CHRYSANTHEMUMS
YOUNG PLANTS NEXT MONTH
Although chrysanthemums are rather shallow-rooting they will not do well unless the ground is deeply dug and manured. Shallow soil dries out too quickly and the plants soon show the effect of a check caused through lack of moisture. Plenty of decayed vegetable matter should be worked into the soil, and also some well-decayed cow manure, both of which should be well mixed with the soil during digging operations. A dressing of bonedust worked into the surface just prior to planting will be a big help. Young chrysanthemum plants should be put out in October, and to ensure their being well rooted by then any which have not yet been propagated should be put out with as little delay as possible. Young plants which were struck some time ago, and which have started to make growth, should be pinched as soon as they are six inches or so high to encourage lateral growths. The resulting young growths should be again pinched when three or four inches has been made. These directions are for outdoor chrysanthemums grown for decorative purposes, and do not apply to show blooms.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 56, 3 September 1936, Page 26
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