Complete Fall Mums Bloom Care Guide- Mums That Keep On Giving

[@Smalltowngiggles]

Last year when my potted mum starting looking done, late October, I did nothing to it and put it in the garage. When spring came, I noticed a bit of green so took out, cut it back, watered good and set it out where it would get plenty of sun. It is so beautiful this year. I live in central Iowa, zone 5.

[@debbiemiller7093]

I love the part about discounted flowers. As I am retired and do a lot of buying discounted flowers.

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Clearance flowers for the win!

[@PatriciaWalsh-nh6mq]

Almost all my plants are Lowe's nearly dead perennials! My plants all get "haircuts" and lots of water & sun. I have a bunch of yellow mums planted in ground. They have come back for the past 3 years & survived NYC wiinters. Thanks for your video!

[@connieedwards8321]

Did you cut them back and mulch them once they died? I planted some mums this fall and not sure what to do with them once they die.

[@PatriciaWalsh-nh6mq]

@@connieedwards8321 I should mulch them in the late fall....but I haven't....My garden survives on benign neglect. I generally clean up the dead leaves/sticks in the spring. Am always surprised to see new spring growth! Enjoy your gardening!

[@BillieChristine-d5c]

I searched for Mum care and your channel popped up very delightful this morning here in Tennessee I bought about 8 that are in pots and have never even had them. I'm very excited to try to care for them.

[@mitzi605]

I got a lot of mum's last year and I am still finding them in my borders. I've bought regular and clearance ones this year. They are a nice surprise at the end of the season and the bees love them. I live in Oregon, zone 8.

[@freewheelinprincess]

You have such wonderful personality! I just got mums. Thank you for this awesome video!

[@TheAdhdGardener]

No problemo! Don't forget to checkout my Mums playlist. Checkout Chrysanthemum Care: kzbin.info/aero/PL4dHk2fV8d_ZB_mu9UCLLgcpRkSAB_1Y-

[@denisebelt2454]

Zone 5, Iowa here..planted in the ground last fall and they came back🥰they're huge. Wintering put a thick layer of mulch and they came back. Enjoy my coffee and deadheading time. Love your video. 😁

[@JaxBachtle]

Where have you been all my life?! I adore your channel, your commentary is so real & relatable.

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Thanks! I dont like to sugar coat so real is all I can be🤗🌻

[@vickihuse5869]

I put mine in the basement by the door to get light all winter. I have one blooming for the third time this year. I didn't know I could prune them, so I will in the spring.

[@blueh9]

I love your down to earth attitude and knowledge. I immediately subscribed. I need as much help as I can get with mums. I'm good at growing everything except mums and azaleas.

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Thanks! Well Azalias, blueberries etc love high acidity soil. Mums like lightly acidic bordering neutral. Try out that. Also check out my other 2 mums videos for any additional info. It should be down in description

[@maureenmckenna5220]

Don’t know your location but mums are pretty hardy as plants, here in Williamsburg, VA. Belgium mums are the only reliably perennial mums I know, but regular mums have come back for me too. So, pot or ground, after they bloom, you can leave the stalks until spring or cut them off, right then in the fall. Then, in the spring, look for a tiny bit of green at the base. That means the plant is alive. Cut off the dead parts if you didn’t do this after they died the previous year, and add a bit of good soil to the base. I don’t put them in pots, but I would imagine it is the same process, although the soil might be a bit tired. If you see some of those green sprigs, don’t hesitate to dig them up, or take them out of the pot, and either replant them, or put them in the ground. These can be little pieces, really, but these things grow into big plants. You can move these little pieces outside, and replant them in a more pleasing arrangement, if they have grown where you don’t want them. They don’t look it, but those small pieces have a lot of life in them and will grow into gorgeous plants. My next must do, I learned the hard way. When they come back, they will look pretty good, with buds on them by June or so. But, in order for them to have sturdy stems in the autumn, and not fall over from the weight of the blooms, they must be cut back. Safe to do this any time, but before about July 4. If you cut them back after, you may not give them time to set new blooms. So cut them back by at least a third to a half. This is hard for me to do, because they look so good! But, the effect in the fall will be well worth it. As they age, three or four years old, they tend to grow roots outward, away from the original plant. My solution is to dig the whole thing up in the spring, reassemble the small pieces in my own pattern and cover them with new soil. And, I have even replanted those small pieces in new areas and gotten completely new and lovely plants. When I buy mums now, and I don’t have to buy many, I treat them as perennials, even if they are in pots on my steps. I know I will eventually be putting them in the ground. Not having to buy new mums and then just throw them away is a joy.

