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| My mother used to leave her pelargoniums in their pots and put them into her basement, when the weather got cool, and basically just left them til spring. She would start watering them again, in the spring and 'voila' they would come back to life! Does anyone else do this??? I would like to try it...but am afraid of killing my geraniums. Any hints??
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| You know I have heard of people doing this with other things, brugmansias mainly, but have never had the guts to try it. Like you say, I'm afraid of killing the plant. Would definitely be interested in what others know about this. Tresa |
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- Posted by shrubs_n_bulbs z8/9 UK (My Page) on Thu, Jul 29, 04 at 12:47
| Pelargoniums are very drought tolerant. They go dormant when they don't have sufficient water. In a cool place with little light they can go through a whole winter without water. Its one way to overwinter them. |
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- Posted by sullicorbitt z5 MA (My Page) on Sat, Jul 31, 04 at 7:07
| I did this years ago with about 20 plants that I grew from seed. I potted them up and put them in my basement with almost no water. It did work but you can't let them get too dry for too long. I brought them up from the basement in Mid February and put them all on a window seat, watered them, and they all or most came back. Now I guess I don't have the energy to pot them all up and lug them in :) |
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- Posted by Amy_z6_swPA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 3, 04 at 11:23
| I overwinter mine in their pots, but I put mine in a windowsill for the winter. I suppose I could place them in the basement where it's almost always dark, but I'd rather see them keep growing. They get long leaf stalks, but that's ok. Last winter they even bloomed toward the end of winter. Then when they go back out, they get bushier again. :o) |
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- Posted by DianeKaryl z5ONT (My Page) on Thu, Aug 12, 04 at 18:18
| K W....do you have such a place like your mother...a cool basement where the temperature is not allowed to go much above 55 or down below the freezing mark. Geraniums must never be allowed to freeze...if you ever hope to bring them back......but..back they will come..better than ever. No water, no light, no nothing should touch them after you remove them from their soil...container or bed. In mid February, you bring them out, cut them back as you please...by 1/3...1/2...remove all old leaves, inspect the roots for any damage. The key is to not believe they must be given water....what for..they're not growing...or they must be given some light....again..what for...they're not growing. I kid you not....this is the way to ensure your plants from this season come back next season, and the next, and the next and the......... |
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| Howdy, I overwinter geraniums in the basement in their pots, give them light watering once a month. About March I bring them up for more light and start watering, they are beutiful this year, (2nd yr) and are huge. Have so many I started from seed this year that I am going to try the dry hanging for some of them and see how that works. |
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