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Old 05-11-2002, 10:54 PM
david
 
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Default Pinching Mums

you say garden Chrysanthemums, I take it you are referring to Garden Mums",
and not outdoor spray or blooms.
As has already been said, pinching (or stopping) encourages the plant to
bush .
As a rule this is required to give you a more compact, plant, something that
is often done by chemical means when the plants are mass produced.
However there are a number of new varieties now on the market that don't
need to be stopped, they are self branching.
One word of warning........don't keep on stopping after mid June as you will
prevent flower bud formation, as the bud incitation is dependant on day
length.
Incidentally I have a picture in an old gardening book of mine of someone
standing by a 5ft tall standard plant of ordinary sized bloom chrysanthemum,
the plant must be 4 ft wide , and all on one stem.

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David Hill
Abacus Nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk