mums for a wedding in late september
Doug says - 1) Buy them that way at a local garden center. I say this because you're the bride's parents and you're going to be hassling a lot of other details along the way. Save yourself the worry and grief of having to ensure these plants both look good and grow/flower on time to hit this magic day.
Having said that. The rules for growing mums are contained in the articles on fall mum growing right here Container gardening information is found here.
The trick is to give the plant a large enough container to grow properly, feed it adequately, water it properly, never allowing it dry out, and get the pruning done at the right time.
It's like growing any great plant in a container - it's the same as growing in the ground except it takes a ton more management and attention. So take the rules of growing them in the how-grow article. Either grow them in the ground and transplant to containers or grow them that way in a large enough container with the right soil and fertility.
But my .02 (from experience) is that even I won't try to hit a specific date and ensure my bride that her flowers are going to be spectacular.
Let me know what you decide and what you do.
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