Morning all Just a quick one , I have a pot of Chrysanthemums that are getting rather big and ‘leggy’ , are these plants ok to cut back or shall they die on me .thanks in advance 😊
I cut ours back after flowering, then strike cuttings from the basal shoots in the spring, don't keep the plants for a second year if i
"Don't keep them for a second year" ... Why not? I too have chrysanths in a pot and was wondering the same as Johnny. I've transplanted some into the beds ...
I’ve kept hardy chrysanthemums for years ... lifting and splitting to rejuvenate when the stool got old and tired ... as well as making new plants from basal cuttings in the spring.
If you have non-hardy varieties they’ll need to ge kept in a frostfree but good greenhouse or similar ... but otherwise I would treat them the same as the hardy ones.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you @Dovefromabove and @Hazel-1 ... Mine are hardy - or so it said on the label so I shall cut them back as you advise ... I love the brilliant yellows of mine ... sunshine on a stalk ...
I exhibited for many years, that was the normal way of growing, didn't matter then if hardy or not, still grow patio mums, most years they are cut back and fresh cuttings taken each spring.
Oh wise ones, I’ve never grown chrysanthemums before, but I’ve just bought a few small plants from Chrysanthemums Direct, which came with little instructions. I’ve potted them up, but should they be kept indoors for a while, or would they prefer an unbeaten greenhouse ?
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I too have chrysanths in a pot and was wondering the same as Johnny.
I've transplanted some into the beds ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.