and apply a certain amount of decomposed organic fertilizer as a base fertilizer before sowing.
1. Soil selection: When sowing chrysanthemums, choose loose soil rich in organic matter, and apply a certain amount of decomposed organic fertilizer as a base fertilizer before sowing.
2. Sowing method: When sowing chrysanthemums, mix the seeds evenly with a certain amount of sand and scatter them evenly over the seedbed, then cover with about one cm of soil.
3. Post-sowing management: After sowing chrysanthemums, keep the soil moist. Germination occurs when the temperature is kept at around 18°C. Ensure adequate temperature, air humidity and sunlight.
4. Timely transplanting: When chrysanthemum seedlings grow 4 to 5 true leaves, they can be transplanted into nutrient pots and pinched back. During the seedling growth period, no additional topdressing is needed, so as to avoid excessive vegetative growth of branches and leaves that would affect flowering.
Planting Methods for Chrysanthemums
1. Soil: Chrysanthemums have broad adaptability to soil acidity and alkalinity and can grow in soil from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline, with a pH value between 5.5 and 7.0. A mixed soil can be prepared from 6 parts leaf mold, 3 parts sandy soil and 1 part cake fertilizer residue.
2. Temperature: The suitable temperature for chrysanthemum growth is around 21°C. It is fairly cold-tolerant and can overwinter safely at around 5°C, but it is not tolerant of heat, and growth slows when the temperature rises above 32°C.
3. Light: The chrysanthemum is a typical short-day flower; only when the daily sunshine is relatively short does it form flower buds and bloom. The vegetative growth period requires 14.5 hours of sunshine per day, and the flower bud differentiation stage requires 12 hours of sunshine per day.
4. Water: Chrysanthemums have a relatively large demand for water but fear waterlogging, especially during vegetative growth, when growth is fast and water demand is high, making it easy for them to lack water. Water frequently, but be careful not to let water accumulate.
5. Fertilizing: When fertilizing chrysanthemums, be sure to spread the fertilizer on top first, then water thoroughly, so that the fertilizer can fully seep into the chrysanthemum's root system along with the water; only in this way can the fertilizer be absorbed.
6. Pinching: When the chrysanthemum plant grows to more than 10 cm tall, pinching back can begin. When pinching, leave only 4 to 5 leaves at the base of the plant and remove all the upper leaves; branches and buds that grow later should also be removed in time.
7. Pests and diseases: The main diseases of chrysanthemums include rust, black spot and gray mold, which cause relatively great harm to chrysanthemum growth, so appropriate control must be carried out during chrysanthemum cultivation.
① Rust: It harms leaves and stems, with leaves suffering more severely. It can be sprayed with a 500-fold dilution of 65% zineb wettable powder.
② Black spot: It mainly harms leaves and can be controlled by spraying with an equal-amount Bordeaux mixture.
③ Gray mold: It harms flowers, leaves, stems and so on. In the early stage of the disease, spray with a 500-fold dilution of 65% zineb wettable powder.