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Posted: Aug/24/2006 4:02 PM PST
Do you plant your containers for fall? I'm thinking about planting a few containers with perennials, enjoying them until the end of October, and then planting them in the garden. What works well? Mums? Asters? |
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Posted: Aug/24/2006 5:15 PM PST
Mums are my favorite - unfortunately they do not like to come back in the Spring in my climate. I bet they are not a problem in OR. I have never tried to grow asters in a container, but that would be nice, too. |
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Posted: Aug/24/2006 5:39 PM PST
i planted mums in the front of my house along the foundation last fall and they all came back and they are budded up now. my mom has some that are not planted close to her foundation, she mulches well in the winter and she's had them for about 3 yrs now. i'm going to try to buy some more this fall and plant them in other parts of the yard and see if they come back in the spring with all kinds of mulch on them this winter |
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Posted: Aug/24/2006 5:57 PM PST
How long do mums and asters keep their flowers? |
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Posted: Aug/24/2006 6:39 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by Mainegal i planted mums in the front of my house along the foundation last fall and they all came back and they are budded up now. my mom has some that are not planted close to her foundation, she mulches well in the winter and she's had them for about 3 yrs now. i'm going to try to buy some more this fall and plant them in other parts of the yard and see if they come back in the spring with all kinds of mulch on them this winterThat is interesting....I think I will have to try some more this year. Do you cut them back in the winter or wait until the spring? |
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Posted: Aug/24/2006 9:22 PM PST
Quote: Originally posted by bensmom98 That is interesting....I think I will have to try some more this year.Do you cut them back in the winter or wait until the spring? I pinch them back around the end of june, first of july so they will bloom this time of yr and so they will get bushier |
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Posted: Aug/24/2006 9:33 PM PST
make sure you get the right mums, Sweetle. those nice hothouse mums may not survive even your winters. [B]Hardy vs. Florist Mums [/B] Florist (or cutting) mums and hardy (or garden) mums come from the same original parent -- a golden-yellow daisylike mum from China. Today's hybrids in both categories are the results of endless crosses between several species from China and Japan. The result of such hybridization performed over hundreds of years is different types of mums that perform for two distinct purposes. Florist mums are large-flower plants with many possible bloom forms, from quilled to pompon to spider and more. Grown in greenhouses and used only as indoor plants, florist mums produce few, if any, underground stolens, which are necessary if the mum is to survive cold weather. Florist mums planted outside are most likely being used as short-term bedding plants that will be removed when the blooms are spent. You can plant a potted florist mum you receive as a gift, and it may grow for the summer, but it will not survive the winter, no matter how much protection you give it. Garden mums, on the other hand, produce underground stolens and can survive cold better. Most garden mums are perennials in Zones 5 to 9 and much tougher than florist types. Some cultivars are less hardy than others and can be killed by an early spring frost. |
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Posted: Aug/24/2006 9:34 PM PST
The ones I have I bought at WAlmart for $1.97 for a 6" pot of them |
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Posted: Aug/24/2006 9:51 PM PST
I think I may lean toward asters anyway. Do you guys grow any nice ones you could recommend? |
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Posted: Aug/24/2006 10:02 PM PST
Sweetle: If I can find the pix I will post them, but last year I got some of those kiddy plastic pumpkins and drilled some holes in the bottom and planted mums in them. They were really cute with their mum hairdos. |
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