for instant color, just add mums!€¦ · mums the word. secrets for growing better mums...
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For Instant Color, Just Add Mums!
Sadly, Summer flowers have faded. Thegood news is that you can still add newlife and color to your garden. In fact,some of the most beautiful colors you'veseen all year are waiting right now toenter your garden. How? Mums. Gardenshow-offs with blooms that last forweeks, not days. Mums are easy to find,plant, care for, and even easier to enjoy.
Mums made easy. No mumbo-jumbo.Find the mums you like best at garden centers. The hardest part is deciding — there are somany colors to choose from.
• Some gardeners simply like to dig a shallow hole and drop the whole pot into it. But if yourgoal is to plant these hardy perennials, find a spot in full sun with rich, well-drained soil.Mums don't mind being transplanted while they're in flower.
• Space plants about 18-24 inches apart. Mums do better when they’re not overcrowded.
• Dig a hole twice the size of the root ball.
• Mix compost or Espoma Organic Garden Soil in with dense or clay soil. This is a good time to add a handful of high-quality, slow-feeding organic flower food, such as Espoma Bio-tone® Starter Plus — low in nitrogen and higher in phosphorous and potassium —ideal to promote blooms rather than heavy foliage.
• Plant mums at the same depth that they were in the pot, and backfill with the amended soil.
• Water the soil thoroughly (not the foliage). Follow up with about an inch of water per week.
Who needs to rely on Fall foliage when you've got mums forcolor? We hope that you're inspired to go out and plant afew. Mums are the perfect way to keep the beauty goingstrong in your garden, as another satisfying outdoor growingseason comes to a close.
Mums the word.Secrets for growing better mums
• It's best to get mums into the ground beforethe frost to give them time to establish their roots.
• Don't pinch, cut, divide or do any of theother violent things people do to mumswhen you first plant them in the Fall. They’llsurvive better if you wait until Spring.
• After the first frost, add a 4" layer of mulchor straw around the plant to protect itthrough Winter.
• Divide chrysanthemums every 3-5 years tokeep them at their best.