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Mums the Word
The Chrysanthemum
Now is the ideal time to display colorful
mums in containers to dress up your patio or
e When getting started, choose bulbs that are easy
deck for fall. to grow in your particular soil and climate. Rather than
choosing lots of different varieties, choose many bulbs of
If you are planting mums this fall and want them
a few varieties. The impact of masses of blooms will be
to come back next year, be sure you buy ‘garden
variety’ mums, also called hardy mums. Hardy
much more impressive.
mums are perennials hardy enough to over-winter
successfully in USDA Zones 4-9 as long as they
e Spade up the area you will be planting in to be
are planted properly. Florist mums, found in sure the soil is loose and there are no rocks to block the
supermarkets and floral shops are not as hardy
growth of your bulbs. Organize your bulbs to decide
and would not survive a cold winter.
what your color scheme will be.
Hardy mums come in a wide range of colors and
are easy to care for. Mums require well-drained
e Once you've dug the hole—about 2-3 times the
soil with plenty of organic matter. Try to get your height of the bulb, check that the soil is not wet or soggy,
mums planted in the ground early at least 6
this will cause the bulbs to rot. If the soil is wet, add peat
weeks before the frost to give them the best
moss and sand to the hole. Remember, bulbs require well-
chance to root well and survive the winter.
drained soil.
e Next, place the bulbs –on their bottoms-- into the
Planting Bulbs
holes. Space them far enough apart so they don't rub
against each other.
Considering crocus, daffodils, hyacinths or other
spring-blooming perennials for next year's garden?
e Fill in the hole with the soil. Apply mulch to
Fall is the time for planting bulbs that bloom in the
protect the newly planted bulbs from harsh winter
spring. Tips on planting ahead for these beautiful
conditions.
flowers:

Flowering bulbs that are especially beautiful and
Now, sit back, relax and plan on a colorful spring!
easy to grow include: Tulips, Daffodils, Crocus,
Hardy Cyclamen and Wood Hyacinths.
To have reason to
garden, keeps us
outdoors and in the
midst of growth. For
some reason once
GARDEN THIS MONTH
Labor Day arrives,
there is an overall
urgency to go indoors.
I ask why? It is the
perfect time to be still
with nature and not
time to go dormant
yet. Think and find a
reason to stay.
Unknown Poet
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