Preparing chrysanthemums for the winter
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HOW TO PREPARE CHRYSANTHEMAS FOR WINTER
Korean (ground) chrysanthemums delight with bright lush-flowering bushes until frost. Lilac, purple, burgundy, cherry, terracotta, beige, white, orange - what a rich variety of shades reigns in the flower garden in autumn! And how the tart aroma beckons ...
Usually chrysanthemums are planted in spring (in April), but how can you resist when gorgeous specimens with incredible flowers are sold at autumn fairs! I choose seedlings with young shoots near the central trunk. Such a plant can be safely planted in the fall (until mid-October) - it will have time to take root before winter.
I prepare a place for chrysanthemums in advance: I dig up the soil and add humus (2 buckets per sq. M). At the bottom of the pit, I always lay a drainage of expanded clay and sand. When planting, I do not deepen the root collar by more than 2 cm. The fragrant flower does not like tightness, so I place the plants at a sufficient distance from each other (40-50 cm).
SUPPLIERS
In order for the chrysanthemums to bloom profusely in the fall, I spend two dressings.
In June, for active growth of green mass, I apply nitrogen fertilizers under the bushes (according to the instructions).
In early August, during budding, I fertilize with potassium sulfate and superphosphate (according to the instructions).
Shelter by chrysanthemums for winter
After flowering, I cut the plants to a height of about 10-15 cm from the soil level. Before wintering, I cover it with spruce branches. You can also mulch with pine needles or humus.
© Author: Yulia KUPINA, Belgorod region. Photo by the author
WE CARRY THE CHRYSANTHEMAS INTO THE COVERED GROUND BEFORE WINTER
Chrysanthemums multiflora bloom profusely and beautifully. But leaving them outdoors for the winter is risky.
In September, when the soil is not yet frozen, I dig out a bush with a clod of earth and transplant it into a pot. I cut off the plant with a sharp pruner, leaving a stem 10-15 cm, and take the container to the basement. At a temperature of + 2-4 degrees, the chrysanthemum hibernates. I water the flower regularly - it is impossible for the soil to dry out.
In late February and early March, I transfer the chrysanthemum to a cool windowsill, and in the spring, in May, I return it to the garden.
When new shoots begin to grow in a pot of chrysanthemums (usually in March-April), they can be used for cuttings. I stick the cut cuttings into a container with moistened sand and cover it with a bag. I make sure that no condensation forms. I water and ventilate from time to time. In May, new plants are already ready for planting in open ground.
© Author: Tamara GOLTSEVA
DOES CHRYSANTHEMUM HAVE PROBLEMS IN WINTER?
A survey was once conducted among flower growers: which autumn flower is their favorite. And 65% of the votes were given to chrysanthemums. Asters were in second place (20%), and rudbeckia and helenium were in third place (15%).
However, you must admit that those lush balls that we love most are quite capricious. What can be done to tame them?
Galina Aleksandrovna, chrysanthemum lovers complain that these flowers do not tolerate the winter of the middle zone and freeze out. What do you advise?
– Chrysanthemums are not afraid of frost, they are afraid of dampness and get wet from rain and snow. Now many varieties have been developed that are adapted to our climate; they survive the winter even without shelter. But many gardeners certainly want to have large-flowered chrysanthemums in the garden, and they really do not tolerate winter well. Typically, garden centers sell Indian and Korean chrysanthemums. Indian ones with larger leaves, with beautiful large flowers - these will not grow here, they need a warm climate, a lot of sun. Korean ones have smaller leaves, and when purchasing, it is better to choose them.
– Where is the best place to plant them?
– Chrysanthemums need to be planted on a hill; they absolutely cannot tolerate stagnant water or generally damp soil. In the fall, before frost, you need to cut it to 10-15 cm, hill it up and cover it with a vegetable box, put a piece of glass or film on it, and leave a free, ventilated place on the sides.
– Does this also apply to multiflora – beautiful balls of many flowers?
– Yes, multiflora is now an extremely fashionable form of flower, which does not need to be cut and shaped; it is genetically based on flowering in a ball or cloud. I would advise digging up multiflora for the winter and moving it to a greenhouse.
