The 2018 Wuhan Chrysanthemum Show is about to open. Are your chrysanthemums ready to bloom?

Chrysanthemums bloom to celebrate the golden autumn, and the river city is dressing up to welcome the Military World Games. September is nearing its end, and golden October is about to arrive. As the saying goes, golden autumn is a good season to admire chrysanthemums. Every golden autumn, the river city holds a grand golden autumn chrysanthemum show, and the 2018 Wuhan Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Show is about to make a stunning "appearance." When admiring chrysanthemums in golden autumn, how can it be acceptable if the blooms are not big enough or vivid enough? Are your chrysanthemums ready to bloom? Today, the editor will introduce the correct autumn care methods for chrysanthemums. Follow this "secret recipe," and chrysanthemums will immediately push out flower buds and bloom like crazy without stopping!

Sufficient light, no leggy growth, and flower buds emerge

In autumn, chrysanthemums enter the bud-setting period. The first thing we must do is meet their demand for light.

Place potted plants in a place with plenty of sun, which can promote flower bud differentiation and keep the plants from growing leggy.

For autumn chrysanthemums, that is, varieties that bloom from October to November, pay attention! Autumn chrysanthemums are typical short-day flowers. Only when the daily minimum temperature drops to 15°C and daylight is around 13 hours will flower bud differentiation occur.

Therefore, while meeting their demand for sunlight, we should also pay attention to the duration of light. After meeting 13 hours of light each day, you can stop letting them receive light, which can make them bloom earlier!

If growing them indoors and light is insufficient, we can spray a little chlormequat on them to promote short, sturdy plants and earlier flower bud formation.

Sufficient water, and flower buds pop out steadily

In the early stage before chrysanthemums bloom, we should increase the amount of watering to meet their demand for water.

Generally, when the soil surface feels dry, water them immediately. Water thoroughly. If chrysanthemums lack water during the bud-setting period, it will greatly affect the number of flowers.

It should be noted that during this period, while we increase the water supply, we must also prevent waterlogging and root rot, so be sure to place them in a well-ventilated spot!

Sufficient nutrients, and the flowers will be numerous and large

If you want chrysanthemums to bloom abundantly, you must keep the plants growing vigorously. In the final analysis, you still need to meet their nutrient needs.

Although chrysanthemums can adapt to various soils, sandy soil rich in humus is still best. The most important thing is to ensure the soil is well ventilated and well drained.

Throughout the growing period, chrysanthemums need a huge amount of fertilizer. Generally, well-fermented organic fertilizer is mixed in when planting, while in autumn, when they enter the growth and bud-setting period, the amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be increased.

At the beginning, you can apply a balanced compound fertilizer containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium once. Later, increase the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer once a week. During the bud stage, spray the plants twice with monopotassium phosphate. Stop fertilizing after flowering to prevent the plants from dropping buds.

If there are gardening friends who do not want to use compound fertilizer, do not worry. To increase nitrogen fertilizer during the growing period, we can make our own soybean residue or soybean cake water. To increase phosphorus and potassium fertilizer during the bud-setting period, we can stew animal bones until soft, grind them into powder for phosphorus fertilizer, and use plant ash as potassium fertilizer~

The chrysanthemums are about to bloom, and the 2018 Wuhan Golden Autumn Chrysanthemum Show is also about to arrive! Are your chrysanthemums ready to bloom like crazy?