Birmingham, AL Potted chrysanthemums—better known as mums but require additional care tips to help extend their growing ...

Pick healthy mums early in the season—choose plants with tight buds, not full blooms. Decide between hardy mums for perennials or florist mums for one-time fall color. Give mums six hours of sun, ...

Buying mums in bud instead of full bloom helps them flower gradually. Repot your mums into larger containers and place them ...

Mums like sun; they should get at least six hours of direct sunlight daily. Too much shade leads to leggy growth and fewer flower buds. Once they start blooming, they will last for four to eight weeks ...

Cultivating these blooms in a pot instead of directly in the ground allows you to maintain these conditions for the plant, ...