How To Grow Plunge-Pit Mums
The English method for growing “plunge-pit” mums combines the advantages of both outdoor growing and greenhouse culture. I have grown prize mums with this system, with certain modifications, for all
Chrysanthemums
This Summer, Try Potted Mums
The amateur gardener should try growing potted chrysanthemums outdoors during the summer. The process is simple, and the results are gratifying, even with minimal care. Besides, there are several advantages
Try Growing Hybrid Chrysanthemums From Seeds
If you want an interesting and exciting experience in seed sowing, try hybrid chrysanthemum seeds. While looking through a chrysanthemum catalog in February 1958, I found mum seeds from Japan.
How To Have Mums From July Till Frost
It’s high time for gardeners who still think of chrysanthemums as fall flowers to become acquainted with the newer varieties, which extend the season from as early as July until
Chrysanthemums for the Greenhouse
If you like to color in the home greenhouse during the fall months, chrysanthemums are unsurpassed with their wide range of colors and forms. In the garden, they provide the
Keeping Roses, Mums From Winter’s Toll
In most of our areas, hard frosts have come by mid-November. Mild weather sometimes holds until Thanksgiving, leaving some hardier annuals such as snapdragons, stocks, sweet alyssum, lobelia, verbena, and
Tips On Winter Protection For Chrysanthemums
Eventually, we may have many varieties of gardens, often called hardy, chrysanthemums which are reliably hardy everywhere. At present, I know of no cut-flower variety, such as Lavender Lady, Red
There’s A Bonanza In Your Gift Mum
Do you toss out potted chrysanthemums after they have finished flowering? If you do, you are throwing away a potential mum’s garden, for every plant will yield many cuttings for
Hardy Chrysanthemums Are Hardy
Recently, a homeowner shared to me: “I don’t care for chrysanthemums.” Then, almost as though speaking to herself she added: “They just won’t grow for me.” As she looked at
How You Can Avoid Failure With Fall-Planted Mums
Although a few experienced gardeners will deny that the best cultural code for hardy chrysanthemums says to start them in the spring, right where you want them to flower, there