When do I cut my mums back?
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Hi Nancy, If you don't cut mums back in early spring, then they are more likely to produce a premature and disappointing period of poor bloom in summer and a lackluster season of poor bloom in fall. ... If you pinch too late, you may delay their flowering until after their normal blooming time
Nancy, I'm in zone 6 and I start trimming back in May. Some years I have to cut them back quite a few times, but not later than the middle of July.