[@lorraineplansey3471]

An employee told me about what I call “ the dead plant pile” at Lowe’s. Bargains galore and yes it takes a little work but it’s so worth it. I’ve had great success.

[@katherineradtke773]

I love mums- was so surprised when two I got last year regenerated! Totally shocked! Now I want more 😊

[@TheAdhdGardener]

It can become an obsession especially with clearance mums from Lowes!🤣

[@adeledelarosa7819]

Gonna really make a go of it for my mums...never before had them, I've read up on their care, made the investment on my limited budget bought 2 ...I do have a green thumb.....Hoping and praying that all your advise, tips will help me to make a very nice fall decore in my little patio thru the fall, often I sit in my little patio space, enjoy the garden I created..now I thought I wanna decorate with those beautiful heaping round mums and enjoy this fall season with the beautiful colors they give along with my pumpkin and gourds display tucked here and there in my patio. Wish me luck....God bless you...and by the way your great !

[@TheAdhdGardener]

U got this!! I have like 2 other mums care videos that are also good info too.. Best of luck!!

[@oeff7744]

Amen for Lowe's clearance. I got salvias and geranium during the summer. Now I'll be looking for mums!

[@donnastumme1729]

Please remember to easily compost any deadheaded blossoms for building natural fertilizer mulch

[@shelleyrusnell155]

Zone 6a, I overwinter all my mums in place, right where I planted them. Mulch w straw before heavy frost

[@VeryMiley]

YT recommended me this video - and it’s great! Bought 3 beautiful mums on sale. These tips will help me over winter them. Nobody taught me to amend the container plants but I did - worm castings, compost, dead leaves. Will do liquid fertilizer as I never did that before. Thanks so much !!!!

[@TheAdhdGardener]

No problem! It always makes me happy to see them start to sprout again the following year!

[@charbella]

Great video! I have several mums in ground and in pots. I have one that is 5 years old and went to deaths door twice. Lol it's been repotted 5 or 6 times but went in ground last spring. Now it's big and beautiful. I love how resilient they are. Thanks for reminding me I can get the discount ones. I forgot about that. I usually pinch (prune) them all summer till July 4th and they come out full and bushy. I didn't do that this year and some of them look like crap. 😔 Live and learn.

[@spicykylie]

you’re so cuteeeee i love you and your personality!!! yes ma’am, i’m fertilizing my mum and pruning her right now!! thank you:)

[@ericab936]

Omg I’m so glad I found your Chanel. I love u already. Straight talk in a way we can all understand. I’m subscribing.🙏🏾& ❤.

[@MonsterSoap]

"Do you know how long it'll be before you get another freaking flower" LOL! So true, thank you for your super fun gardening videos. You're breaking the mold!! 🌺🌼🌻🪴

[@kristinaNC]

This is so timely. I've been deadheading my mums this year and it has really helped. I had 6 mums that came back from last year (they were in the ground...zone 7b) and they have been really slow to bloom. I used granular fertilizer, but probably need to give them some liquid fertilizer. Oh...and I also saw some mums at my local Lowe's clearance section. I probably need to go back and get some.

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Yep granular fertilizer helps for long term for regular feeding but it's generally not really enough for the amount of blooms we want so we go to liquid too😉🌻

[@karenhill3970]

Ditto what u just said !! I'm also zone 7 I'm a cashier at local grocery store we have gorgeous Mum's in for $12 ...I want so bad but have such bad luck...trying again I do everything she said .but they still die do t understand ... not doing it right .....lady few blocks away are gorge in her Yard

[@jennychan1164]

Lovely mums. I m in tropics n just bought dark orange mums.. beautiful...will look for other colors.

[@Frickenadazzal]

I like your dialect and style. Just got mums, didn't know you could make them last. Awesome!

[@FaithforMoney]

This video was very helpful, your energy got me hyped to actually try and keep my mums alive.

[@elaineinoregon2727]

Love your knowledge! I’m an avid gardener here on the Oregon coast. Thank you for your energy and passion!

[@aletashort7563]

❤I put my mums in the ground last fall , they came back this fall beautifully,robust and HUMONGOUS ❤thanx 4 all your advice & tips♥️Going scavenging for clearance mums @ Lowes 🎉YIPPEE ❣️

[@hudnad3741]

I put mine in the ground this year. What fertilizer you use?

