ANR-1096 Main
ANR-1096,
New Feb 1998. By J.R. Kessler, Jr., Extension
Horticulturist, Assistant Professor, Horticulture, Auburn
University.
Fall Garden Mum Production In Alabama
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Introduction
 Garden
mums (Dendranthema × grandiflora) are
a traditional fall-flowering greenhouse or outdoor container crop.
The bright, colorful flowers provide a wide range of sales opportunities
to garden centers, supermarkets, home improvement stores, and
mass market outlets. However, profitable production of garden
mums depends upon knowledge and control of production costs and
proper cultural practices to achieve a quality product.
The term garden mum refers to Dendranthema cultivars
that naturally flower outdoors early enough in the fall to be
enjoyed well before the first heavy frost in most parts of the
United States. This contrasts with pot mum cultivars which are
designed to be produced in a greenhouse and flower too late outdoors
to avoid the first killing frost. The terms 'Hardy' and 'Fall'
Mums have also been used for garden mums. However, the outdoor
hardiness of garden mum cultivars can vary by cultivar, region
of the country, and from season to season.
CONTENTS
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Cultivars, Containers,
Propagation |
Growing Media, Planting,
Growing Area & Spacing |
Irrigation, Fertilization |
Pinching, Plant Growth
Regulators, Flowers, Scheduling |
Diseases, Pests, Costs
Of Production |
Additional References
Langevin, D. 1992. The growing and marketing of fall mums.
Annedawn Publishing, Norton, MA.
Gaston, M.L., S.A. Carver and C.A. Irwin (eds). 1996. Tips
on growing and marketing garden mums. Ohio Florists' Association,
Columbus OH.
For more information,
call your county Extension office. Look in your telephone directory
under your county's name to find the number.
For more information, contact your county Extension office. Visit http://www.aces.edu/counties or look in your telephone directory under your county's name to find contact information.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work in agriculture and
home economics, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, and other related
acts, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Alabama
Cooperative Extension System (Alabama A&M University and Auburn
University) offers educational programs, materials, and equal
opportunity employment to all people without regard to race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, age, veteran status, or disability.
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