Articles 

How often should I water potted mums outside?

Joe Ford

How often should I water potted mums outside?

1-2 inches of water 3 times a month is usually enough, but don’t let the soil get dry. In the spring, when it’s about a week out from the last expected frost, take your potted mums outside to where you’ll want to keep them in the spring through fall. Leave them there for 2-3 hours, then bring them back in.

How do you keep mums in pots over winter?

Choose a mostly dark cool area, such as an unheated garage shed or basement, which has temperatures between 32 and 55 degrees Fahrenheit. If temperatures could fall below freezing, wrap the pots with several layers of newspaper to protect the roots. Water your mums so that the soil is slightly moist.

How do you get mums to bloom?

Plant the mums in well-draining soil that receives full sun. Fertilize well to encourage blooms. If the mums produce spring blooms, pinch them back before late summer to encourage fall flowering

Is Epsom salt good for mums?

Fertilizer Selection Ideally, mums need 40-120 ppm calcium, 30-60 ppm magnesium and 25-75 ppm sulfur (75-250 ppm sulfate) on a constant basis. Often, Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) is mixed in the stock solution of a water soluble fertilizer to provide magnesium and sulfate.6 天前

Why are my mums not flowering?

Why Chrysanthemum Blooms Don’t Appear If it’s fall and your mums are not flowering, it’s possible that they were forced into blooming earlier in the year, so they didn’t develop enough new buds after the first flowering

How do you keep fall mums blooming?

How to Care for MUMs and Keep Them Blooming All Season

  1. Place your mums in a sunny area in your home. Find a window that allows lots of sun in and be sure it gets at least four hours a day of direct sunlight.
  2. Keep the soil moist.
  3. Deadhead often for lasting blooms.
  4. Once your mums stop blooming, you can place them in the ground outdoors once the weather starts to warm.

How do you prune mums?

Pinch or take scissors and trim back your mums until they are about 4-6″ high from the ground. Do not trim them to be lower than that as it could damage the plant or the plant not grow enough again to produce a bloom this fall