Before this, as I already said, cut it to 10 cm. You can also store it on a closed balcony at home in a pot.
This chrysanthemum, by the way, is easy to take cuttings. You can take cuttings from a flower you like and root it before frost sets in in the garden or greenhouse.
Of the Korean varieties, I recommend Yantar; it takes root well in both the Urals and Siberia, and overwinters without shelter. Also interesting are the Umka and Apple Blossom varieties. Among the multiflora is the Pervoklassnitsa variety; it requires shelter, but can winter outside.
– What do you advise to those who want to buy and plant them on their plot?
– The beautiful caps of red or yellow chrysanthemums that are sold in markets are forced, specially fed and grown for sale. The seller will explain to you that these flowers easily overwinter and so on, because he needs to sell his goods quickly. We at the Flower Growers Club always recommend buying seedlings and seeds from collectors and specialists in a particular plant.
If you decide to buy a flower you like from your grandmother at the market, make sure that there is a lot of growth at the root, this is what will give good growth next year. AND
© Author: Olga Belaya
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There is a situation when they bought chrysanthemums, and the soil is already frozen. How to plant? Mom did this: at the end of November, she spilled the earth with hot water, dug a hole and transplanted chrysanthemums into it. I covered it with fallen leaves so that the soil would not immediately freeze. The method is applicable only to those plants that were dug out with a good earthy clod or bought with a closed root system, that is, in pots.
Another life hack: just before the frost, you can sow flower seeds in a container (it's more convenient for me in cake lids) and leave them to winter right on the ground. We are talking about plant seeds suitable for winter sowing (Gaillardia, Gelenium, Levisia, Sedum, Rudbeckia, Mallow, Turkish carnation). After sowing, I water it a little and put it on the ground or in a high bed in the garden. The rest will be done by nature: the seeds will undergo stratification and sprout when the weather is most favorable. Such seedlings are stronger than domestic ones and only slightly lag behind her in growth. In the spring, to speed up the process, you can build a greenhouse over the seedlings. And then transplant it into open ground in May.
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Rules for successful wintering of chrysanthemums
In mid-September, for the last time in the season, I feed chrysanthemums, which bloom until late autumn.
You can use ready-made mineral fertilizer for flowers marked "Autumn". But I give an infusion of wood ash (1, 5 tbsp. Of ash in a bucket, pour hot water, insist until it cools, then add 15 g of ammonium sulfate). In chrysanthemums wintering in the garden, with the onset of frost, I cut off the aboveground part, leaving 10-15 cm high hemp above the soil surface.Then I spud the plants and mulch with straw with a layer of 30-40 cm.If winter is harsh, I put more brushwood on top of the mulch.
I dig up chrysanthemums of heat-loving varieties, transplant them together with a lump of earth into containers and send them to the cellar for the winter.
ANOTHER WAY
And the neighbor lowers the flowers together with a lump of earth into a trench 60 cm deep on a "pillow" made of spruce branches, and on top puts boards on which to lay an oilcloth (to protect against excess water). And all this structure is covered with spruce branches and dry foliage.
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When is the best time to plant chrysanthemums? What conditions are needed for abundant flowering and safe wintering? Many bushes have fallen out after last winter.
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Can multiflora chrysanthemums overwinter outdoors?
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- Unfortunately, these beauties are not so winter-hardy to withstand any cold in the garden, especially in regions with a changeable climate. Therefore, I advise you to take care of the wintering of the multi-flora. Some growers keep mother plants in the open field, constructing dry shelters over them. We prefer to dig up the right amount of plants in the fall to renew our collection in the spring. We plant them in containers and store them in a cool place.
(where not higher than +10 degrees) until mid-January. Then we put it in a winter greenhouse for growing bushes with bushes, which we then cut. When digging up the soil from the roots, you do not need to shake it off. During winter storage of chrysanthemums, the soil should be only slightly moist, and not wet, as these plants quickly die from getting wet.
Akzhella SALMINA