That who wants to live happy life wise men of the East recommend to grow up chrysanthemum. It is beautiful and thermophilic flower, pleasant the person till late fall and warming heart with warm colors of flowers when the nature is already preparing for hibernation.
Despite the variety of chrysanthemums which is available already now on coloring of flowers and the sizes, selectors of the whole world constantly work on receiving all of new, even more beautiful and steady grades.
Where to plant chrysanthemums
Choosing the place for cultivation of chrysanthemum, it is necessary to remember its teplolyubivost and to land it on the site protected from cold winds, which is well warmed up and lit with sunlight. It is the best of all to plant chrysanthemum to the open ground in the spring, then the plant will have enough time to take roots and be prepared well for future wintering. If it is going to land the implanted shanks, then it is better to do it in warm weather in the second half of May. That the plant felt comfortable on the new place, he needs to be fed up the medicine stimulating korneobrazovaniye.
Change of chrysanthemum
It is also best of all to replace chrysanthemums in the spring. If to the open ground the plant wintering in flowerpot lands, then it needs to be prepared, previously to force flowerpot with chrysanthemum bush out into the street within week. If it is necessary to replace bush of chrysanthemums to other place, then it is also best of all to do it in spring days.
Cherenkovany chrysanthemums
One more way of reproduction of chrysanthemums which is carried out to spring time is the cherenkovaniye. The shank growing from root should be cut off sharp knife, to dunk the lower part into the solution stimulating growth, to leave shank length about 6-7 cm, to implant in the damp soil on windowsill and when the shank takes root in 15-20 days to land to the open ground.
How to achieve magnificent blossoming of chrysanthemum
The gardener who wants to enjoy abundant blossoming of chrysanthemum in the fall needs to observe some simple recommendations even in the spring. The strengthened saplings of undersized chrysanthemums need to be prishchipnut as soon as they issue the 8th sheet, it will allow bush to be created in dense nice ball. And for large-flowered plants it is necessary to perform the return operation, to remove side escapes, having left only the strongest of them.
Watering and fertilizing
As any living organism chrysanthemum needs abundant watering and fertilizing by mineral and organic fertilizers. But, it is necessary not to allow water ingress and solution on leaves, it is necessary to pour accurately and at the roots.
For fertilizing use complex fertilizer with the balanced mineral structure. These flowers especially need nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and manganese. Chrysanthemums well respond to watering by solution of mullein and bird's dung. Magnificent blossoming will if give to plant bone meal with the high content of phosphorus and wood ashes. Chrysanthemums very beautiful bush plants, they will decorate with the neighbourhood any bed, will create live border and will warm with the heat all around.