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How do potted miniature chrysanthemums overwinter? Master these overwintering methods

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1. Soil burial, or burying the lower part in soil while covering the upper part with dry leaves. Before the frost season arrives, potted miniature chrysanthemums can be kept in their pots or removed from them, and for the burial covering use plain wet soil. First, it is forbidden to use fertilized soil or soil mixed with firewood, grass or leaves, because plain soil will not mold or generate heat that harms the chrysanthemum roots and plants. If the lower part is buried in plain wet soil and the upper part is then covered with dry leaves, even if the leaves become wet from snow they will dry out in the wind after sunny weather, and will not cause great harm to the chrysanthemum plants. Second, it is forbidden to keep watering after burying, because they are already buried in wet soil, and the miniature chrysanthemums lie dormant under the soil, neither growing nor consuming water,

1. Soil burial, or burying the lower part in soil while covering the upper part with dry leaves. Before the frost season arrives, potted miniature chrysanthemums can be kept in their pots or removed from them, and for the burial covering use plain wet soil. First, it is forbidden to use fertilized soil or soil mixed with firewood, grass or leaves, because plain soil will not mold or generate heat that harms the chrysanthemum roots and plants. If the lower part is buried in plain wet soil and the upper part is then covered with dry leaves, even if the leaves become wet from snow they will dry out in the wind after sunny weather, and will not cause great harm to the chrysanthemum plants. Second, it is forbidden to keep watering after burying, because they are already buried in wet soil, and the miniature chrysanthemums lie dormant under the soil, neither growing nor consuming water; even if the soil surface dries out it is only shallowly dry, and the chrysanthemum plants are in no danger of dying of drought throughout the winter. So on the contrary, too much water will suffocate the slow respiration of the chrysanthemum plants, causing death and rot. Third, it is forbidden to dig them up to check, because during hibernation the chrysanthemum plants gradually adapt to their small environment and there is no need to check or inspect them. Digging them up first easily cuts and damages the chrysanthemum stems and branches, and also easily leads to improper reburial that exposes the plants to heat or freezing. For this method of storage, it is still best to do it carefully and thoroughly at the beginning, and then confidently leave them alone until spring.

2. Putting them in a cellar or a cold room. Potted miniature chrysanthemums can also overwinter in a cellar or cold room, either in their pots or removed from them. If removed from their pots and placed in a cellar or cold room, the roots must also be buried in wet soil, and the upper part can be covered or left bare; the only requirement is that the ambient temperature must not be lower than -10°C. The relatively ideal temperature is -4°C to 4°C, keeping them dormant until they sprout and grow between February and March in spring. During this period, it is forbidden to let them spoil from excessive drought or rot from excessive moisture; at the same time, there must be no carelessness in monitoring the ambient temperature. Forgetting to cover the cellar opening or forgetting to close doors and windows, causing cooling and freezing, or sporadic high temperatures inside the cellar or room forcing out tender buds, are both harmful to the chrysanthemum plants. Generally speaking, indoors they easily become too dry and need water replenishment, but do not water frequently. Indoors, sunny and warm weather also easily raises the temperature, but when opening doors and windows, be sure not to forget to close them promptly.

3. Putting them in a relatively low-temperature greenhouse. The chrysanthemum plants will stop their early-winter dormancy and shift into a growth state. In this situation, management must be carried out, and they must not be allowed to grow wildly. New buds should be reasonably thinned and retained, and long branches should be pruned or bent by wiring, that is, enter shaping management.

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