Chrysanthemums are unpretentious frost-resistant plants that are distributed almost everywhere. Today they can be easily found in any flower garden or botanical garden. Growing these plants can please with their bright colors until late autumn, in addition, they grow and take root very quickly. Many inexperienced gardeners are often concerned about the question of whether it is possible to plant chrysanthemums in the fall, and how to do it correctly. After all, every grower knows that a lot depends on the choice of place and time of planting for this flower. You can simply destroy the plant by choosing the wrong conditions for its living and growth.
Garden chrysanthemum: planting and care
Planting bushes of this flower are usually produced in autumn and spring. In addition, when carrying out this procedure in the autumn period, it must be taken into account that the chrysanthemum definitely needs some time torooting. Planting chrysanthemums in autumn is a very responsible task that requires a special approach. First of all, you need to choose the right time. The period before the onset of winter cold must be at least twenty days. When planting, they try not to deepen the plants, and a large amount of fertilizer must be applied to the pit. Five or six kilograms of compost, biohumus, peat or humus will do. Fertilizers must be mixed with an equal amount of ordinary garden soil. After transplanting or planting a chrysanthemum, it must be poured abundantly with warm water. Plants should be planted in such a way that the distance between them is from thirty to fifty centimeters.
It must be remembered that garden chrysanthemum, which can be planted both in spring and autumn, is very demanding on watering and loves water. That is why it needs to be watered abundantly and regularly with settled warm water. Violation of the regime causes a strong coarsening of the chrysanthemum stems and affects its flowering: it reduces the size and brightness of the peduncles. The soil under the plant should always be slightly damp. However, overflow and stagnant water must be avoided, otherwise the chrysanthemum may rot. In summer and spring, before the appearance of buds, it is necessary to feed the plant with a large amount of nitrogen fertilizers, which will allow it to build up a large amount of green mass. It should be done every fifteen to twenty days. After the bush grows and strengthens, top dressing is changed to phosphorus and potash fertilizers, which contribute to abundant andprolonged flowering of chrysanthemums and increase their immunity. Also, sometimes a small amount of bone meal is applied as an additional fertilizer.
Planting a chrysanthemum in autumn is a rather complicated and dangerous process, because the proper development of a plant requires good nutrition and temperature during the first few months, when it intensively increases its vegetative mass. If you plant a flower too early, then it may begin to bloom and die during the cold weather, if it is too late, then its strength may not be enough for the winter period. If you are determined that you need to plant chrysanthemums in the fall, then the best advice would be to find a specialist who has already done this and knows how to choose the right time for planting according to your latitude.
