(Be sure to buy mums with lots of unopened buds so that they last longer into the fall season.). How much do I Prune back and when, Submitted by Doreen G. Howard on October 30, 2014 - 3:33pm. But, I'm betting it's too much water. Submitted by DEBRA GRIFFIN on September 14, 2015 - 3:03pm, I live in Trenton, SC and I bought some mums on yesterday in pots from grocery store. Submitted by Faye ann on October 29, 2014 - 3:58pm, I have 8 mums and I am seeing that it looks best to wait till spring to plant them. Porch. If heat builds up in the garage, vent it. In autumn, chrysanthemums and asters are everywhere, from six-inch pots to bushel baskets of orange, yellow, pink, and copper mounded behemoths. Suitable in shrubberies, borders pots and containers. I'm in Indianapolis and our winters can be brutally cold. Water well and mulch thickly. Welcome to Woolmans; chrysanthemum specialists and suppliers of top quality plants and flowering bulbs. See our Autumnal Equinox page for fall-themed advice, folklore, and fun, and read our Fall Weather Forecast to see what sort of weather to expect this autumn! I had a beautiful, yellow, potted mum. Thanks for the help. What do I need to do to make them become white again? Or better, maybe: Ask your neighbor if he’ll make you the same deal for plants after the last spring frost next year. Usually it takes about 2 weeks to see new green. Chrysanthemums grow best in a cool to mild climate but will grow and flower well into the milder subtropics. Is fluorescent lighting not enough? They have pleny of time to establish robust root systems during the summer. Do we need to fertilize? Submitted by The Editors on November 3, 2020 - 9:43am. Hi. Your mums should have started to grow by now. What do I do to keep them alive over the winter so that I can put them out in the spring? I will be purchasing them from the store in pots. Mums are a national symbol of fall abundance, and this herbaceous and hardy perennial is an easy addition to give a gorgeous pop of color in your fall garden landscape. Love your blog! The basement, most diffently! Submitted by Doreen G. Howard on October 10, 2013 - 2:06pm. Hello! recently some flowers started dying and I'm scared I'll lose it. able to leave them in the ground and not dig them up in the fall? Then, cut the plants back to 1 inch. Add some compost and/or aged manure to the soil in the spring. we typically have frost sometimes into may - so i still have some weeks to go. Submitted by The Editors on October 18, 2016 - 11:52am. Submitted by CHaas on October 20, 2013 - 10:31pm. When it comes to mums, we buy fresh starter plants from the local nurseries each year. If there is no green in 3 weeks, that particular mum is done. What should I do with them for this winter? I have the opportunity to buy fall mums from a neighbor, but know nothing about mums. Hi, I live in Hawaii where the temperatures range in the 70's and 80's. The Chrysanthemum is one of the longest cultivated of ornamental plants, having been grown and hybridized in China for over 2500 years. Should we trim them back? I planted my Mum plant on mother's day and now it is late August and it has tripled in size. Thank you! Submitted by The Editors on May 27, 2016 - 12:06pm. Submitted by MaryAnn on October 10, 2016 - 1:30pm. Hi Paula, Then I slap myself on the forehead, take a deep breath and cry “You should have planted these in May!”. Which would you think is better? The mum will grow and bloom for a long time if you just give it enough water and don't let the soil dry out. Water when the soil feels dry and add more mulch before your average first fall frost date. Can I move my houseplant outdoors for sun (on good days) for 5-6 hours in the morning and bring it in after that to keep it blooming and growing? Submitted by Doreen G. Howard on September 8, 2011 - 4:15pm. Hi. Good to know about your flower plants .Now I will ask my aunt (ms Ramla Bahadur) to grow these flowers as she has a beautiful house in Greenwood miss . But now that they are blooming again, should I wait to put them away in the garage when frost first appears on the ground? Submitted by Nickie on November 2, 2020 - 3:17pm. Not everybody has it as good as you do! Submitted by The Editors on March 14, 2016 - 4:55pm. Don’t plant in low-lying, wet, compacted, or boxed-in areas with little air circulation. I've cut them back once already, but I've noticed it looks like I may have buds coming on... it's May 12th! Spring. ), Submitted by Pat Pope on August 5, 2016 - 5:28pm. But, when the blooms brown, heap lots of mulch around plants. The buds may grow bigger and you'll have a nice display of blooms come fall. I know these plants bloom in fall - but when should I start seeing signs of life in the plant if it survived? Water them through winter in my (How little? If you want ‘mum plants in the ground, plant them in the spring. Wait until the soil in the pot is dry 1/2 inch under the surface. Chrysanthemums offer valuable, late flowers in September and October. I never attempted mums in the ground for the reasons stated in the article. In the spring. Thanks for info. The backdraw of the shed is that the snow drifts against the door blocking from being able to get into for watering plants. How or can I winter those over?? Plant mums with tight flower buds so they last longer. Peggy, you can try to save the mums by leaving all the foliage and flowers on plants after they die. Use a shovel to cut plant in half. I am a beginner gardner, living in western maryland, and is it possible being beginning of June to plant mum seeds in the near future and expect fall blooms? This