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Winter Care for Gift Chrysanthemums: Plant Outdoors, Water Carefully

Plant mums outdoors now—they do better than indoors. Water the root ball directly (roots don't explore cold soil). Plant near the front door as a reminder. Shear to 4 inches in late May, 8 inches in mid-July for bushy fall blooms.

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