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Not All Mums are Created Equal
Posted by Dan Mulch on 09/23/10Mums add the perfect splash of color to any fall landscape, either planted in your garden beds or plopped right into a container. Mums are available in many different sizes and a beautiful variety of colors, but one thing is certain: not all mums are created equal.
Natural vs Forced
As the saying goes, “Fight against Mother Nature, and you’ll have a big fight on your hands.” And Mother Nature decided that mums love cool weather! And you can tell too because that’s when mums really POP with color that we all love.
Now when growers try to FORCE that color by more-or-less ‘faking’ cool temperatures, two things happen: 1) The color pops (yay!) and 2) The actual length of bloom time drops significantly (aww…). I think we’ve all seen color-popped mums in the middle of August when we go grocery shopping. Remember, mums love cool weather and it is certainly not chilly in August…
Naturally grown mums bloom when they want to! Typically when the seasons change and the weather cools off. These mums are much much happier, bloom much much longer which makes you – much much happier!
Take a peek at our naturally grown mums on our facebook page – they are prime, beautiful and ready to POP any minute now so you can enjoy them for weeks!
Happy fall!
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