Fall Crops
Fall Crops
Containers vary from 6" pots to 2- and 3-gallon containers and may also be field grown. Plant 6" and 8" pots from June 10 to June 30 and given 0 to 1 pinch. They are allowed to flower naturally in the fall as the days grow shorter.
Regular Crop Garden Mums for Fall
(September and October Sales)
TYPICAL SCHEDULE: Field Digging
Plant Date: June 5 - June 25
Pinches: 0 to 1
Approx. Spacing: 24" x 24" to 30" x 48"
TYPICAL SCHEDULE: Fall Flowering Containers
Container
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RC/pot
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Plant Date
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Pinches
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Approx. Spacing
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8" x 5" pan
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1
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June 5 - June 25
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0 to 1
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18" x 18" to 24" x 24:
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6" or 6.5" pot
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1
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July 15 - July 31
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0 to 1
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12" x 12" to 18" x 18"
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4" pot*
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1
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July 25 - August 10
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0 to 1
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8" x 8" to 12" X 12"
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*B-Nine often required