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Overwintering geraniums - Broadway - 06-09-2020
Can I overwinter geraniums without a greenhouse?
RE: Overwintering geraniums - PyreneesPlot - 06-09-2020
I do (classic red pelargoniums) - they get cut almost to the ground and then go and live in my study which being unheated and on the north side of the house makes a far better pumpkin and winter plant store than study! They come back into the warm bit of the house in about late feb given a good water and then I wait to see what happens. I think mine are three years old now - but some are cuttings from the original plant.
RE: Overwintering geraniums - Broadway - 06-09-2020
(06-09-2020, 12:03 PM)PyreneesPlot Wrote: I do (classic red pelargoniums) - they get cut almost to the ground and then go and live in my study which being unheated and on the north side of the house makes a far better pumpkin and winter plant store than study! They come back into the warm bit of the house in about late feb given a good water and then I wait to see what happens. I think mine are three years old now - but some are cuttings from the original plant.Ok thanks PP
RE: Overwintering geraniums - Veggie - 06-09-2020
I do - there are 3 hanging baskets that have been outside for 2-3 years - mainly because I forget about them There are begonias in there too.
RE: Overwintering geraniums - JJB - 06-09-2020
I've tried and failed. I've transplanted them into GH border and failed, I've dug them up into seed flats and stored in a frost free garage and failed. Begonias sometimes overwinter themselves in the garden soil, but I've not had any geraniums come up again outside. Having said that Danny, it's worth a try, I may give it another go.
RE: Overwintering geraniums - Scarlet - 10-09-2020
They are tender perennials so you may be lucky in a frost free porch. They will do well from cuttings taken now.
RE: Overwintering geraniums - Broadway - 07-12-2020
Hi Folks
Would they need any light over winter or could I just pop them in the converted loft and forget about them until spring?
RE: Overwintering geraniums - PyreneesPlot - 07-12-2020
I think they'll just become horribly pale, weak and leggy without some light. But they might go totally dormant - how about trying with one and giving the rest some light?
RE: Overwintering geraniums - Broadway - 07-12-2020
(07-12-2020, 05:50 PM)PyreneesPlot Wrote: I think they'll just become horribly pale, weak and leggy without some light. But they might go totally dormant - how about trying with one and giving the rest some light?Thanks PP
The problem is I haven't got a lot of light to play with! I can probably fudge something will have to come up with a cunning plan tomorrow
RE: Overwintering geraniums - Veggie - 07-12-2020
https://gardening.which.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/115005964105-How-to-overwinter-pelargoniums-geraniums-in-the-UK