Chrysanthemum Production

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Chrysanthemum Production

• By Johnny M. Jessup
• Agriculture Teacher/FFA Advisor

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Introduction

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

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Chrysanthemum Production

• Many different Cultivars grown
• Sunny Linda
• Sunny Anna
• Sunny Alison
• Rusts
• Many, many more

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Chrysanthemum Production

• Rooted cuttings are available from wholesale
  growers.

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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.

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Chrysanthemum Production

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

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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.

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Chrysanthemum Production

• Improper temperatures cause uneven bud set.

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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.

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Chrysanthemum Best Practices
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Chrysanthemum Production

• Media must be.
• Free from diseases and insects.
• Porous and well drained.

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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.

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Chrysanthemum Production

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

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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.

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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.

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Chrysanthemums
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Designed By

• Johnny M. Jessup FFA Advisor
• Hobbton High School