If we don't raise this kind of flower now, it will be too white in summer, and it's too late to regret it!

Why raise summer chrysanthemum?

The flowering period of summer chrysanthemum is from May to September every year, and now it is the flowering season of summer chrysanthemum. Hot summer chrysanthemum is the best match for the hot summer!

Xia Ju is very easy to survive, a little maintenance can show you the ball!

Did these gorgeous summer chrysanthemums catch your eye? Want to raise a few pots of flowers, continue to follow the flowers to learn how to maintain summer chrysanthemum!

How does Xia Ju explode into a ball

If you want summer chrysanthemum to explode into a ball, one of the secrets is to constantly pick the heart and hit the top!

1. The seedlings are peeled and topped.

Summer chrysanthemum seedlings can be peeled off and topped one week after planting. Keep at least 6 leaves at the bottom of the summer chrysanthemum trunk and pinch off the top.

Lateral buds appear after 2 and 1 week

About a week later, after topping, the summer chrysanthemum will appear lateral buds, in general, a branch will grow 3 lateral branches.

3. Continue to pick the heart and hit the top

When the emerging side branches grow to about 7cm, take the heart off the top again, or make sure that each branch has at least 6 leaves.

4. Topdressing in time

The last topping of summer chrysanthemum had better end before mid-July, otherwise it will affect the flowering of summer chrysanthemum. Before flowering, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be applied every 10 days to promote flowering.

How does summer chrysanthemum blossom all summer

Although summer chrysanthemum is easy to feed, if you want to bloom all summer, you still have to take good care of it and start with daily maintenance.

1. Watering

Summer chrysanthemum is more drought-tolerant, as long as the basin soil is slightly wet, it can meet the growth needs of summer chrysanthemum. Too much watering can easily cause summer chrysanthemum branches to grow excessively and affect the shape.

2. Fertilization

Before the summer chrysanthemum blossoms, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer can be applied every 10 days, or a small amount of bone powder can be buried directly in the soil.

3. Lighting

Summer chrysanthemum likes light very much, it is best to put summer chrysanthemum on the sunny southward balcony, if possible, you can put it outside.

4. Diseases and insect pests

Summer chrysanthemum often recruits aphids, but don't be afraid. Mix the laundry water with water at the ratio of 1 to 500, and spray the plants to kill aphids.

How to reproduce summer chrysanthemum

The reproduction of summer chrysanthemum is very simple, any branch can be cut to survive, quickly learn from Huahua!

1. Select twigs

Choose the more robust twigs of summer chrysanthemum, keep only the 2 pairs of leaves at the top of the cuttings, and remove the rest.

2. Cutting into the soil

Cut the summer chrysanthemum into about 10cm length, poke a hole in the prepared substrate with chopsticks, insert the cutting branches, and gently press the soil around the roots to secure them.

3. Spray water to moisturize

After cutting, spray the soil with water, and you can choose to use a plastic bag to moisturize the plant. In about 10 days, Xia Ju can take root.

How to prune after summer chrysanthemum

In order for the summer chrysanthemum to bloom into a full ball next time, it is best to prune it after the summer chrysanthemum blossoms fail.

1. Pruning branches

First of all, cut off the failed flower branches of summer chrysanthemum, and the unopened or blooming flower branches can be preserved properly.

Cut off the weak and diseased branches of summer chrysanthemum, and then cut all the branches to a similar height, so that the next blossom will be easy to burst into a ball.

2. Deal with the cut branches

Cut off the flowers on the pruned branches, remove the edges of the leaves at the bottom of the branches, and cut the leaves to the size of 1 / 3.

3. Prepare soil

Summer chrysanthemum does not pick soil, flower friends can mix garden soil and peat at 4:1 to make cutting soil.

4. Cutting into the pot

Insert the pruned branches into the prepared soil and water them in a cool and ventilated place for maintenance.

5. Flower and leaf retting fertilizer

Don't throw away the cut flowers and leaves, put them directly in the composting box, and you will be able to harvest flower fertilizer after a while.

Have you learned the maintenance skills of summer chrysanthemum?

That's all for today.

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