How To Wintertime Geraniums Past Times Making Them Teach Dormant
It was lastly year, most this same time, the showtime or instant calendar week of November, when I was going to larn rid of the geraniums that adorned my front end porch during Summer. But then, I remembered reading from a periodical that these are i of the plants nosotros tin
"save" during winter.
So yeah, I decided to hand it a try. This post it's existence inwards the making for an entire year.
I beloved geraniums, afterwards cerise roses, this is perchance the plant/flower I similar the most.
Both of these plants remind me of my mother, she ever had them inwards her garden.
I don't bring roses inwards my garden, I haven't had a expert sense amongst them, only geraniums are a staple every year.
I didn't know I could salve them during winter. Every Spring I used to purchase the trivial plants in addition to waited for them to grow.
But every bit I said, lastly twelvemonth I took them out rattling gently, trying non to brake the roots that much.
After getting rid of the dirt or therefore their roots, I also removed the flowers they had.
This was that lastly bouquet I enjoyed. ;)
I didn't prune them, inwards my opinion, they were a medium size, therefore I left them similar that.
Then, using jute rope I tied them past times their roots...
And hang them upside downward inwards a dark, mutual coldness corner of my basement.
However, I bring to admit, I completely forgot most my geranium plants all wintertime long. :(
I didn't soak or spray the roots amongst water. Not fifty-fifty i unmarried time.
One solar daytime inwards May I finally remembered I had the plants inwards the basement.
They didn't hold off likewise bad.
I brought them out in addition to replant them.
I'm therefore lamentable I bring no pics or ameliorate yet, I bring no thought where those pictures mightiness be.
The affair is, I had flowering geraniums all Summer long!
It took them similar a calendar month to recuperate afterwards re-planting them. Only i of the vi plants died during summertime when nosotros went away on our vacation.
This is how they hold off today. This weekend I'm gonna salve them again.
And this fourth dimension I hope I'm gonna laid an alert to H2O those roots during winter. ;)
By the way, piece working amongst the geraniums lastly year, I couldn't ignore my beautiful oak tree. There are however lots of light-green leaves on it this year, some to a greater extent than days in addition to it volition live the same, can't wait!
I bring to nation this was super easy!
Do you lot over wintertime plants? Any advice you lot desire to hand to an amateur gardener similar myself?
Thanks inwards advance!
