Re: 'gardeners' in our area are weird because... was Re: decent climate
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- Subject: Re: 'gardeners' in our area are weird because... was Re: decent climate
- From: B* C* <r*@neptune.on.ca>
- Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 14:31:16 -0400
- References: <8ca6696d.35715ebf@aol.com>
StephanyW@aol.com wrote:
> .
>
> It is the same here in GA. I have never gotten the point in planting them as
> annuals so I have never planted any.
>
> However, you say they are perennial. Just leave them and they will come back?
Depends on the variety of mum. I have mums that come back year after
year in
zone 4, but they won't all do that. Many-probably most of the mums you
buy in
pots from florists or at the grocery store are not cold hardy- although
in
Georgia I might take a chance on putting them outside in the garden. I
understand
that even hardy mums are subject to rot in damp climates, so if you
want yours to
survive you should probably try to give them good drainage. They also
do much
better planted in spring or early summer than at the time mums are
usually sold,
as it gives them a chance to get established.If your nurseries are not
selling
mums on the perennial tables the way they do other perennials you may
have to mail
order from a reliable source (don't ask me, I have no experience with US
perennial
companies). Don't order too many though. They grow like weeds, at
least up here,
and within a couple of years you'll be dividing them up and moving them
around
your garden.
Bob Campbell
southern Ontario.
USDA 4
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