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People have been growing chrysanthemums for more than two thousand years.

Mums make bright and colorful gardens. People in China and other Asian cultures

make tea with the flowers. Giacomo Puccini, the great Italian composer, even

named one of his works after chrysanthemums, Crisantemi. !ne basic kind of

mum is the hardy or garden mum. "he other basic kind is the florist mum. "he

garden mum is better able to handle different growing conditions. "here are manyvarieties of mums. "he decorative mum is often seen in gardens.

 Another popular type, the #uill mum, has long, straight petals like a tube or needle.

Chrysanthemum blooms can be white, yellow, gold, red or other colors. "he plants

often grow one meter high. "he soil for chrysanthemums should be kept moist but

well drained so it does not get too wet. $ewly planted mums should be watered two

or three times a week, depending on conditions. Plants established in the ground

may do well %ust with normal rainfall. Mums grow best in full sunshine. "hey produce

colorful blooms when days get shorter and nights get longer. "he life cycle of the

plant depends on the amount of daylight.

"his is why e&perts advise against placing mums near nightlights or streetlights. "he

light may interfere with their normal growth cycle. "he plants may develop buds too

soon. In climates where temperatures fall below free'ing, plant mums at least si&

weeks before the first frost is e&pected. "hat way, the plants will be well established

for cold weather.Placing mulch around the plants can protect them from the cold.

Consider using straw or shredded leaves for the mulch.

"he material will also add nutrients to the soil. (ome gardeners say the most

beautiful presentation comes from planting mums close together. )ut be sure to

leave enough space to let air flow between the plants. If not, there may be a greater

chance of disease. "o get more blooms, gardeners pinch back the branches when

new growth has reached fifteen centimeters. (#uee'e about five to seven

centimeters off eachbranch. Pinch it again when a branch grows another twelve to

fifteen centimeters. (top the pinching about one hundred days before you want the

plants to bloom.

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Orang-orang telah tumbuh krisan selama lebih dari dua ribu tahun. Ibu

membuat kebun cerah dan berwarna-warni. Orang-orang di Cina dan budaya

Asia lainnya membuat teh dengan bunga. Giacomo Puccini, komposer besar

Italia, bahkan nama salah satu karyanya setelah krisan, "Crisantemi." alah

satu !enis dasar ibu adalah hardy atau taman ibu. enis dasar lainnya adalah

ibu #orist. $aman ibu lebih mampu menangani kondisi pertumbuhan yangberbeda. Ada banyak !enis ibu. $he ibu dekorati% sering terlihat di kebun.

 enis lain yang populer, yang ibu pena bulu, memiliki pan!ang, kelopak

lurus seperti tabung atau !arum. &risan mekar bisa putih, kuning, emas,

merah atau warna lain. $anaman sering tumbuh satu meter tinggi. $anah

untuk krisan harus tetap lembab tapi dikeringkan dengan baik sehingga tidak

terlalu basah. 'aru ibu ditanam harus disiram dua atau tiga kali seminggu,

tergantung pada kondisi. $anaman didirikan pada tanah dapat melakukannya

dengan baik hanya dengan curah hu!an normal. Ibu tumbuh terbaik di sinar

matahari penuh. (ereka menghasilkan mekar berwarna-warni ketika hari

mendapatkan lebih pendek dan malam lebih pan!ang. iklus hidup tanaman

tergantung pada !umlah siang hari.

Inilah sebabnya mengapa para ahli menyarankan agar menempatkan

ibu dekat nightlights atau lampu !alan. cahaya dapat mengganggu siklus

pertumbuhan normal mereka. $anaman dapat mengembangkan tunas terlalu

cepat. )alam iklim di mana suhu turun di bawah titik beku, ibu tanaman

setidaknya enam minggu sebelum embun beku pertama diharapkan. )engan

cara itu, tanaman akan mapan untuk weather.Placing mulsa dingin di sekitar

tanaman dapat melindungi mereka dari dingin. Pertimbangkan untuk

menggunakan !erami atau daun diparut untuk pupuk itu.

'ahan ini !uga akan menambah nutrisi ke tanah. 'eberapa tukang

kebun mengatakan presentasi paling indah berasal dari penanaman ibu

dekat bersama-sama. $etapi pastikan untuk meninggalkan ruang yang cukup

untuk membiarkan aliran udara antara tanaman. ika tidak, mungkin ada

kesempatan lebih besar untuk penyakit. *ntuk mendapatkan lebih mekar,

tukang kebun mencubit kembali cabang ketika pertumbuhan baru telah

mencapai lima belas sentimeter. Peras sekitar lima sampai tu!uh sentimeter

dari masing-masing cabang. (encubit lagi ketika cabang tumbuh lagi +-+

sentimeter. (enghentikan mencubit sekitar seratus hari sebelum Anda ingin

tanaman berbunga.

*ntuk OA /nglish khusus, aku (ario 0itter. *ntuk saran berkebun

lebih, bersama dengan kegiatan untuk bela!ar bahasa Inggris, pergi ke

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Really, It’s OK to Pinch Mums

Chrysanthemums have been growing for more than two thousand years. There are many

varieties of mums. The mums often grow one meter high.

The soil for chrysanthemums should be kept moist but well drained so it does not get toowet. And mums will grow best in full sunshine. So, mums placed in near nightlight or 

streetlight. for cold weather, placing mulch and straw will to protect mums from the

weather. Mulch and straw can be good nutrients to the soil of mums.

To get more blooms of mum, you can do like:

o inch the branches again when new growth has reached fifteen centimeters

o S!uee"e about five to seven centimeters off each branch.

o inch it again when a branch grows another twelve to fifteen centimeters.

o Stop the pinching about one hundred days before you want the plants to bloom.

The mums will be beautiful presentation if it#s planting close together, but have enoughspace to let air flow between the mums.

The speaker of this video is Mario Ritter, from VOA Special English.