CHUXAY GARDEN Rainbow Chrysanthemum Seed 20 Seeds Colorful Flowers Stunning Flowering Plant Spectacular Display

The most important factor in chrysanthemum and aster cultivation is abundant water! The number one cause of poor performance is allowing the plants to wilt repeatedly during the last few "strong sun" days of summer. Even when planted, especially in a dry period, the plants should be well watered every other day for about ten days until they start to root out into the bed. Water twice a week, thereafter. All of the plants grown by Rainbow Mums contain a long-lasting fertilizer built right into the soil, however, will enjoy one or two "medium" doses of Miracle - Gro when they are in full bloom. Only apply liquid fertilizer to plants that have already been watered. Osmocote¨, a 9 - month fertilizer, is excellent at this time, giving a startup burst the following spring, before you will be out in your garden. Recent research indicates that both hardy mums and asters come back in a strong relationship to how early they are planted. Leaving the tops on after they are dead to catch leaves and create a protective microclimate close to the ground, is now considered the best method of over-wintering. Cutting back plants in the fall, no matter how late, especially within 6 in. of the ground, may actually be harmful, and spoil their chances for next year.