Hardy Mums
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by obywan59 on July 01, 2004 08:20 AM
I use a hedge shears to trim my mums up neatly and to make them branch fuller and make a rounder plant.
So far this year I've given them 3 trimmings. They used to say don't prune after July 4, but I heard Andre Viette say once that they pruned on July 24 and still got blooms. I'm not sure I'd be willing to risk trying that however. I'm a hundred miles south of them but in a cooler zone at a higher elevation so I have a shorter season.
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Terry
May the force be with you
So far this year I've given them 3 trimmings. They used to say don't prune after July 4, but I heard Andre Viette say once that they pruned on July 24 and still got blooms. I'm not sure I'd be willing to risk trying that however. I'm a hundred miles south of them but in a cooler zone at a higher elevation so I have a shorter season.
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Terry
May the force be with you
by gardenmom32210 on July 01, 2004 02:04 PM
My mums are on their second flowering this year. I trim them after every bloom and always get more.
I'll be trimming them again in about a week or two(when the blooms fade)and fully expect them to continue blooming.
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I'll be trimming them again in about a week or two(when the blooms fade)and fully expect them to continue blooming.
Karen
by obywan59 on July 01, 2004 04:24 PM
Ah yes, you live in Florida. Different situation.
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Terry
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Terry
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by obywan59 on July 01, 2004 04:28 PM
I didn't even know mums would grow that far south.
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Terry
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Terry
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