How to propagate ping pong chrysanthemum and precautions

How to propagate ping pong chrysanthemum

The propagation methods of ping pong chrysanthemum include sowing and cuttings. Ping pong chrysanthemum seeds can be propagated, sowing propagation is the most commonly used and suitable for large-scale planting, and cutting propagation is the fastest.

How to propagate ping pong chrysanthemum

Propagation of Ping Pong Chrysanthemum by Cuttings

First, choose healthy, woody chrysanthemum branches as cuttings, and then insert them into media such as vermiculite, perlite or coconut coir, ensuring the supply of light, temperature and water. If maintained properly, they will take root and sprout in about 20 days, and can be transplanted after taking root and growing leaves.

Ping pong chrysanthemum seed propagation

The most commonly used method of propagation for ping pong chrysanthemum is sowing. Generally, the seeds are collected in October each year and stored in a cool, dry and ventilated place. They are sown in late April of the following year and maintained in a semi-shaded environment. They will soon take root and sprout.

Propagation of Ping Pong Chrysanthemum by Leaf Cuttings

1. Choose cuttings: When cutting chrysanthemums, try to choose healthy, sturdy, disease-free side branches as cuttings. The length of the cuttings should be controlled between 8 and 10 cm, and the branches need to have two leaves to ensure the photosynthesis of the branches themselves.

2. Cut the branches: Cut the branches of the ping pong chrysanthemum cuttings from the mother plant, and place them in a cool and ventilated place to dry the cut part. If conditions permit, you can apply some rooting powder to promote the cuttings to take root quickly and increase the rooting speed.

3. Insert into the medium: Next, the ping pong chrysanthemum cuttings can be inserted vertically into the prepared medium. The bottom of the cuttings should not be too deep into the soil, roughly about 3 cm is enough. At the same time, it is also necessary to ensure that the cutting medium is in a moist state. A warm and humid growth environment is more conducive to the rooting of ping pong chrysanthemum cuttings.

4. Maintenance and management: After the ping pong chrysanthemum is successfully inserted into the medium, it is necessary to ensure appropriate temperature, light conditions and watering. Water the medium regularly to make the medium moist as a whole. Avoid long-term high temperature and direct sunlight. If cuttings are taken indoors, try to place the ping pong chrysanthemum cuttings in places with visible light such as windowsills and balconies.

5. Rooting and sprouting: After the ping pong chrysanthemum is grafted, if the maintenance and management are in place during this period, the cuttings can take root in about 15 to 20 days. After the ping pong chrysanthemum cuttings take root, as new buds emerge from the branches and leaves, the new ping pong chrysanthemum plants can be transplanted into pots.

Matters Needing Attention in the Reproduction and Maintenance of Ping Pong Chrysanthemum

1. Soil: Pingpong chrysanthemum has high requirements for soil. It is suitable for planting in loam with deep soil layer, loose, fertile, good drainage and rich in humus. It can grow in slightly acidic and slightly alkaline soil, but the pH value should be between 6.2 and 6.7. Do not use clay soil and yellow mud soil.

2. Sunlight: Ping-pong chrysanthemum is a light-loving plant. It needs more than 12 hours of sunlight a day. It cannot be exposed to low temperatures in winter. Try to place it in windowsills, balconies, etc. where it can get sunlight. When the temperature is too high in summer, the ping-pong chrysanthemum should be placed in a cool, ventilated place, and watered and sprayed in time.

3. Fertilization: For fertilization and pest control of chrysanthemums, generally add some organic fertilizer to the soil when changing the soil, and water some liquid nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers during the growth stage and flowering period.