How to prune and cut the leaves of chrysanthemums? Time and method

Time to prune daisy

Marigolds like a warm and humid environment and are usually pruned in spring and autumn. The best pruning time in spring is March and April, and the best pruning time in autumn is around September and October. The temperature at this time is neither high nor low, which causes little damage to marigolds and is conducive to their later recovery.

Methods and steps for pruning daisy

1. Prune axillary buds

During the seedling stage of the beauty daisy, its axillary buds grow vigorously, which will consume more nutrients and affect the normal growth of the beauty daisy. You can use scissors to cut off the excess axillary buds to avoid the loss of nutrients and the loss of beauty of the plant shape.

2. Timely pinching

The beauty chrysanthemum grows vigorously and needs to be pinched three times. The first time is after the plant height exceeds 10 cm, and the excess branches and leaves are pinched. The second time is to cut off the excess branches on the side branches in mid-August, leaving 2 to 3 leaves. The third time is at the beginning of autumn to cut off the vigorous, weak and excess branches to maintain the beauty of the beauty chrysanthemum plant.

3. Appropriate bud thinning

During the bud-forming period of the chrysanthemum, in addition to the soybean-sized buds growing on the top, small side buds may also grow on the sides. In order to make the chrysanthemum flowers bloom bigger and more beautiful, it is generally necessary to thin out the excess side buds in the early morning.

4. Pruning after blooming

During the flowering period of the chrysanthemum, it is necessary to cut off the branches that have bloomed in time. When cutting the branches, it is necessary to pay attention to pruning from the roots. After the flowering period of the entire chrysanthemum has passed and it no longer blooms, the old stems can be cut off to maintain the beauty of the potted plant.

Things to note when pruning daisy

1. Clean and disinfect

When pruning chrysanthemums, we need to pay attention to keeping the environment clean and hygienic. After pruning the branches, we should avoid bacterial infection due to environmental pollution, which may cause diseases in chrysanthemums. At the same time, the pruning tools can be soaked in hot water, then dried before pruning. When pruning, we should pay attention to making the cut as smooth as possible.

2. Water appropriately

After pruning the chrysanthemum, watering should be reduced. The branches of the chrysanthemum are reduced, and the demand for water is also appropriately reduced. Therefore, we need to reduce the amount of watering. Generally, we only need to spray the chrysanthemum leaves with a spray to keep the air slightly moist.