I have a couple of pots with mums from last year and the branches are dead, does that mean the part that is in the dirt is dead also or can i try and plant it. How can i tell if the part of the plant inside the dirt is dead
Once it warms up a bit, they will grow if they are alive…if not, they won’t. Cut off all the dead branches from last year. If they were left outside in the pots, they are probably dead since they would have experienced repeaded freeze/thaw cycles. The best way to get them to come back to plant them ion the ground or at least sink the pots into the ground up to the rim. I’d wait and watch…plants are tough and never give up.