2006-10-01 07:26:08 · 2 answers · asked by Sidney G 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
A slight variation of that is to dig the plants, shake off most or all of the soil around the roots - CAREFULLY! - trim the tops back by half, and put the plant in a brown paper bag, topside down. Loosely cinch the bag around the stem, leaving the roots exposed, then hang rootpside up in a cool dark place. When Spring approaches, about 5 or six weeks before your last frost date, pot them up and cut the top back to an inch or so, water well and put them in a sunny spot. Works for me about 90% of the time.
2006-10-03 07:30:56 · answer #1 · answered by hoperd2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have known people who hung them upsaide down in a dark, frost free area for the winter - just as they were, out of the garden. Then they trimmed them in the spring and potted them up.
I had more success in layering them in a large bos of vermiculite after trimming / tidying them up.
2006-10-01 15:40:28 · answer #2 · answered by Barbados Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