[@aletashort7563]

@@hudnad3741 … I use ULTRAGREEN - Color Bloom , Flowering Plant Food …I’m gonna try to photograph the bag 🪴

[@dianabaskin1944]

Enjoyed your video. Interesting and inspiring. Thanks for sharing. I just brought some mums and wanted to find out if I can keep them alive at least til Thanksgiving. Nice to hear I may be able to keep them longer. I have been doing it all wrong. Now I know. Crossing my fingers.

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Thanks! I just dropped another mums vid and linked all 3 mums vids in the description below😁🌻

[@barbarat1050]

I bought a half dead alpine bleeding heart, and it is thriving so well, I plan to split it next spring! I love buying sad, little plants and bringing them back to life!

[@lindabradford9591]

I separated my bleeding hearts and now have 3 huge ones. They're so pretty in the spring!

[@sheriewillis7334]

Thanks for the info on mums.i have one and did not know what to do with it after the flowers die.i will prune the flowers and start fertilizing it more and hopefully it will come back in the spring!

[@Helen-mh8mq]

I never dead headed my mums before!!But now I will!Thanks!😊

[@ProfCossey]

Great personality! Your delivery style reminds me of the way I think/talk, so I really relate to it!

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Thanks so much!!😁

[@donnastumme1729]

In Iowa zone 5, I have tremendous success with even the annual mums by planting them directly into the ground for gorgeous throughout my gardens big splashes of color by each by in the fall heavily leaf mulch winter covering them ;-)

[@yazr1712]

Thank you for this! Zone 6 west-facing balcony here and trying to wrap my head around flowers lol. I have plenty of indoor greens but flowers is an entirely new world. A bit nervous!

[@mylindawhite161]

I just loooove your energy and enthusiasm. Subscribed and am now going to look for back episodes. I live in Zone 8 and am thinking about putting mums in the ground and loading up with pine straw for the winter.

[@jmk576]

Uhm. Where have you been my whole life. I loved this video. I’m trying so hard now that my kids are a little older but my garden still stinks. This was so helpful. How did I not know mums are perennial?

[@sujathanair6978]

Wow let me check out if I can find any mums for clearance thanks for the tip.thanks for the tips for the care of these lovely colorfull mums.

[@frankramirez271]

So weird I was looking at some of My empty pots and thinking about mums. Then I see this great Video. Now I am definitely doing. Thank you

[@floratollis6591]

Sweetheart you have the best personality love your video just found you now this morning I'll be watching more of you thank you peace and love❤

[@kayneff8426]

You are the best. So glad I found you. You answered all my mum questions. 😊

[@lanell5007]

Really great video. I learned so much from you so Thankyou. Luv yor personality, keep sharing yor awesome knowledge of plants. 😊

[@clete3977]

Cute. Tough. Smart. I love her.

[@MariEnid]

Omg I instantly subscribed! I’m so glad I found your page! What a GREAT video! So informative and you have really good energy. Thank you!

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Thanks so much!!😁🌻

[@moodoll1]

i enjoyed this video..and i needed your tips i am tired of dead mums..thanks..also you are great in keeping your audience interested...

[@renewyckoff545]

Thank you for teaching folks that yes , do not toss your mums, replant, do cuttings, or give them to someone who has time, space, etc., just one thing, too chatty, dear❤, we're so busy right now, again , appreciate your advice for newbies, agape love 😊

[@BillieChristine-d5c]

That's why her channel is named ADHD. So she can be herself.

[@timsolomon8352]

I'm in zone 7b , I actually brought some of my mums indoors, after the blooms finished around November. I cut them back and now I have basketball shaped mum bushes " she said" lol... I do have grow lights on them... also peppers and what not. I have 3 acres, so this spring I'll build a greenhouse. I just trimmed the mums down to the base leaving about 5 or six branches above the soil at like two inches, that way all the nodes sprouted and I didn't have to trim tops to get that round shape.

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Ahh 7b lucky! And a greenhouse is an AWESOME addition 🌻🌻

[@wayneenglish2658]

Love your attitude love your delivery love love love

[@colette7736]

I really like your video. I like your style and information. Peace & Love! I have one issue. Pollinators like bees and other insects are being poisoned all over the place. I get clearance plants too, but I don't like getting them from Lowes/Home depot/and a lot of other big places because they are treated with neonicitinoids and that poisons the soil, roots, 100% of the plants. Does not wash off or go away. So i look for clearance at places that have not been treated with neonics. So, Watters garden is expensive but they have different treatment. I shop clearance there and at those other places. There are other natural plant stores but you have to look and ask them. It matters to me because I don't want the forever chemicals and we have to have pollinators or everything dies essentially.

