supernnyl
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Scraggly Wilting Mums

I have 30 mums in a row that I planted last fall. Most of them have really grown a lot this summer. However, a few of them are scraggly looking with wilting/drying foliage.

Will someone please tell me what is wrong and how to address this issue? You can copy and paste the links below into a browser in order to view actual pictures of the plants.

https://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t490/supernnyl/Mum2.jpg

https://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t490/supernnyl/Mum1.jpg

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rainbowgardener
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[img]https://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t490/supernnyl/Mum2.jpg[/img]


[img]https://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t490/supernnyl/Mum2.jpg[/img]

Here's your pictures; I always think it's better just to show people than make them go looking for it.

The plants do look terrible. I'm not sure what it is, but I'm thinking some kind of disease. Personally if you have 30 plants, I would pull these and get rid of them, not in the compost pile.

Diseases like that can spread to your other mums...

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Midwestguy
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I have A LOT of mums growing on the east side of my house. They are all thriving, but I had one last year that didn't do so well. In fact it looked just like yours do in the photos. It eventually died. When I dug it up, it literally had no roots. I think when I transplanted it I accidentally chopped off too many roots, so without enough roots it didn't grow and eventually died. This past Spring I transplanted a healthier division in the exact same place and it is thriving.
So, you may try carefully digging up one of the plants to see if there are very many roots. If not, when you transplanted them you might have wacked off the roots on those particular plants. But don't worry, if your mums are anything like mine, you will have plenty more to put there next spring. :)



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