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geranium

katrinkempkatrinkemp Posts: 81
in Problem solving
my geranium looks quite sad after a prolonged period of frost - can i cut it back now?

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I usually leave mine until signs of new growth ... old foliage, however dishevelled, helps protect the crown of the plant and new buds against late frosts. I know they’re hardy but new growth can be tender, even on hardy plants ... if that makes sense 😊 

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





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I leave mine too,  every time I go to cut them I find a toad sleeping underneath. They love the shelter, it will pick up really well if you cut it right back in the Spring.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Oh, for a toad.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    He's probably lurking in your garden somewhere waiting to scare the living daylights out of you when he jumps out😳
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I would be a very happy woman if he did.
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