Making Money from Mums in the Fall

[@HillsideGarden]

Very nice video I have made 150 plants from 2 mother plants here we use river sand to propogate and repot in soil mix after 3 weeks

[@kmain0]

I've seen big nurseries sell them for $12 and lower for big 1 gallon pots. $20 must be California prices.

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Nope, Tennessee. Some were outside of a Grocery store.

[@audiosmackdown]

Under 10 in rural Wisconsin

[@danielfowler5940]

5.95 for 8 in pots in south Tennessee. Pickwick area.

[@graylagran7443]

i've picked up quite a few mums on clearance for $1. i need to label them before the colors totally fade so i know who's who, and get them in the ground for next season =)

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Awesome! Now is the time for those sale plants!

[@elizabeths5032]

I have so much garden and love to be outdoors with the dogs but I don’t love eating vegetables and I’m paranoid to sell edible plants for fear of someone claiming it got them sick. Mums would be a great thing to sell to raise money for charity

[@rajnikantpopat4666]

Can u take cuttings in in fall postbloom and again take cuttings or division in Spring ?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

It's best done during the growing season. In the fall after bloom the plants are headed toward dormancy. You can divide them in fall but I would just wait until spring for best results on cuttings.

[@haileyone63]

How late in the year can you plant mums in the ground for them to come back as perennials? I'm in southern MO, zone 6B

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Probably a couple weeks before your first frost date ideally but I've had them grow just fine after the frosts. Getting them in the ground before the frost will allow their roots to continue to grow for a short time and get settled in.

[@lexbourgeois251]

Can i cut back my mum if it already has blooms ?we are in may and it’s blooming already, I’m in Louisiana zone 8b

[@Growingthehomegarden]

Yes. They should be able to put on more buds this season.

[@randyman8984]

So mum's actually bloom in the summer but you got to keep them cut down so they don't bloom until the fall, correct?

[@Growingthehomegarden]

That is correct! If they are just let go without a pruning sometime in early July they will bloom before fall comes.

[@randyman8984]

@@Growingthehomegarden I am in North Georgia not far from you. If I took cuttings now would I have a big enough plant next fall to gift to a friend? Or would it take longer than that??

[@Growingthehomegarden]

You probably would. Just be sure to give it a regular fertilizer and you should have some decent sized mums by next year. Pinch off any blooms or buds from the cutting if you take it now. The ideal time would be in the spring though.

[@randyman8984]

@@Growingthehomegarden I am bringing the cuttings inside over the winter under a grow light.

[@Katgirl2024]

So did you day those are one plant in each pot?

[@Katgirl2024]

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[@Growingthehomegarden]

Yes! It was one large mum per pot.