Mums aren't just for containers. You can grow them in the ground too. And, with a little bit of care, they'll bloom again ...

Dig a hole twice as wide as the pot, and place the plant in the hole so that the crown (where the roots meet the stems) are at ground level—and not any deeper! Backfill the soil, water, and mulch to ...

Store-bought mums aren’t bred for the ground—they’re less hardy and often grow tall and leggy. If planting, cut back, fertilize, water weekly, and mulch roots, but expect them to act like annuals. For ...

If you want pretty blooming mums in the fall, now is the time to plant them. Chrysanthemums, or mums for short, are photoperiodic, meaning they bloom in response to day length. As short-day plants, ...

We know fall has arrived when every garden center and big box store is taken over by endless swaths of chrysanthemums. With so many colors and types to choose from, it's tempting to plant mums all ...

One sure sign that fall is near is garden centers beginning to fill with beautiful chrysanthemums — better known as mums. If you haven’t spotted them yet, you likely will soon. Mums aren’t all hype; ...

It looks like we have freezing temperatures, or near freezing temperatures, in the not-too-distant future. So, if you, like many of us gardeners, have been lulled into a state of endless summer, there ...

Q. The beautiful mums in front of my condo that I started from a small indoor plant thrived and multiplied for more than 10 years. Every year after the blooms faded, they were cut down, and they ...

What’s fall without mums? Readily available, they help transform your outdoor space in a snap. While a single potted mum plopped on the porch signals, “Yep, it’s fall,” people who embrace decorating ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! This week we will celebrate Halloween in the Valley. Have your carved pumpkin out on the porch (lit up with a candle or LED light) to greet trick or ...

Garden mums are autumn’s go-to flowering plant, delivering a burst of colour just as the weather becomes cooler and nights become longer. The petunias became leggy, the geraniums in the planter near ...

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