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behillman Plantersville, TX(Zone 9a) Jun 28, 2010

My mums have lots of small buds, & are 3 feet tall. If I were to cut them back, could I plant them as a cutting?

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Jun 28, 2010

Try it, what have you got to lose? You have to trim them anyway, right? I may give that a try as well.

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behillman Plantersville, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 09, 2010

My mums are full of buds, but will barely open, then turn black. What can I do to get them to open & bloom all the way. I am deadheading them when they turn black. I have now started to snip off about helf the the buds. Maybe that will help.

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Jul 09, 2010

Mums need to be trimmed before the 4th of July cut them too late they will not bloom for fall.

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tishrh Mount Vernon, OH Jul 10, 2010

The latest is the 15th for the mums on trimming. I wouldn't do after this date. Note though you will be at the lastest blooming time for the mum.

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JulieQ Bella Vista, AR(Zone 6b) Jul 11, 2010

That date may depend on your zone. If behillman is in zone 9 I'm sure he can go later.

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behillman Plantersville, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 12, 2010

No one has answered my question why my buds are not opening up. Is it because there are so many of them that they need to be pruned off so that the plant can feed all of them>?

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Jul 12, 2010

Buds shouldn't be opening now, mums are a fall blooming plant, you need to keep them trimmed up to July so they put all their production into the fall show

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behillman Plantersville, TX(Zone 9a) Jul 15, 2010

Thank you, I feel so foolish. My mums are o.k. I guess. Flowerjen, you are very informative.

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sherlyn Clifton Hill, MO Jul 15, 2010

What happens if you don't trim your mums and is it too late to do it now?

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Jul 15, 2010

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What happens if you don't trim your mums and is it too late to do it now?

They will be very floppy for the fall bloom or if they have bloomed too early you probably won't get any blooms for fall.

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