What shall I do with my Mum?

[Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki]

or mums, that is. I have 6 still in my beds from the fall. It never froze here; they never died. I think they will die if I don't uproot them and take them out of the South Texas heat....

any ideas?

 

[Bildmouse]

You might try cutting them back to get fresh sprouts for this year.

 

[shep]

thats what i was gonna say...cut them back...

 

[Mamu]

If the mum's are planted in good soil and watered regularly you should not have a problem.

I do not know what the rules for mum are in Texas, but here in the Northeast a weekly pinching back until July 15 will produce bushy strong stemmed mums that flower in the fall.

 

[Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki]

perhaps I should have qualified that with--there are no blooms on the mums. Should I cut back all the foliage to the ground, or should I just leave the small green bush?

 

[ccbob]

I'd recommend cutting the foliage back to about 3 or 4 inches. With water, you should see new growth fairly quickly.