2007-09-28 03:21:57 · 14 answers · asked by larchmores 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Depends on where you live. In the S.West I leave mine out but in a sheltered corner. Otherwise I cover them with a sheet of greenhouse "fleece". Take cuttings and keep them either indoors or in a greenhouse just in case the frost gets those outside.
2007-09-28 08:01:17 · answer #1 · answered by bridport 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saving Geraniums Over Winter
2016-11-10 09:54:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditional way is to either transfer pots to a greenhouse or conservatory. Bedding plants dig up and place in shallow trays of sandy loam. in g/house or shed . My front garden is sheltered from the worst of the weather by the house and I have left mine in the ground for the past three winters... They get a bit tatty and bedraggled, but in the spring I cut the dead bits away and they bloom really well. Make really big plants... Whether I will get away with it this year I don't know as a hard winter is forecast... You can also take cuttings to root in the greenhouse.
2007-09-28 03:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Geraniums need to be brought in where it doesn't get cold enough to kill them in the winter. It doesn't necessarily have to be indoors; if you have a garage or similar place that stays above freezing, that is sufficient. Just don't let the plants freeze, and you should be fine in spring.
2007-09-28 06:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bring them in, frost will kill. Sunny position but keep them quite dry they dont like to be soggy. A great time to take cuttings, you can just take a bit off and stick it into water it will probably start rooting in about a week, pot on carefully in soil when theres enough root, hey presto ! at least twice as many geranuims for next year. Good luck.
2007-09-28 03:33:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just bring them in doors & don't over water them, they should be fine. i normally pick off most of the flower buds over the winter period to save their energy for the next years bloom
2007-09-28 03:34:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to bring them in and place them in a sunny area - sunroom or near a window with a lot of light. My neighbor keeps hers from year to year and they are like a small bush now. Very beautiful.
2007-09-28 03:25:42 · answer #7 · answered by felicitytoo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take them indoors. Keep them dry. Cut the old stems off. Take cutting in the spring.
Joan
2007-09-28 04:17:01 · answer #8 · answered by Sally Anne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've known of people taking them out of the dirt and hanging them upside down from the rafters in the basement- letting them dry out
and
replanting them with success
never worked for me
2007-09-28 03:29:58 · answer #9 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just bring them inside as soon as frost is forcast.
2007-09-28 05:36:18 · answer #10 · answered by chickadee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