Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...
Epsom salts add magnesium and sulfur, helping mums grow taller stems and fuller blooms. Mix one tablespoon per gallon of water and apply around the base, or sprinkle dry for slow release. Test soil ...
Autumn is a season of changing colors, and nothing captures that transition quite like the cheerful burst of blooms from garden mums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium). If you've ever bought a mum in full ...
Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. I purchased a blooming potted chrysanthemum plant. How long do the flowers ...
As the air grows crisp and the leaves shift crimson red and orange, chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) make their return as the hallmark flower of the fall season. Better known as mums, this ...
ELLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — At Back to the Roots Farm Stand and Mum Farm in Ellington, fall colors are turning heads as mums start to bloom. With over 10,000 bushels and over 40 varieties of mums to ...
With the arrival of fall, one popular bloom brings the brilliant colors of forest foliage to our doorstep: With flower colors coming in purple, red, orange, yellow, and more, chrysanthemums, or more ...
Chrysanthemums are as welcome and colorful a sign of fall as cheery orange pumpkins. These autumn-blooming perennials come in a wide variety of hues, and they'll reward you with clusters of tiny ...
'Tis the season for rich, jewel-toned mounds of chrysanthemums. As soon as the first chill takes hold in the air, these vibrant fall flowers fill front porches and gardens with their abundant blossoms ...