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NervousNell
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Mums this year

Has anyone noticed that the mums being offered this year aren't bloomed yet?
My dd's school was selling them a few weeks ago and i noticed none of the flowers were bloomed...just tons of buds.
I thought it was odd so I didn't purchase them there.
We were just out east at the place we always buy them from and again....no flowers. All tight buds.
I didn't buy them because quite frankly they look like shit and with my black thumb I fear they will never bloom. I mean it's already October, shouldn't they be blooming by now?
Has anyone else noticed this?

Posted 10/8/18 1:44 PM
 
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KangaMom
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I'm finding the opposite. Everywhere they are bloomed and I want tight buds Chat Icon

Posted 10/8/18 1:47 PM
 

BargainMama
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Mums this year

They are so ugly when they aren't bloomed, and I feel like mine die before they even bloom. I spent $20 on a freaking plant with half mums in it for my DD's fundraiser, the mums part still hasn't bloomed.

Posted 10/8/18 1:50 PM
 

Otherme
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both the ones we have planted and the ones we bought in pots have bloomed already.
The planted ones bloomed a little later, but they're out.
The potted ones seemed to bloom early i thought!

Posted 10/8/18 1:52 PM
 

NervousNell
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and i was just at stop n shop and the ones they had outside were also not bloomed. What is it this year???

Posted 10/8/18 3:21 PM
 

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Re: Mums this year

I bought from Costco about 2 weeks ago and of 4 only 2 are starting to flower

Posted 10/8/18 3:34 PM
 

MichLiz213
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Mums this year

Mine died so quickly last year. I would rather have the tight buds. I find they last longer since they haven't bloomed yet.

Message edited 10/8/2018 4:37:07 PM.

Posted 10/8/18 4:36 PM
 

AngnShaun
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Mums this year

Our died really quickly... They had some really nice multicolored ones at White Post the other day... but yea they werent really blooming yet.

Posted 10/8/18 5:18 PM
 

angelicd77
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Mums this year

We just got ours yesterday from a farm by our house. They had all nicely bloomed ones, but any chain stores all seem to have ones that havent bloomed yet.

Posted 10/8/18 5:38 PM
 

Hofstra26
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Yes!! Everywhere I have gone they are tightly closed up which is annoying, it's October, I want them in bloom.

Posted 10/8/18 5:41 PM
 

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Yes! I just spent $80 through my DD soccer fundraiser for mums, and I’ve had them for over 2 weeks and they are still closed! Normally I’d be angry, but realistically I’ll kill them soon anyway Chat Icon

Posted 10/8/18 5:53 PM
 

NervousNell
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Re: Mums this year

Is it the fact that its been unseasonably warm lately maybe?

Posted 10/8/18 6:13 PM
 

SusiBee
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Mums this year

I bought closed buds be a use I want them to bloom when I plant them.
Otherwise, the flowers are gone so quickly and I feel like I've wasted money.
The ones I planted last year bloomed in June and now are blooming again.

Posted 10/9/18 8:36 PM
 

ali120206
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Mums this year

I got some today and they were all blooming - none were closed.

Posted 10/9/18 9:46 PM
 

NervousNell
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Re: Mums this year

Maybe it's just the ones I have seen.

But I found it odd that all 3 places I saw them- DD's school sale, the farm out east, and Stop and Shop were all so tightly closed.
Very strange.

Posted 10/10/18 10:15 AM
 

MST9106
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Re: Mums this year

Posted by KangaMom

I'm finding the opposite. Everywhere they are bloomed and I want tight buds Chat Icon



Same here! I just found some nice fresh ones in Home Depot that are not bloomed. I want them to last until Thanksgiving not just Halloween!

Posted 10/10/18 5:16 PM
 

NervousNell
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Re: Mums this year

Posted by MST9106

Posted by KangaMom

I'm finding the opposite. Everywhere they are bloomed and I want tight buds Chat Icon



Same here! I just found some nice fresh ones in Home Depot that are not bloomed. I want them to last until Thanksgiving not just Halloween!



I find that even when I buy them bloomed they last until Thanksgiving and past it....uo until the first real solid frost

Posted 10/10/18 6:47 PM
 

b2b777
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Mums this year

OK what do you do with your mums... do you keep them potted or do you plant them?

Posted 10/11/18 2:17 PM
 

NervousNell
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Re: Mums this year

Posted by b2b777

OK what do you do with your mums... do you keep them potted or do you plant them?



I used to keep them potted, but last year i had some spaces in the front where we ripped bushes out and never replaced them so I wanted to fill that in... so I planted them.

Posted 10/11/18 2:29 PM
 

b2b777
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Re: Mums this year

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by b2b777

OK what do you do with your mums... do you keep them potted or do you plant them?



I used to keep them potted, but last year i had some spaces in the front where we ripped bushes out and never replaced them so I wanted to fill that in... so I planted them.




How long do they last before they die and you rip them out?

Posted 10/11/18 2:43 PM
 

NervousNell
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Re: Mums this year

Posted by b2b777

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by b2b777

OK what do you do with your mums... do you keep them potted or do you plant them?



I used to keep them potted, but last year i had some spaces in the front where we ripped bushes out and never replaced them so I wanted to fill that in... so I planted them.




How long do they last before they die and you rip them out?



Last year I got them (Fully bloomed) in late Sept and they lasted until after Thanksgiving. They die when it starts to drop below freezing too many nights in a row I find.
They do like it cold- they generally last for me until the first real frost.

Posted 10/11/18 2:45 PM
 

mnmsoinlove
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Re: Mums this year

Posted by KangaMom

I'm finding the opposite. Everywhere they are bloomed and I want tight buds Chat Icon




Yep that was what I kept finding. I wasn't going to buy them all opened already I want them to last really long. I ended up getting them all closed at costco 2 weeks ago and they opened up last week they are gorgeous now.

Posted 10/11/18 5:52 PM
 
 

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