Download ImageVarieties of Chrysanthemums
Red, white, and yellow chrysanthemums.
Varieties of Yellow Chrysanthemums
Silver, Raichur, and Yellow Gold are some of the varieties. The majority of these blooms are grown in the vicinity of Hyderabad, India.
Varieties of White Chrysanthemums
The Ratram Selection, Paggi, and I High HR are just a few of the varieties.
Types of Red Chrysanthemums
Red Gold and Ko2 varieties are among them.
Furthermore, chrysanthemums come in a wider range of varieties. They come in varieties such as Chandrakant, Chandrika, Indira, Kirti, Neelima, Pankaj, Rakhi, Ravikiran, Red Gold, Yellow Gold, Yellow Star, Arka Ganga, Arka Swarna, Arka Ravi, Usha Kiran, and others.
Chrysanthemum cultivation’s ecological requirements
The chrysanthemum blooms in the winter. The daisies flourish when the days are long and the nights are short. These flowers are often employed during festivals. These plants need to be cultivated in scientific environments and planted at least 100 days in advance in order to satisfy that need.
Appropriate soils for growing Chrysanthemums
These blooms thrive in light soils. The pH of the soil should be strictly in the range of 6.5 to 7.0. The garden must be able to drain filthy water. If not, the whole garden will be ruined. This crop grows best on sandy, alluvial, red, and light loamy soils.
Chrysanthemum growing strategy for an acre
Plant chrysanthemum plants 30 to 20 cm apart. Between 55,000 and 60,000 trees may be planted on an acre.
Download ImageChrysanthemum farming propagation method
Cuttings are used to spread the plant’s branches and shoots. In February and March, after the blooms have arrived at the fort, the seedlings should be chopped from the plants and placed in the nursery. The plants will grow well if they are propagated by pruning their branches in this manner. Furthermore, the flowers in the plant will be of excellent quality.
Plant the rooted seedlings in June and July. Cut and remove the last segments of branches that are 4 to 6 cm long from the healthy, thriving mother plant. The ends of the cuttings that are put in the ground should be planted after being dipped in an indoor tuberous acid solution. Following this, roots will appear in 510 days. It can be planted in 34 weeks.
Fertilizer
The Chrysanthemum garden should have 10 tons of cow manure, 6080 kg of nitrogen, 3040 kg of phosphorus, and 680 kg of potassium per acre. For the first thirty days, these plants should flourish. Apply a micronutrient mix fertilizer every 20 days. This will encourage the plants to grow in a healthy manner.
Water management
The weed issue will be lessened if drip irrigation is used to supply water to the chrysanthemum plants. Near the plant, the soil should be loosened once or twice. This will encourage healthy root growth. For the first month following planting, the soil should be watered two to three times. Following that, once a week is enough.
Boosting a plant
Would you like to know what it means to give a boost? But let me explain. Chrysanthemum plants are slender and flexible. A bamboo rod ties the tree together to make it sturdy and prevent the plants from bending. This method of attaching the tree to the stick is known as providing a boost.
Care
A pest issue often affects every farmed plant. Aphids are the most prevalent pests of this Chrysanthemum variety. Lotus mites, leafhoppers, and scabs are present. These inflict greater harm to the harvest. The leaves of the chrysanthemums are consumed by the caterpillars that live in the garden. Additionally, they consume the flowers and ruin the crops. Sprinkle either 8 kg of Malathion 5% powder or 1 kg of Kinwal Fos on an acre to get rid of this bug. Thus, they will perish right away if you spray a mixture of 2 ml of endosulfan and water.
The lotus moth, which congregates on the leaves of the plant in groups, is the second species. They extract the sap from the leaves, causing them to shrivel and dry out. The blooms also start to change color, turn silver, and fall off right away. If you combine 2 ml of dimethoate or prophenol in a liter of water and spray it, these moths will die right away, preventing Whitney.
Insects
This has two distinct categories of pests. The leaf spot bug is one of them. It causes the majority of the leaves of the plant to develop deep, round, spots. In addition to becoming dry and scabby, its leaves also fall off the tree. In order to avoid these, you may spray either 2. 5 grams of mancozab combined with carbon or 1 gram of chlorothalonil dissolved in water.
The second is root rot. These have a bigger impact during periods of high precipitation. When the ivy gets to the leaves, the plants start to dry up and eventually die. The leaves become bloated and drop off right away. To avoid this, make sure there is no standing water from time to time. Specific measures should be taken for drainage.
The chamomile plants’ heads were trimmed.
The heads of the chrysanthemum plants should be trimmed four to five weeks after the chrysanthemum seedlings are planted. This will result in the creation of additional new branches. The quantity of flowers produced will also rise as a result of this. By feeding the chrysanthemum plants nutrients like nitrogen and potassium following head trimming, a high flower output can be attained. After applying the fertilizers as mentioned above, a micronutrient mixture should be mixed with 2 grams per liter of water and sprayed every 15 days.
Picking flowers
Download ImageThe chrysanthemum blooms and is harvested in December and January after being planted in June and July. In a season, there are between 10 and 15 blooms. The blooms are ready for harvest in a few days, depending on the variety of chrysanthemums. The individual flowers should be carefully snipped with small scissors once the petals have fully opened. The blooms, however, must be trimmed with a long knife and quickly put into a bucket of water if they are cut flowers. Five to eight tons are produced by just one acre.
Yield and Storage
The yield of chrysanthemum farming is contingent upon the crop protection techniques used by the growers. There are between 70 and 120 blooms on each chrysanthemum plant. Chrysanthemums are stored based on the weather. These blooms wilt easily if the heat is too intense. It is advisable to take the necessary measures.
In conclusion
You can make a decent living from these flowers if you follow the methods mentioned above to cultivate this chrysanthemum garden. Remember to tell your neighbors about these as well.
