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Chrysanthemum Production

Chrysanthemum Production. By: Johnny M. Jessup Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor. Introduction. Chrysanthemums are the most popular cut flower sold in the United States. They are very popular as a potted for…. Mother’s Day Memorial Day Easter

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Chrysanthemum Production

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  1. Chrysanthemum Production By: Johnny M. Jessup Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor

  2. Introduction • Chrysanthemums are the most popular cut flower sold in the United States. • They are very popular as a potted for…. • Mother’s Day • Memorial Day • Easter • 2nd only to poinsettias in $ value for potted flowers.

  3. Chrysanthemum Production • Many different Cultivars grown • Sunny Linda • Sunny Anna • Sunny Alison • Rusts • Many, many more

  4. Chrysanthemum Production • Rooted cuttings are available from wholesale growers.

  5. Chrysanthemum Production • Number of plants per pot depends on the pot size: • 4” pot has 2 plants. • 5” pot has 4 plants. • 6” pot has 5 plants. • Should be equally spaced and slanted towards the outside at a 45o angle.

  6. Chrysanthemum Production • During the first 2 weeks…. • Potted mums should be spaced 8 inches apart measuring from pot rim to pot rim.

  7. Greenhouse Temperatures • First 2 Weeks: • 63oF at night & cloudy days and 70oF on sunny days. • From 2 Weeks to the 3 Last Weeks: • 62oF at night & cloudy days and 70oF on sunny days. • Last 3 Weeks: • 55oF at night & cloudy days and 65oF on sunny days.

  8. Chrysanthemum Production • Improper temperatures cause uneven bud set.

  9. Chrysanthemum Best Practices • Pinching • Done to make a more compact plant with more flowers. • Disbudding • Done to control or reduce the number of flowers per plant.

  10. PINCHING DISBUDDING Chrysanthemum Best Practices

  11. Chrysanthemum Production • Media must be…. • Free from diseases and insects. • Porous and well drained.

  12. Chrysanthemum Production • Fertilization • Have a regular program of liquid fertilization using 250 ppm of 20-20-20 at each watering. • Watering • Mums should be watered when the top of the media is beginning to appear dry.

  13. Chrysanthemum Production • Mums are a short day plant meaning…. • They flower when days are short and the nights are long.

  14. Chrysanthemum Production • Bud set light period is 14½ hours or less and flower development takes place when daylight is 13½ hours or less. • Vegetative growth light period is less than 12½ hours.

  15. Chrysanthemum Production • From August to May 15, light is used during the middle of the night to break the long dark periods. • From about March 15 to October 20, black cloth is used to give about 12 hours of darkness from about 5 p.m. to 7 a.m.

  16. Chrysanthemums

  17. Designed By: • Johnny M. Jessup; FFA Advisor • Hobbton High School

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