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When and how to pinch back mums. If you decide to prune your mums, you can start pinching stems in spring when the plants have reached a height of about 6 inches. To pinch them back, simply grab a stem between your thumb and index finger about 2 to 3 inches above the base of the plant and just above a leaf and pinch it off.
1 To avoid this, and to re-hydrate dry soil, put the mum pot in a bucket of water with a few inches of water and leave it to soak for a few hours. 2  Don't forget it, because the plant can drown if you do. 3  You can also fully submerge the pot in a bucket of water to re-hydrate the soil. Fill in around the plant's root ball, because you want potting soil, not air in contact with the roots. 2  Tamp down soil gently. 3  Give the pot a good water and add more soil wherever it's needed. 4  Lots of sun-Mums are sun-lovers, so make sure your pot gets at minimum, 4 hours of direct sun a day.