Growing Mums to Diversify Your Farming Operation

Joanna visits with Adam Huber, Allen County Extension Agent for Agriculture, to discuss growing mums to diversify your farming operation.
The garden mum is a popular herbaceous perennial flowering plant that is commonly grown for fall sales. Garden mums are generally container-grown in Kentucky, either in a greenhouse or outdoors in connection with a greenhouse business; there is also some field production in the state. Container-grown plants are sold through garden centers, nurseries, landscapers, supermarkets, farm stores, roadside markets, and wholesale produce auctions. Retailers expect flowering garden mums to be available in mid-to-late-August through mid-October. A strong market exists for garden mums because garden centers desire an inexpensive flowering potted plant to accentuate fall landscape plant sales. Certain types may perform better under some production conditions than others. Additionally, some cultivars are more desirable than others for early sales. It is important to remember that research of what type, variety, and where you are going to be planting or putting them on your farming operation is key.
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