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Caring for your potted Mum
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Now that you have purchased your beautiful locally grown Hoosier mum(s) what do you do now to keep them looking fresh and beautiful throughout the Fall season?


  1. Once you’ve determined the perfect spot to display your mum, place a tray beneath the flower pot to keep the soil moist. It is important to prevent the plant from getting too dry or wilting between watering.
  2. Unless the mum is in a very sunny and hot location, watering the plant well, once a day, should be sufficient.
  3. When watering, instead of pouring water through the dense flowers, water the plant’s soil.
  4. Although fertilizing isn’t necessary for container mums, you may add a water-soluble plant food once a week when watering.
  5. Protect your outdoor potted mums from the elements by planting them in outdoor containers such as terracotta, concrete, or resin, with additional potting soil.
  6. You can also dig a hole in the ground and set the plant — nursery pot and all — into the soil to help it survive cool nights. Most garden mums should be able to endure a light fall frost. Cover the plants at night when freeze warnings are in effect.
  7. To keep the plant attractive and healthy, snip off any dead blossoms as soon as they wilt. However, if you are in a cold climate, leaving the dead foliage on the plants has been found to help the plant survive colder temperatures better than pruned plants.

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House Plant Care – Pest Related Issues

Keep your house plants happy and healthy with proper pest control.

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House Plant Care – Nutrient Related Issues

Keep your house plants happy and healthy with proper nutrients.

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House Plant Care – Dry Air

Keep your house plants happy and healthy when air is dry.

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House Plant Care – Light Related Issues

Keep your house plants happy and healthy with proper light.

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House Plant Care – Water Related Issues

Keep your house plants happy and healthy with proper watering.

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House Plant Care – Correcting Common Problems

To develop and blossom, all plants depend on having essential care — including the right temperature, humidity, sun exposure, and nutrients — as well as water. When there is an imbalance among these elements your plant will tell you, exhibiting common signs such as yellowing leaves or brown spots. The problem is, each of these problem signs can have different causes. Yellowing of leaves can be a sign of both over- and under-watering! So it can be tricky to determine what is happening with your plant.

That’s why to be a good plant parent you also have to be a bit of a private investigator. Examine the evidence your plant is giving you and determine your best course of action. You may need to start by making one change to observe its’ effects on your plant. If the problem persists, additional steps can be taken to correct the problem.

In this series of articles we will help you identify and treat common plant problems, with advice on how to make sure your diagnosis is correct, and what you can do to prevent the problem in the future. We predict that a green thumb is in YOUR future!

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Caring for Your Indoor Plants

Keep your houseplants happy and healthy! From knowing how often to water to providing the correct amount of light, here are tips to ensure that your indoor plants not only stay alive, but thrive.

To learn about a specific type of houseplant, check out our Plant Care Guides below:

Philodendron

Philodendron Pink Princess
Philodendron Xanadu
Philodendron Velvet Leaf
Philodendron Birkin
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Caring for Your Indoor Plants

Keep your houseplants happy and healthy! From knowing how often to water to providing the correct amount of light, here are tips to ensure that your indoor plants not only stay alive, but thrive.

To learn about a specific type of houseplant, check out our Plant Care Guides below:

Marantaceae

Marantaceae Red Prayer Plant
Marantaceae Rattlesnake Plant
Marantaceae Pinstripe

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Caring for Your Indoor Plants

Keep your houseplants happy and healthy! From knowing how often to water to providing the correct amount of light, here are tips to ensure that your indoor plants not only stay alive, but thrive.

To learn about a specific type of houseplant, check out our Plant Care Guides below:

Algaonema

Siam Aurora
Silver Queen
Moonlight Bay

Click here to see Marantaceae plant care guide ->

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