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i bought some mums and planted them in the garden. will they grow back next year?
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Hi Michelle......
 ..we need to know your planting zone...you can find it here:http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/ushzmap.html Here in N.Bama....zone 7b....mine come back every year. I do mulch em..... Imagine! "Earth Laughs in Flowers" Ralph Waldo Emerson Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged ! ******* GO ** BAMA******* ***ROLLLLLLLL*TIDEEEEE*** |
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They have to be hardy mums not florist mums. My mother's used to come back each year. She would pinch them back until the Fourth of July and then they would put on a spectacular show in the fall. Tell us your zone and we will be able to tell you more.
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Mine came back both when I lived in Ill. & down here in Ga. I just mulch them well for the winter. This year I divided 2 clumps into 20 & they have gone wild...most of the new clumps are at/near bushel basket size!
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Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. I have planted these many times and have some that are now 25 years old while others may grow back the next year but not after that, and I've not figured why, yet.
The sign of a good gardener is not a green thumb, it is brown knees. |
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lol, i have ruined many pants with brown knees. too cute
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Some do and some don't. Some of the more expensive ones I have bought at garden centers have not come back, while some cheapies sometimes do. I think it also depends on the severity of the winter.
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I live in NC and have some that is several years old and some that didn't come back.
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Yes they do come back. Here's what I did.
I got some in pots a few years back, when the were done blooming I pinched off the dead blooms and planted them in the ground and they came back the next year. The key is to pinch off the dead blooms. The Greater The Risk, The Sweeter The Fruit. |
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They come back here -- hardy mums not the florists ones.
I love asters as well -- love those fall colors in the garden! Martha |
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I never had any that didn't come back for me the next year and they are an easy flower to take cuttings off and plant. Right now I have some that came back from last year's plantings, and they are so pretty but the bees are attracted to them. Never had that to happen. They almost look like a daisy but they are mums! I will be dividing them up next Spring and spreading them around in other places in the flower beds to give me more fall colors. These are a yellow/bronze color.
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I'm curious how long your potted mums last. I saw tons and tons of potted mums in Home Depot last week and asked someone buying them "how long they last". She said she usually doesn't have much luck with them and they don't last too long.
Due to the economic situation and my losing lots of money in my IRA I'm not buying any fall flowers now....  Just curious, if I did buy potted mums, how long would they likely last in NJ??? If you can't be kind, be quiet! |
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The trick to long lasting mums is to buy them when they are in bud not when the flowers are open. They will last 3-4 weeks here when I buy them.
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The potted mums that you're seeing now in the stores are usually hardy mums...the ones you plant outside that come back next year. The care tag in the pot should tell you if it's hardy or not. The 'pot mums' are usually in a flower shop & are sold for a gift plant that people keep in the house til flowering is done & then toss out.
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And when they come back next spring... cut them back every two weeks once they get about 8" or so. Do this until July 4. this will make a nice full plant. This is my 3rd year.
In mid summer, I cut slices off the sides of my big plants and potted them up. Kept them behind some bushes that got 1/2 day sun, watered nearly every day (cuz they were in small pots), then planted in the ground in around mid august. I only lost one plant and that's because my "house sitter" forgot to water them while we were away for 5 days!!! Try to find the white mums...they are absolutely beautiful as they fill out. I get so many compliments on them from the neighbors. I think I got mine at HD or Walmart. ???? I mulched real good in the fall and made sure they were watered before winter set in. |
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