Garden Mum Scheduling Natural Season
Natural Season Flower Timing NATURAL SEASON FLOWERING
AVERAGE NATURAL FLOWER DATE
Early
Before Sept. 18
Mid
Sept. 19 to 26
Late
Sept. 27 to Oct. 4
Very Late Oct. 5+ • Avoid planting all the flower timing classes in the same week for best crop uniformity Week 1: Plant the early varieties. Week 2: Plant the mid varieties. Week 3: Plant the late and very late varieties. • Chrysanthemums are short-day plants and will naturally initiate flowering in mid-July.
Natural Season Traditional Fall Transplanting Schedule
FINAL SPACING (ON CENTER)
POT SIZE PLANTS PER POT (PPP)
TRANSPLANT DATE
4”
1
Mid July
4 to 6”
6”
1
Early July
12 to 16”
Between first and fourth weeks of June
8 to 9”
1
18 to 24”
Plant 2 to 3 weeks later than 1PPP
8 to 9”
3
18 to 24”
Between first and fourth weeks of June
Approx 2x container diameter
12 to 16”
3 to 4
Fast Crop Fall Transplanting Schedule • Allows a later-than-normal start for a natural season program. • The key to a fast crop is to not inhibit the growth by stressing the plant in any way. Do not pinch. • Flowering will generally occur 4 to 7 days later than a June-planted crop. POT SIZE PLANTS PER POT (PPP) TRANSPLANT DATE
4”
1
Last week of July until August 12
6”
1
Mid July until late July
8 to 9”
2
July 10 until July 20
17
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