Will my mums flower again?
"Adam Schwartz" wrote in message news:kplLa.43181$R73.6612@sccrnsc04...
Early in the season (mid May) I lost all of the flowers on my mums.
Can I expect it to flower again?
Thanks,
Adam (Iowa City)
Here in the Midwest mums actually will bloom twice in a season. Since
they are short-day plants (actually, they require long nights to
bloom), they bloom in the spring and in the fall. A good rule of
thumb is to cut them back to within a couple inches of the ground
(REALLY! I do it every year!) around the 4th of July. This is an easy
date to remember around the summer solstice when the nights start
getting longer. Your mums will be florist-quality by September!
Happy Gardening,
Matt Weld
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