[@leslietinyhousebuilderwann3851]

Thanks for your video on mums. I live in zone 8. Desert Dallas is what I like to call it.

[@RurZjsj]

You are so helpful and awesome with your way of explaining plus you had me laughing. What a positive uplifting personality. I'm looking forward to more of your videos!

[@melissabean8144]

AWESOME! Perfect timing. Right before Easter.. I live n zone 8. I'll buy my mum's,, discount that it is, plant them and be ready again for next year. Thanks so much for sharing.. now I'm a new follower. ❤🎉😊

[@dreamweaver1832]

To my surprise I planted a mum last fall and looked today and seen some green leaves popping up.

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Yyaaazzzz! That's awesome!

[@GlitterPoolParty]

I purposely did not prune my mum's the first year I grew them from 3" potted seedlings because I wanted them to focus on getting roots established. Next year I will mark my calendar to prune my mum's to shape into balls in June.

[@terryduran8783]

This was a great video Thank you so much! And I love your energy❤️

[@kittywoods7155]

I love mums & so glad to see this video. Thank you! 💞

[@jillterry5727]

🎉😂😂 AWSOME !! I learned so much from you...I will have mums next year !! Yeah 😊

[@brendakirby2186]

You are so funny!!! Who new mums were so TOO COOL!!! Great information! I just subscribed!!!

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Aww thanks!. This weekends video is about Fall bulbs corms n tubers!

[@michellem9392]

Thank you for your video! It was timely and very informative. I'm like you, I always look for clearence 1st.😄

[@cleytianedias2874]

Me too. I love❤

[@MaggieMagnoli]

This was very helpful thank you! I was looking for ways to store my mums after the season.

[@A-vy3gb]

Omg I’m so glad I found you! I am also ADHD off the Richter scale 😂 (yes, diagnosed, medicated, in therapy lol). I just moved into a house from an apartment and not only did the previous owners do a lot of landscaping but I also go freakin wild in the garden stores buying all the flowers. (Recently mums for the same reason… so sad for summer and beautiful flowers to leave.) However, the first 2 I purchased are giving me heck. The yellow flowers started turning pink/purple and plant app I downloaded (and paid for bc I need that much help lol) said I was overwatering. I cut back, same thing still happening. 🥴 Unless I missed it in the video (possible seeing as how I’m doing laundry at the same time as listening), I didn’t hear about watering. I’m trying to find the balance plus what to do when I’m out of town coming up next week. Help! (Side note - I live in Illinois. I also have a greenhouse from previous owners… no idea how to use that thing but pumped to hear that my mums have potential to stick around bc I totally thought they were a one season gig!)

[@BCBRENDA]

Just found you n love it. Live in zone 8b, didn't know they can come back each year. Now I have a mum n know how to care for it. Thanks

[@doctorabrenda]

I did all the wrong things that you mention😅 Thank you for the info I hope my plant survives the summer.

[@maylee2029]

You have a great personality, and your video is just what I needed for taking care of my mums ❤

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Thanks so much!😁🌻

[@lnystrom9044]

Enjoy what u have to say - but I can’t watch for your hands all over the place 😮

[@lennydean8099]

Adhd Gardener I do love your way of caring for mums. Up in Canada it gets very cold . Any advise how to protect them from Freezing

[@Seegoatlove]

Going to plant my first mum!

[@HannaFardew]

I'm fighting nature right now on 3 mums that were given to my grandma. I've just given them a bigger pot, fresh soil as the old stuff was completely soaked and was a mess of roots, and just deadhead them. I'm going to be getting some liquid fertilizer as that should help them out and if they survive, I'm separating them completely from one another

[@AugustaDanner]

Great job on the mums sure helped me out.

[@ConnieWeisman]

You are so funny...and I learned everything I need ro know about plants.

[@mjames130]

I loved this video. Very thorough and great information. Thank you

[@truthbetold-withdanielle]

Love this! Thanks- quick and to the point!

[@lindakarlson1026]

You're so cute!! Thank you for all the great information! I liked and subscribed. :)

[@quisqueyacarrasquero9592]

Thank you so much for the video 👍 really nice of you to take your time to do it for all of us, I deadhead my mum's for ever just because after I did it for first time, I saw it help

[@songsandstories3332]

I love your personality- thanks for the great info!

[@TheAdhdGardener]

Thanks for watching!