year my hubby cut the plants to only about 3 inches sticking out of the ground - I freeked and was sure I would not see my mums again - but back they are pretty as ever tho a little leggier than they use to be before he did that. It sounds like you could be dealing with fungus gnats or a similar gnat. The Chrysanthemum is also a reliable garden plant for flowering late summer through to winter and is the choice of flower for many dedicated and competitive gardeners who fill the show benches in the autumn with their astounding and much admired colourful blooms and sprays. Flowering from mid-summer until the first frosts of autumn, these beautiful plants bring colour and texture to beds, borders and containers. There seems to be more of them the day after I water the plant. Cut the mums back and add a heavy layer of mulch to the pots, then put them in the shed. It is mid-July. Good luck! Our first dispatch week is the week beginning 1st February 2021. We put a layer of mulch down after planting. All rights reserved. Leave the foliage on the plants until spring. Submitted by Debbie on May 26, 2016 - 12:10pm. I buy potted mums every year when they come out around end of September early October. I live in the deep south I live in Southern Alabama, near Pensacola, Florida. It depends on where you live and how cold it has been so far this winter? Spring is when to divide plants. After the bloom fades, cut the stems back into the fuller portion of the plant. Submitted by Elodia Mercier on August 24, 2015 - 11:38am. While garden mums look tidy in their grower’s pots when you buy them, the plants do like to spread via creeping root systems. Is it safe to say that when I see them in the garden centers, I can buy the mature, flowering mums and plant them? If you know the plant names, you may feel more confident. I'm afraid you need to think of mums as a short-term investment, similar to cut flowers. Submitted by Doreen G. Howard on October 30, 2014 - 3:32pm. I think your article was only meant for northern states, right? For the sake of family unity, we continue to keep them listed under the more familiar name, chrysanthemum. It acts as  insulation. Submitted by Pam Coley on September 8, 2011 - 11:53am. Should I cut them back again or wait and see what happens. We hope this helps! dendranthemum, leucanthemum, etc.). Thanks for sharing! They are not bred to be hardy; it’s their form, color, and size that are prized. In April, I bring them out into the sun and water. I didn't think it would survive, but I put it in the ground. Submitted by patricia m. hull on September 18, 2014 - 12:58pm. I have planted them near end of October- fairly deep and I have left the potted plant out where it was placed and ignored it and planted in spring. These will survive in frigid climates: ‘Betty Lou’ Maxi Mum; ‘Burnt Copper’; ‘Centerpiece’; ‘Grape Glow’; ‘Lemonsota’; ‘Maroon Pride’; ‘Mellow Moon’; ‘Minnautumn’, ‘Minnpink’, ‘Minnruby’, ‘Minnwhite’, and ‘Minnyellow’; ‘Rose Blush’; ‘Sesqui Centennial Sun’ ‘Snowscape’, Submitted by Chelaine on November 19, 2020 - 12:53pm. That's why they're cheap. I bought 2 huge mums because I too go nuts in the fall when I see them. I planted them and within a week started to die. Don't cut back growth. Plan to leave them in the pots. I deadhead them as often as I can. If so, deadhead all flowers after they brown so that plants will bloom again in autumn. Be sure to add 4 to 6 inches of mulch after the ground has frozen for more protection. All our Chrysanthemums are hardy in all but exceptionally harsh winters. What about other perennial plants in pots, like if you my from the garden center, and they never got planted BUT still alive. They will be in the garage over the winter. See above again, especially the advice for super-cold regions. We never get extremely cold, but winters do vary. I live in zone 8. Therefore, these plants sat out in the weather, uncovered, not planted all winter thus far! I did plant them pretty in a well established flower bed. Chrysanthemums (Dendranthema x grandiflora), often called "mums," are suited to growing in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 … They are huge and I am excited to see how much bigger they will grow by this fall. Mums aren't even out in any garden centers here yet. Submitted by Weebea on October 10, 2013 - 8:35am. If you dig up the mums and replant in the next month, you are OK. Thanks a bunch. I have bought those $1.98 mums at Walmart, the grocery, etc. Submitted by Doreen G. Howard on September 19, 2013 - 8:37pm. I have planted in ground in the past but they either don't come up or come up very straggly the next sping,, although I have seen other peoples mums come up year after year thru our cold winters full and bigger and ive noticed that they are planted close to the house foundation im assuming the heat of the house and the sun hitting the cement foundation keeps the plant not as cold during the winter,,should I plant by the foundation,,keep in pots in the cool dark basement and plant in the spring,,or leave in the garage in pots that might only get to 10deg,on our coldest days?? However you can also buy it as a smaller houseplant where it has been treated with hormones and lighting tricks to restrict the growth and cause out of season flowering. Submitted by Doreen G. Howard on October 2, 2013 - 4:53pm. Very lucky—and that’s not to take anything away from your gardening skills. Replace lost soil around remaining plant and water both well. I live in Texas and we have had 3 really bad freezes and ice this year.

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