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Overwintering Bedding Geraniums

harmonyharmony Posts: 403
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Hi, I have 4 of these bedding geraniums in pots and would like to get them through the winter and hope they will flower next year. I have only one of those mini greenhouses in a sheltered spot to put them in ( no room in my house for them ). Can someone give me some tips on what to do. Thanks..

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  • JoeXJoeX Posts: 1,783
    Mine are in the ground and will stay there, London borders.

    Whereabouts are you?
  • harmonyharmony Posts: 403
    I am in South Yorkshire
    Do I cut them back of leave them as they are.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - you'll need to protect them. The plastic growhouses aren't great though. I couldn't keep them in one of those here. You may need some extra protection - fleece perhaps. Keeping them on the dry side helps too  :)  
    If you cut them back a bit, would you have room indoors? That helps anyway, and you can use the cut pieces as cuttings for new plants.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I keep mine just on the moist side of very dry. The bigger leaves tend to shrivel and drop so you could snip those off before you tuck the plants up for winter. Mould can get a grip easily so be diligent about removing any infected leaves. 

    Around mid March I start watering the plants more liberally and applying a little fertiliser so by the end of April they are usually robust enough to go outside but with fleece protection, or indoor protection, if frost threatens.
    Rutland, England
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    My granny used to take them out of their pots. Wrap them in newspaper and store them in a cardboard box under the bed in an unheated spare bedroom. A frost free garage would also do. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    If the plastic greenhouse is all you have, then use it. Make sure its tied down in case of bad weather, raise the pots off the ground ( a brick height will do) and maybe line the inside with bubble wrap or even newspaper will help. That is the best you can do, and then hope for new growth in spring 😁
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Perhaps take some cuttings, just in case.
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