Garden Mums
Fall Garden Mums
When summer nears the end and cooler temperatures begin, we know it’s time for a new beginning! Fall is a great time for planting. The most popular plant for late season color is Fall Mums, sometimes called Garden Mums or Hardy Mums.
Gardening Tips
Spring Tips
Once your fall garden mums start re-growing... remove the old stems if you haven't done so previously. This is the time to start feeding your fall garden mums. Try our organic worm castings, instead of fertilizer, or use your own compost.
To encourage branching and compact bushy growth, it’s important to pinch your fall garden mums in early spring. Once your plants have reached 4" - 6" remove about 1" to 2" of new growth on every shoot. After the plants have grown 3" to 5" shoots from the first pinching... its time to pinch again. Stop pinching your plants around mid July. This may seem like a drastic measure... but come fall you'll be rewarded with compact bushy plants that are robust with flowers.
Propagating ... giving new life to old plants
Fall garden mums can be divided every other year in early spring. This helps maintain their vigor. To divide your plants simply take a sharp shovel and press it through the center of the plant and down into the soil. Dig out one of the halves and relocate it to a sunny area. Be sure to thoroughly water-in the new transplant. If you wish, the halves could be divided into quarters.
That's it. As you can see fall garden mums are very easy to grow. They'll provide you constant color until the first hard freeze.
Remember, ask one of our friendly and knowledgeable staff for instructions on how to care for your garden mums.
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Garden Glossary of Terms
For a better understanding and definition of terms commonly used in the horticultural industry, our Garden Glossary of Terms is very helpful.
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