On arrival they are potted up at 12 plants per standard seed tray and placed on the propagator for a few days. The raiser has almost certainly been operating his greenhouses at a higher temperature than me so the plants need some time to acclimatise. Compost is mixed to my own formula in readiness for further potting. Soil samples are taken from each of the chrysanthemum growing areas and sent away for analysis. March Some cultivars will be stopped during March so the stopping plan is revisited and plants are pinched on the required date.
Plants continue to be moved on into individual pots and seed trays.
Watering is done on an as needed basis. Root growth is what I'm looking for - not top growth. Soil analysis results come back this month and any pH correction is carried out. My pH is usually lower than I would like so this means adding ground limestone according the recommendations. More compost is mixed to meed the considerable need when moving into the next size pots.