How to Care for Mum Plants
Want to add some color to your fall garden? Then consider mum plants. Mums come in a variety of colors like, yellow, red, orange, white, and purple. They can be put in to containers or planted in the ground. Mums are easy to care for and will continue flowering until winter arrives, so here are some tips on keeping them looking good. Does this Spark an idea?
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Mums like sunshine. Plant mums in full sun so they get at least 6 hours of sunshine. Don't worry about the cold nights; mum plants tolerate the cold very well.
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Don't over water the mum plants; they prefer semi-moist soil.
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To keep mums flowering for a long time you will need to remove the old flowers. You can do this just by pinching off the dead flowers. You mum plants will look beautiful even longer if you make this step a daily routine.
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Mums can be fertilized monthly. Just follow the fertilizer directions and your mum plants will continue to grow for several years to come.
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Tips & Warnings
Check the growers recommendations for planting depth and spacing.
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I love little yellow mums you well be seeing in my flower bes soon.
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cadosh
Apr 12, 2009
This is such a great writing on advice to Care for Mum Plants! I love flowers - I love to have more mums this season! 5*
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Jenny Powers
Apr 03, 2009
Great way to deal with mum plants
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stlscientist
Apr 01, 2009
Great advice. My mums reproduce so fast I can't keep up.
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AlishaV
Jan 03, 2009
Chrysanthemums are so pretty and so look lovely in the garden, thanks for the info on how to care for them.
