The Story of My Chrysanthemums

Survivors....

 In Belgium the marigold season starts from September. Last year we bought 4 colored plants. They bloomed well.

My living bouquets

I kept the plants outside with a plastic sheet to cover them during the winter. Last winter was very severe and it even snowed in April. As you can see in the pictures, my plants were weakened.

Survivors

But the plants protected them with their own branches. I was very surprised and happy. Then I started taking care of them.

 First I removed all the dead branches and added soil to the pot. Watered regularly, they started growing well.

Then when summer started, the aphids started eating all the new growth. So I dissolved turmeric, garlic and ginger paste in water and sprayed it on the plants. It was back to normal after a few days.

I had to come to Chennai for a 2 month vacation and my neighbor was watering the plants and when I came back in September they were already growing well.

 

Then it's time to wait for it to bloom. I didn't do anything extra special, just with regular watering and the perfect climate, my chrysanthemums started to bud.

   

Now they are in full bloom. Although I did 40% of the work 60% of the credit goes to my plants, for surviving and looking so beautiful.

  

They are currently living inside the Greenhouse...

Note: If they could speak, "I am the one who goes through all the hardships, but why are you  feeling so proud?" would be their question to me😄.

                                                         

- Bhuvanashri 🌸😊