growing huge huge garden mums

[errol]

I was at the local flea market yesterday and a guy there had huge and I mean biggg huge mums!! they were beautiful. I ask him how he got them so big, and he said he throwed the "juice" to them. I ask what do you mean juice? well, he just kinda smile, and I knew then he did not want to tell me his secret. He did say it was a liquid fertilizer, that he got in atlanta ga. but couldn't remember the name of it. I wonder if anyone here would know of such a liquid fertilizer to grow mums that large? I sure would like to know and use some on my mums!!
thanks for any info
Errol

 

[RonsGarden]

The trick is to debud to just a few stems.
Then, when the flower buds develop you need to debud again to just a few flower buds.
All the energy will go into producing larger flowers!
You can use a water fert like 10-30-15 or similar ratio.
The fellow's juice is probably manure tea!

 

[errol]

Ron, you always come through!! thank you, and I can make manure tea. I'll give them a dose. Want to let you know about the 2 knockout rose bushes you helped me with. One is full of roses, the other was in question, and I had cut it down to about 14 to 16 inches from the ground. But now it has new growth coming from all over. I'll post pictures later.
thanks again Ron!!
Errol

 

[Kya D]

My Mom used to grow mums that were 8" across. She called them football mums.

 

[RonsGarden]

You're welcome Errol
You are doing it right!
Congrats on #2 rosebush!

 

[errol]

Kya D, these mums the guy had were 3 ft across and almost 3 ft tall. he said he had them at his home that were 4-5 feet across and over 4 feet tall. He said he and a friend grew the giants for showing. I never seen a mum that big!!
Errol