Mums Not Blooming

[fibromaniac521]

I live in Georgia, and the mums were already planted at the house when I moved in November of last year. I trimmed them back, and they came up beautifully this spring. But it is now almost the end of June and I still don't have any blooms. When will they bloom? Do I need to do anything to help them bloom?

[Newt]

Most garden mums bloom in late summer or during the fall. They tend to get leggy and flop all over the place, so most people cut them in half when 12" tall and then continue to pinch until July 4th. You shouldn't need to do anything else special. If you do nothing, they should bloom in about 4 to six weeks. If you let them bloom and then cut them back, you should get another flush of bloom about 3 weeks later.

Newt