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Fri, Aug 28, 09 at 14:46
| I bought two large perennial mums for my screened in porch several weeks ago.
A lot of the buds turned brown and sort of dried up. The leaves themselves are fine- a few brown leaves at the base that I picked off and a few dead stems. I deadheaded it well today. I bought the mums in a tight bud state hoping they would last a long time. They were in bright shade. I just bought another one and hope to have it last longer. Did I overwater (probably not) underwater or is it a disease? How can I make my new one bloom well? |
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- Posted by bumblebeez z7b Seneca SC (My Page) on Mon, Aug 31, 09 at 13:10
| Ok, well, I'll just keep it extremely well watered. |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Mon, Aug 31, 09 at 21:45
| Sorry, this is a problem we had when I worked at a nursery too. What I found is that they are growing the mums under misters and they plant them in 99% peat moss. The roots really fill those pots, and it is hard to keep them perfectly moist without having them soppingly and rottingly wet, or dry as a bone. |
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- Posted by bumblebeez z7b Seneca SC (My Page) on Mon, Aug 31, 09 at 22:03
| Interesting and I'm glad it's not me. Thanks for the info. I'll really have to put a lot more effort into watering them. |
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