Chrysanthemum - one of the most popular garden plants that pleases its colorful flowering gray autumn. To enjoy the colors longer, many gardeners try to accelerate the process of blooming chrysanthemums.
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Methods of accelerating flowering
To know how to speed up flowering chrysanthemums, it is necessary to understand what the problems are associated with this process. Basic errors:
- the wrong choice of location for the cultivation;
- insufficient space between the planted seedlings;
- wrong or irregular care;
- diseases, pests.
For each problem has its right decision. Place for growing chrysanthemums must be sufficiently lit:
- in the spring the plant should receive a maximum of 10 hours of light per day;
- during the active budding (August) daylight hours should be at least 14 hours;
- after vegetation Chrysanthemum requires 10-12 hours of light.
It is also necessary for the growth of favorable temperature:
- on sunny days - + 16 ° C... + 25 ° C;
- a cloud - a maximum of + 20 ° C;
- at night - in the range of 15-17 ° C.
The bud carnations heat burn, flowering stage becomes shorter. At low temperatures, the growth process is slowed down, buds remain loose and unformed. Humid and cold weather increases the risk of powdery mildew, gray mold and other diseases.
Importance is given and the ground. Soil should be neutral or weak acidity, loose and well water absorbing.
When incorrect landing (insufficient distance between the seedlings) plants have to find another place in the garden. Every 2-3 years in spring is recommended to perform a transplant to flower "lived" all stages and blossomed without problems.
One of the main and most important stages of proper care - dressing. In step vegetation to accelerate the appearance of chrysanthemum flowers need smooth changing power nitrates instead of ammonia nitrogen. For the duration of flowering and its profusion responsible phosphorus, so it is necessary to supplement nitrogen component of phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. Also, due to this mineral it strengthens the immune system of the plant. Proportions for fertilizer per square meter of soil: 1: 1: 1.8, nitrogen and phosphorus - 25 g of potassium - '45 To enhance the efficiency of feeding is recommended to apply in wet ground after a rain or watering. Humidity promotes more rapid absorption and uniform distribution. Nitrogen fertilization in contact with the stem and leaves cause burns, so the fertilizer chrysanthemums should be working in the beds neatly.
For each disease or pest has its own methods of struggle. In most cases, treatment using fungicides.
additional measures
Proper pruning and topping are able to accelerate the formation of flower buds and the beginning of flowering:
- topping is recommended annually, beginning with the first year;
- long branch should be cut, so they are to prevent the growth of buds..;
- the varieties of chrysanthemums with large flowers can not delete the first bud, which is formed in May, and is responsible for the early flowering of chrysanthemum.
Instead of chemicals can be used and popular methods of fertilizer: manure and litter, infusions of nettles and dandelions.
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