Preparatory work

Sowing time

The sowing date of wheat straw chrysanthemum is from April to June. Generally, it can be sown in greenhouse from March to April, and in warm areas, it can be sown in autumn in September. The appropriate sowing time can be selected according to the actual situation, but if autumn sowing is selected, the winter of wheat straw chrysanthemum needs to be considered

Soil

Choose fertile, loose and well drained soil as the bed. It is best to mix organic matter compost in the soil

Seed harvesting

The wheat straw chrysanthemum shall be picked after the fruit is mature. The flower heads with deep color shall be selected as far as possible, and hand picking shall be carried out in the morning to avoid seed scattering. The collected seeds shall be dried in a cool place, put into gauze bags and stored in a low-temperature and dry place

Sowing and propagation

Seeding steps

It takes about 3 months from sowing to flowering of some plants. In order to facilitate management, it is best to sow with seedling tray. Load the bed soil on the seedling tray, compact it slightly, scrape it, apply a certain amount of base fertilizer, water it, and sow seeds

Keep a proper temperature for sowing, and generally seedlings will appear within a week. When 7-8 true leaves are transplanted, pay attention to control water and fertilizer. You can pick the heart many times before flowering

Precautions

Before sowing wheat straw chrysanthemum, the seeds should be stored in a cool and dry place

When sowing wheat straw chrysanthemum, it should be noted that the thickness of soil covering on the seed surface is 2-3 times of the seed diameter. If it is sown in autumn, to ensure that the wheat straw chrysanthemum has a suitable growth temperature, it may need a hotbed for overwintering

The optimum temperature for the germination of wheat straw chrysanthemum seeds is about 20 ℃, and the suitable temperature for the growth of seedlings is between 5-25 ℃. It likes warmth, is frost resistant, and avoids extreme heat. Like plenty of sunshine, lack of light, seedlings grow slowly