It seems like all you ever get here (Zone 6) is some scrawny stuff the next year. We have 18 of them from this year's plant sale at school.
2006-10-20 14:49:27 · 7 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Sure, trim off the flowers as the spent blooms tend to take energy from the plant. Be sure to water well. Most mums die because folks stop watering when they stop blooming. plant in good garden soil in sun to partial sun. When they return in the spring, pinch them back till they grow to form a nice soft mound. Mums are not very picky- they are grown in very sandy fields in the mid-east coast. They need good drainage and bloom in mid to late summer. Most greenhouse mums are stimulated by a plant hormone to flower profusely all at once. Your mums will never match that performance, but will perform very well with good care.
2006-10-20 15:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by grab a plate 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-22 06:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I know that I sure would.
They will come back next spring.
You need to "pinch" back new growth during the late spring/early summer to aid in making the plants fill out and become more bushy.
Pinching back the flower buds that appear during early summer is not what you want.
Buds that appear about early Sept., let them develop, that will give you a large fresh "blast" of pretty flowers that are nice and dense on the mum.
Hope this helps, Dave
2006-10-20 15:03:07 · answer #3 · answered by what'sthis4 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd give it a try. I'm zone 3 or 4, and they come up the next year fine. Maybe you need more fertilizer? If you are trying to do it organically, you may need a different kind of mum.
2006-10-20 23:45:55 · answer #4 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In New England when you plant a four inch pot of mums from this year it comes up as the equivalent of a gallon pot the next year. Try it you have nothing to lose.
2006-10-20 15:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Heed David S.'s answer. It works and is well worth the effort. Beautiful flowers year after year, that is if the deer don't eat them first!
2006-10-20 15:12:23 · answer #6 · answered by gitchergun 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure what zone I'm in in Missouri, but I put my mums in last year and they are just beautiful this year.
2006-10-20 14:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by goldielocks123 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