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When the ground freezes, mulch your mums with dry leaves, straw, or bark. In the spring and summer months, keep your mums cut down to 4 from the ground until mid-July to ensure proper height and bloom time. Divide your mums every three [...]

Caring For Chrysanthemums
If you have planted mums in containers with soilless planting medium, be sure and fertilize regularly. For information on products see the file on Choosing Watering Equipment Fertilizing Mums Garden chrysanthemums are heavy feeders because their roots are so near the soil surface. For more information see the file for Choosing Fertilizers Mulching [...]

» Hardy Mum Gardening Tips & Plant Care Advice from Master Gardener Kris @…
After the mums are finished blooming, instead of planting them in the ground, keep them in the container and move your mums to a cool place such as an unheated garage. Garden mums is known as Chrysanthemum X morifolium, it has been [...]

All About Mums: Growing Mums
Slide Show: Parade of Mums Four inches of shredded bark mulch will help your mums survive the cold of winter. Growing Mums When it comes time to plant mums, consider these factors: Location. Pinching Mums for Better Bloom The key to those full, rounded domes of blooms that you associate with [...]