Chrysanthemums (Dendranthema morifolium), commonly called “mums,” are a staple in the autumn landscape. Growing 1 to 3 feet tall, many varieties are hardy to U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zone 8 through 10 and grow easily in decorative containers. Employing real pumpkins as mom containers is a cosmetic way to embellish a porch, or they are sometimes used as table centerpieces. Pumpkins are harvested from September through October and sold at most garden center retailers. They can be found in an assortment of sizes and colours, including, orange, white and green. After pumpkins are cut and mums implanted inside these, the pumpkin planters last about two weeks.
Select pumpkins which are about 2 inches taller and 4 inches wider than the mums’ containers. Each pumpkin has to be big enough to hold more soil than is in its mum’s container as well as its mum’s root ball.
Insert a carving knife carefully via a pumpkin’s thick skin about 3 inches from the stem. Work the knife carefully around the pumpkin’s circumference. Remove the surface of the pumpkin. Scrape the seeds and pulp from the dot’s inside using a spoon until nothing is left within. Repeat the process for each pumpkin in which you need to plant a mom.
Drill a hole at the center of a single pumpkin’s bottom by using a drill using a 1/4-inch drill bit. Start the drill slowly, and run the drill bit entirely throughout the skin, or rind. Use the exact same process to drill a hole in every pumpkin’s bottom. Each hole will provide water drainage.
Mix a solution of 1 part bleach and one part water in a bucket. Put the solution in a spray bottle. Spray the solution on every pumpkin’s interior and outside until the pumpkin is totally saturated with the option. The answer will maintain the pumpkins. Let the pumpkins dry completely, which should take about 20 minutes.
Place a 1-inch deep layer of potting soil mix in the bottom of every sip. Eliminate one mom from the container, and add its origin ball right into a pumpkin until it is about 1 inch lower than the pumpkin’s cut brim. Add potting soil mix around the mom until the ground is even with the surface of the plant’s root ball. Don’t pack the soil as you put it inside the pumpkin. Use the exact same method to plant a mom in every pumpkin.
Water the newly planted mums thoroughly until their ground is soaked evenly to a depth of 2 inches. Place the pumpkins containing mums at a cool, dark area, away from direct sunlight. Let the soil dry out before watering the mums again, saturating the ground evenly to a depth of 2 inches. Continue to allow the soil dry out between watering sessions.