[@fstybrat]

I'm in zone 4b and took a leap of faith a couple years ago with a mum I bought from ghe store. It had 3 different colors in the pot, but they all came back as 1 color. I leave them alone at the end of the season but mulch them heavily with leaves then prune them way back in the spring when I start to see new growth. I just planted 4 more a couple weeks ago not paying attention to the fact that they are floral mums. I doubt those will survive our winter. I also just discovered Belgium mums. But think it may be too cold to plant it so I'll have to over-winter it in the house which I've never done. (Hope I done kill it!)

[@jahnfamily2642]

This was a great video! Thank you so much. It's very helpful!!!

[@againstallodds404]

"Can we say clearance mums" 😂❤ Very informative, animated 😂

[@newsomsr2000]

Im glade your still doing this keep it up

[@tinac7921]

Just use egg shells most plants like calcium it softens the water and soil also keeps snails off

[@kuldipgill8191]

Thank you for all the info for mums

[@maureenmckenna5220]

Belgium mums are perennial here in Williamsburg, VA. Cut them back before July 1 at least in half so they don’t get leggy and droop. By September they will be thick and a good height to support the blooms.

[@patriciasullivan5998]

I got some beautiful mums this year (my husband actually works at Lowes 😂) and I’m trying to decide if I should plant them in the ground or put them in pots and keep them in the basement near a window for winter. Plus, I get a groundhog every year and I have to wonder if he will eat all the leaves and flowers🤔

[@juliettedemaso7588]

We’re getting some early 35F night temps coming up, I’ve always had good luck with my mums continuing to thrive through cold crisp nights, but I’m worried about a frost/freeze coming this soon. October only just began, I need these babies through Halloween. Usually they don’t start showing signs of distress (even the cheap small potted ones) until late November, even into December depending on temps and conditions. For whatever reason though this year I’m feeling concerned. Zone 5 here. Most of mine are hardy and in the ground, currently in full glorious bloom.

[@trishschuster5964]

Hi 👋 Thank You for sharing. Gonna try to save my plant for next year 👍 Hello from New York 🍁🎃

[@DiamondNet2009]

Thank you so much! Getting my mums! Subscribing!

[@sandraoconnor5700]

You are such fun and so helpful!!

[@randyland1000]

Love your enthusiasm!

[@RSouthEditorMonolithic]

Loved this video!

[@DaughteroftheLight]

At 9:20-40 that was an adhd moment lmao. That’s me all the time. 🤣thanks for this video!!

[@DaughteroftheLight]

Also, I thought mine were dead, like fine with the lord, but they came back like Zombie plants!! So that’s why im so happy I found this video.

[@TheAdhdGardener]

It surprises me too! Sometimes it takes them FOREVER to get started lol

[@anitar959]

You are awesome. Great tips I'm def going to try

[@Nicholask85]

I have a 160gal tank and I use my old fish poop and my plants grow like crazy from it.

[@nashwaran473]

Finally Deadheading will it encourage new set of flowers in the same season in mums and other chrysanthemum

[@Maria-yu1xq]

Hi, thank you for a great video. I just bought lots of Mums and I need to know if I need to cut them all the way to the ground before mulching. I do not have a green house. Thank you.

[@Tobhiyah]

A. You could absolutely be an Angelina Jolie double. B. I had never been successful with mums because I didn't realize the pretty ones that caught my eye at the store were "floral mums" not garden or Belgium mums which are hardy or good for different zones? Last year I took a leap of faith and bought a few that I liked from a box store and they came back this year! I did trim them all back, but they still look pretty leggy, my question is did they turn them back to early? Should I wait until June or July or can I keep trimming them back to give them more branches? Thanks for all the tips!

[@alisons416]

I’m ADD - Container Gardening has helped me so much too. New subscriber 😎

[@lorijahns6463]

I really loved your video it helped alot . Keep it coming😊

[@timshel011]

Okay I'll give you a try and check out more videos. I also like geraniums but I don't like overwintering them in cardboard boxes. They never make it alive by Spring. Got a better idea .

[@lizlaughin7806]

My teen and I laughing 😅 “you know how long before you get a freaking flower ?! “ 😂 🌺

[@karunab6425]

Love your energy😀👏🏼👏🏼and your presentation. I do clearance too.

[@dedesprinkle8511]

Thank you so much for the information- Great help!

[@dragondanger]

As a lowes garden employee I got a huge kick out of your comments about the clearance section.

[@pennyarizzio2824]

What a great video! I am so glad I found you! I have been growing mums in 6 packs then I moved them into the mum pots. Pinched them back, actually twice and they are still growing tall not wide. I have about 100 of them all different kinds. What could I be doing wrong? I am fert. them at least 2-3 times a week... what the heck could I be doing wrong?