Five tips to help you grow autumn chrysanthemum potted plants

The secret to growing autumn chrysanthemums:

First, choose the right potting soil. Choose loose, fertile, slightly sandy Tuerang soil for the potting soil. If you want to propagate chrysanthemums yourself, after the cuttings are successful, choose to plant them in the pot on a cloudy or overcast day.

If you have been growing chrysanthemums for several years, you can change the pot before they bloom. The soil should be a mixture of leaf mold + cake fertilizer + sandy soil in a ratio of 6:1:3. This can ensure that the chrysanthemums are lush and green, and can also reduce the intrusion of diseases and pests.

The secret to growing autumn chrysanthemums: watering

Whether watering is reasonable has a great impact on the growth of chrysanthemums. When watering the leaves, you should use a fine-meshed spray bottle to spray the chrysanthemum plants comprehensively to increase the air humidity around the chrysanthemums, but do not wet all the soil in the pot, which will cause the chrysanthemums to grow too tall.

The time of watering also depends on the weather conditions. Do not water on rainy or cloudy days, and water once in the evening on sunny days. When watering, pay attention to the water temperature to be the same as the room temperature. Do not use ice water on hot days or hot water on cold days to water chrysanthemums. Don’t say that the editor didn’t remind you. If you don’t know how much water you should water, you must water less to avoid root rot, withering, or even plant death due to excessive watering.

The secret to growing autumn chrysanthemums:

When planting chrysanthemums, you need to add a certain amount of base fertilizer to the soil. This goes without saying. As for the subsequent top dressing, it should not be too little or too much. Generally, apply a thin layer of fertilizer once after the beginning of autumn, and water the plant with fertilizer once every week before flowering. Wait until flower buds grow, then water the plant with fertilizer again. Don’t fertilize it again after that!

Before applying fertilizer, you should loosen the soil first and do not water. When applying fertilizer, do not splash fertilizer or water on the leaves to avoid causing the leaves to turn yellow. On the second day after fertilizing, you can use a watering can to spray water on the roots and leaves of the plant to rinse the leaves and dilute the fertilizer in the soil.

The secret to growing autumn chrysanthemums: picking

Pinching refers to pinching the tops of the chrysanthemums. If watering and fertilizing are appropriate and the sunlight is just right, the chrysanthemums will grow very fast. If you want more flowers, timely pinching can ensure a beautiful plant shape. However, most families buy chrysanthemums as mature plants (I accidentally said what you are thinking). In mid-September, the side shoots and lateral buds will fall off. If the flower stems are soft, they can be tied appropriately.

The secret to growing autumn chrysanthemums:

Prevent and control diseases and pests. Chrysanthemums are beautiful, but they are also easily infected by diseases and pests, so prevention needs to be carried out in advance. Common diseases and pests of chrysanthemum include leaf spot, black rust, and brown spot.