I bought mums a week ago and repotted them. Their color is fading, what can I do?

Answer 1

I raise Mums for a green-house. There are lots of different types of mums. Are yours hardy or just garden mums? Hardy mums should ALWAYS be replanted into well drained, loose damp soil. They LIKE full sun and LOTS of water. (We raise ours in an open field!) Buying mums to repot or replant should be done early in the season. Buy ones without blooms For hardy Mums if you want them to come back next year. By the time Mums are flowering they are pretty much dead/dormant for the season...that is why I suspect you had trouble with yours. Unlike Perennials that continue to root, Mums do not root after bloom, because they do not rebloom. Adding fertilizer will be a waste of money and effort. If you plant hardy mums, look for ones with very few blooms and pinch them off or cut the blooms off before planting. That will encourage new growth, but don't cut the stems...Just the blooms.
If you get them to bounce back, be sure to mulch teh plants well this winter and keep them for having to stand in water. They like moist soil, but not wet feet. also, they will try to bloom in June/July. They have to be cut back by 1/2 during the month of June in order for them to bloom at the proper time.
Hope this helps!

Answer 2

You really shouldn't have repotted them...flowering plants stress easily. They are often grown in a shaded greenhouse, to insure maximum bloom and if you put them in bright sun, the stress of repotting and light intensity will cause them to fade.

Answer 3

I just think that the flowers are ending. If you take those spent flowers off(deadheading), the new buds will come out and bloom again. Keep watering and give some Miracle grow.

Answer 4

Number one thing is water them really well. You could give them some miracle grow but I dont think that is nesceary. just some good watering should perk them up. You could also pluck some of the buds so the other flowers grow bigger and with better coloring.