Chrysanthemum Activities

Growing Chrysanthemum For Fun and Profits

Executive Summary about Chrysanthemum Activities by Crisologo Ramasasa

Chrysanthemum is one of the most popular cut flower by most florist and flower arrangers.  Cut flower production is a lucrative business especially for some special occasions such as; weddings, birthdays, church decorative, show cases in big business establishments, malls, offices, residential, and many more.

Chrysanthemum grows best in a well-drained soil with high moisture holding capacity. It should have a pH between 5.8 to 6.8, but the ideal one should be 6.0 to 6.5. The percent organic matter content must be at least 4% or higher.

Chrysanthemum being an open plant grows well in areas with plenty of sunshine but should be cool during the night. They grow well and bear productive flowers in a cool place.

Too much rainfall is not favorable for chrysanthemum because the attack of some pests and diseases is prevalent during this period. But this can be remedied by providing protective structures to the growing plants. If you have the financial capability, constructing a greenhouse is the ideal solution to protect your flowers from serious damage.

Most often chrysanthemum is propagated by stem tip cutting if you're into commercial production.  No more than 5 - 6 flushes of stem tip cuttings should be obtained after which the stock plants are replanted with a new one.

Maintain your plants' sanitation by removing some weeds up to flowering stage. Always keep the soil moist at all times but not too much water accumulation.

By pruning the unnecessary laterals, you're minimizing over-crowding and competition among laterals which will ultimately affect the quality of the flowers.

For spray mums, dis-budding is usually not necessary. However, the removal of the central terminal crown bud usually ensures a more uniform development of the remaining lower buds.

Chrysanthemums in Small Spaces

Executive Summary about Chrysanthemum Activities by Thomas Fyrd

My gardening activities are interesting, I suppose, not only because I have grown some prize-winning chrysanthemums but also because I pack them by the hundreds in a small plot of ground and do it in my spare time. 

A half block from my house was a corner lot, 50 by 100 feet, vacant full of stones and weeds. I got the owner's permission to use it and planted some shrubs and all of my mums there and added to them.  The neighbors liked the mass of color. It became "their" Corner Garden and they protect it with watchful eyes.

This year the borrowed land contains 1,000 plants of 55 varieties of chrysanthemums alone and with some bromeliads. I have shown my mums nearby, and my preparations have not been elaborate. I've simply cut blooms, plunged their stems in deep containers and placed them in a cool, shaded spot to drink up all the water they could overnight. 

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