I bought some plants in 6" pots to have in the garden for fall after many plants have finished blooming. I have some questions:
I assume they are perennials and can be in the gound all year. They have the tiny blooms, some are like a little ball others about 1 1/2 " wide blooms.
can I keep them in pots? should I bury the pots?
should I take them out of the pots and plant in the ground? and mulch for winter?
Should they be cut back after blooming for winter?
Thanks anyone.
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I have tried to overwinter these but have failed.I have got the garden mums that are planted in the spring.I have asked at garden centers about these and was told that the ones you buy in the fall are greenhouse grown over summer, and are not as hardy.I was told that if you plant them in a sheltered spot, keep them watered well up until the ground starts to freeze, let the foliage die down to the ground, and then mulch with leaves or straw that you have a 50% chance of having them come back the next year.If you want mums that come back reliably each year buy and plant the hardy perennial mums in the spring.All my gardens are out in the open and have no protection whatsoever,so this may be the reason that I cant seem to keep the fall purchased ones.Hope this helps.
Hi there, I bought an 8" garden mum at HD for $4.98. It is about 2 feet tall. The info said it can be planted in the fall and then mulch over winter. Does this mean it needs to be cut back - right down, then mulch over top? Then the instructions said to pinch new growth in the spring. I looked in some of my garden guides and they weren't too specific on how to prep the plant for winter. What should I do?
Thanks, Alex
I will hope to see them again next fall. You never know if you don't try.
Thanks I am inspired now. They were only $2.99 each so I have nothing to lose.
I planted one of those chrysanthemums in my garden this Spring, after it finished blooming - the ones that come in the 6" pots and you should see the size of them now. They are now at least 2 feet tall, if not taller. No one can believe how much they grew already. They should come back next Spring because my mom has a few of these and they come back year after year.
There were outside where I bought them but that means nothing I know.
I have had 2 come back from the previous fall but very small. I will plant them in the ground and see what happens. There are so many unopened buds I suspect they are green house forced.
If these are the garden mums the ideal time to plant is in spring.If these are the greenhouse mums that you buy in bloom at this time of the year, they generally are treated as annuals and its not likely they will overwinter.Even with a good winter mulch,I have never had these come back.