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Fresh is what flowers are
all about. Without freshness, there is no color or vibrancy.
Fortunately, freshness takes just a few
minutes a day to preserve with easy-care mums.
Here are some guidelines to follow to
ensure success:
If garden mums have been sleeved or boxed
for shipment, immediately remove from shipping boxes and take off sleeves.
Check for water. If the root medium is dry
to touch, water pots thoroughly.
If practical, plants should be placed on a
display structure rather than directly on pavement, which can heat up
excessively during the day, injuring roots.
Locate plants where they receive at least
one-half day of sun. If sunlight is so intense that plants seem to dry and
wilt most of the time, then plants may need to be given 25 to 30 percent
shade.
Since most garden mums are displayed
outdoors, they often require frequent watering during the sunny, windy days
of late summer and autumn. Check plants twice a day to be sure root medium
remains moist to the touch. Each time a garden mum wilts its useful life may
be decreased by three to five days.
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