How do I get mums to tay alive. I buy them every year and every year?
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Eileen
Every year I buy mums and every year they die. Too much sun? Too much water? I have a black thumb to begin with but everyone tells me the are easy. The only thing I don’t kill are geraniums and point settings
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I had the same question myself last year and this article helped me. https://www.thespruce.com/how-not-to-kill-your-mums-847862
I just posted how I keep my mums, Jay. Here's the link:
https://theapplestreetcottage.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-fall-porch-how-to-over-winter-mums.html
If you wait to plant in the fall, they will not have sufficient time to develop a hardy root system. Plant in spring and summer to allow time for them to develop a good root system. I like to plant them in fall for the color and treat them as annuals.