How many and big chrysanthemums bloom depends on three unique skills

The chrysanthemum cultivation method I showed today is "single chrysanthemum". Spare excess flower buds and side branches, and only one flower bud is reserved for each branch

1. Sparse bud

People who have planted chrysanthemums know that a branch of chrysanthemum will grow many flower buds. If it is allowed to bloom, there will be "small flowers" and "beautiful flowers"

Then we need to pick it until there is only one. Generally, the flower bud at the top is the fullest. We can keep the top flower bud and remove other flower buds on this branch

Keep two flower buds first. After half a month of growth, keep which one grows well. This can avoid a situation in which the flower buds wither unexpectedly without looking at the flowers

In this way, nutrition is concentrated on one flower, and large flowers can be opened

Be careful when removing the bud. Don't break the bud

▲ before bud thinning

▲ after bud thinning

2. Prune too many branches

What do you mean too many branches? It is the branch that is not related to the cultivation of single chrysanthemum. What we need is a strong, disease-free thick branch, not a thin and weak branch

I have a simple method. It is suggested to keep 6-8 branches in a 15-20cm flowerpot, select strong, disease-free thick branches in the flowerpot, and cut off the rest

For each thick branch retained, the side branches growing on it should also be removed. The reason for this is very simple, that is, to concentrate the supply of nutrition

▲ pruned branches

3. Water and fertilizer management

Thinning buds and pruning branches are not enough, but also need to be combined with the management of water and fertilizer

Just after pruning the branches, it is necessary to "deduct water and fertilizer", control watering and stop fertilization. In this way, the growth of the aboveground part can be controlled, which is conducive to the development of the underground part, and sufficient nutrients can be prepared for the future bud pregnancy

Specifically, after pruning the branches, watering can only be carried out when the leaves are withered this month, and fertilization should be stopped

After the flower buds appear, they can be watered once every three days, irrigated with urea once a week, and sprayed with potassium dihydrogen phosphate once a half month

Until the flower buds open, stop fertilization, and change the watering time to once every 2 days

Now let's take a group of comparison pictures. The above is the artificially managed single chrysanthemum, and the below is the state of natural growth

After mastering these three steps, it is not difficult to raise meaningful and beautiful chrysanthemums

Spring is the time of cutting, cutting skillfully to get perfect seedlings

What is a perfect seedling? In my opinion, it is the "foot bud" growing from the base of the seedling. This foot bud is the best growing and the most standard flowering! If we can pay attention to the cultivation of seedlings, we can get more colorful chrysanthemums

1. First, cut the branches without diseases and insect pests into 5cm sections and keep 2-3 leaves

2. Obliquely inserted into ordinary nutrient soil. Place in a cool place and water as appropriate

3. About a month later, a thick bud will appear at the bottom of the branch, which is the "foot bud" we want

4. In ten days, it will take root. After rooting, it can be transplanted into the flower pot for colonization. After planting, the foot buds will grow into branches, and flower buds will begin to form in autumn and winter. At this time, you can start "thinning buds", "pruning branches" and "deducting water and fertilizer"

That's all for today

You flower friends, why don't you take advantage of spring

Give it a try