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jojoe said:I was very surprised when i was cutting back my mums because after i cut off the dead stems & pulled back the leaves the mums have already started coming back.Should i leave them uncovered or replace the leaves to protect the new growth.Dec is when it starts to get cold & Jan & Feb, are our coldest & some times wet months.

So cover mums back up with leaves or leave them uncovered ??



You can see what i mean about the leaves.I cut what was on top & then pulled the leaves back to find the new growth.

Thanks for any advice,have a nice day!!!

They are fine Jo, just leave them be. Just prune them to eight inches in June and then they will be short and bushy in the fall. If you don't prune them they will get too tall and they will fall over and droop.