Deadheading Mums
Keeping mums alive during the fall can be a challenge. Especially in our Louisiana ‘fall,’ where it’s still very hot and sunny. The mums that you buy at a nursery around this time of the year have been growing for months! Did you know that? Mums will grow vegetatively during the summer, and then when the days start to get shorter, and the sun sets earlier, they will start to produce flowers. But how can you keep your mums blooming all during the fall season?