Cultivation methods and precautions of Dutch chrysanthemum

Farming methods

Light and temperature

Chrysanthemums prefer a sunny growing environment and need to be grown in a sunny place. In terms of temperature, it likes a warm environment and is cold-resistant and high-temperature-resistant. It is relatively easy to survive the winter and can also survive the winter outdoors in the Northeast.

Fertilizing and watering

Chrysanthemum can tolerate drought and barrenness, but this does not mean that it does not require reasonable watering and fertilization. Before planting, you need to apply enough base fertilizer to ensure that the soil has enough nutrients, and during its growing period, you need to apply thin fertilizer once every 2 weeks to make the plant grow vigorously and bloom more. Watering should also be done reasonably. Water when the plant is dry and water when the soil is wet. Water more when the weather is dry. You can spray water to maintain the humidity of the air.

soil

Chrysanthemum can tolerate barrenness and has low requirements for soil, but loose, fertile sandy soil is the best choice.

Reproduction method

The main methods of propagation of Dutch chrysanthemum are sowing propagation, cutting propagation, grafting propagation and tillering propagation. The commonly used methods are sowing propagation and tillering propagation.

Precautions

Pests and diseases

During its growth process, chrysanthemums will be infected by many diseases and pests, including powdery mildew, mosaic disease, rust, etc., and may also be attacked by pests such as aphids. Once it is found to be infected with pests and diseases, it needs timely treatment and spraying of pesticides, and attention should be paid to ventilation and humidity control during the breeding process.

prune

Chrysanthemums are relatively resistant to pruning. During the growth process, timely pruning can make it have more branches and more flowers.

excessive growth

In order to make the chrysanthemum bloom more and the plant grow vigorously, it is necessary to maintain the supply of water and fertilizer. However, if there is too much water and fertilizer, it may grow too tall, so watering and fertilizing should be done reasonably.