I purchased a small harty mum in a container. If I keep it in my house
with it survive? Would it be a perrential if I maintain it properly?

Thanks

Tom

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:47:52 -0700, "
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I purchased a small harty mum in a container. If I keep it in my house
with it survive? Would it be a perrential if I maintain it properly?

Thanks

Tom


It won't grow well indoors, unless you have an ideal environment. You
have a much better chance growing mums outdoors and
pruning/fertilizing them as directed. Most people add the mums to the
compost pile (or toss them out) after blooming.

Depending upon where you live, I have seen mums planted outside and they do
quite well as long as they are watered properly. In zone 7 (Arkansas) they
did very well, and I have had good luck with them here in zone 5 (Kansas).
I think the colors change after the first or second year, but that might be
because our soil pH is close to neutral. They might like more acid.

Dwayne



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I purchased a small harty mum in a container. If I keep it in my house
with it survive? Would it be a perrential if I maintain it properly?

Thanks

Tom

Dwayne wrote:
Depending upon where you live, I have seen mums planted outside and they do
quite well as long as they are watered properly. In zone 7 (Arkansas) they
did very well, and I have had good luck with them here in zone 5 (Kansas).
I think the colors change after the first or second year, but that might be
because our soil pH is close to neutral. They might like more acid.

Dwayne



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Zone 6 (Kentucky) is a thumbs up on growing outside. Just get them in
the ground somewhere. I doubt that they'd survive in pots, especially
further north.

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Dwayne wrote:
Depending upon where you live, I have seen mums planted outside and they
do quite well as long as they are watered properly. In zone 7 (Arkansas)
they did very well, and I have had good luck with them here in zone 5
(Kansas). I think the colors change after the first or second year, but
that might be because our soil pH is close to neutral. They might like
more acid.

Dwayne



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Tom





Zone 6 (Kentucky) is a thumbs up on growing outside. Just get them in the
ground somewhere. I doubt that they'd survive in pots, especially further
north.

They'll also (usually) survive winters in Western NY (zones 5/6) if planted
up against the foundation of the house or other structure that retains heat
and has a southern exposure. Your mileage may vary.

I plant mine out as soon as I can, generally they grow the following year and bloom
and then disappear forever. dont know why. Ingrid

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:47:52 -0700, "
wrote:

I purchased a small harty mum in a container. If I keep it in my house
with it survive? Would it be a perrential if I maintain it properly?

Thanks

Tom

Hey Ingrid, That's exactly what happened to ours! It bloomed
(sparsely) the next year then bit the dust, just like my poinsettia.
When taken from an ideal greenhouse environment, they just barely
thrive.

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:06:50 -0500, wrote:

I plant mine out as soon as I can, generally they grow the following year and bloom
and then disappear forever. dont know why. Ingrid

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:47:52 -0700, "
wrote:

I purchased a small harty mum in a container. If I keep it in my house
with it survive? Would it be a perrential if I maintain it properly?

Thanks

Tom

odder yet, mine do fabulously well the following year (if they survive at all) and
THEN they disappear. Ingrid

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:51:41 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

Hey Ingrid, That's exactly what happened to ours! It bloomed
(sparsely) the next year then bit the dust, just like my poinsettia.
When taken from an ideal greenhouse environment, they just barely
thrive.

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:06:50 -0500, wrote:

I plant mine out as soon as I can, generally they grow the following year and bloom
and then disappear forever. dont know why. Ingrid

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:47:52 -0700, "
wrote:

I purchased a small harty mum in a container. If I keep it in my house
with it survive? Would it be a perrential if I maintain it properly?

Thanks

Tom

In article ,
wrote:

odder yet, mine do fabulously well the following year (if they survive at
all) and
THEN they disappear. Ingrid

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:51:41 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

Hey Ingrid, That's exactly what happened to ours! It bloomed
(sparsely) the next year then bit the dust, just like my poinsettia.
When taken from an ideal greenhouse environment, they just barely
thrive.

On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:06:50 -0500, wrote:

I plant mine out as soon as I can, generally they grow the following year
and bloom
and then disappear forever. dont know why. Ingrid

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 08:47:52 -0700, "

wrote:

I purchased a small harty mum in a container. If I keep it in my house
with it survive? Would it be a perrential if I maintain it properly?

Thanks

Tom

My dad in law could grow mums "football" real well in his sandy soil.
This was in N. Jersey Langhurst close to the oceaan. We can't do it
and treat them like annuals.
The local mums that are dug around here seem to not be perennial yet
the same folks have them up for sale every fall. I got to stop in some
time and ask what the secret is. I'll offer a Japanese maple to loosen
their tongues )

Bill

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