Some of those would be OK in a sheltered corner outside but I think a cold frame would be a good investment if you can afford it. As Dave suggests and a cold frame would be really good. They'll be really soft, weak and leggy by spring indoors. Out in a coldframe you can get them opened up on good days through the winter and get them planted out much sooner in the sping.
i hae two coldframes made from old greenhouse.. the old windows are sliding and tilting roof and the slatted one is fixed air vent.. wouldnt be without them as said.. they are great for protecting all plants from the harsh winter winds and frost that dont really need the warmth of a greenhouse..
i have got some of my seeds that i did i the swap growing now in the freenhouse.. i do hope they survive the winter.. they are in 2in high paper homemade pots.. which makes it easier to pot up as it doenst disturb the roots.. and the ppaper degrades in teh ground.. perfect..
Arioch's collection sounds like the one I got off Van Meuwen recently. Only a few weeks back in fact. Mine are potted up at the minute just and appear to be surviviing if not developing, but thats not a concern.
I'm with Dave Morgan here on putting the pots under soil - this worked a treat for me last year and jave most of my left over perrennials in pots again this winter. I also bought a couple of plastic corragated panels to keep the frost off - last year I made a wooden frame and put plastic sheeting on it which did the job but didn't like the weight of rainwater.
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Will plug plants that are overwintered inside on a windowsill retain the foilage or will they still die back?
Thank for the reply.
The plants are:
Lavender (Evergreen)
Dianthus (Evergreen)
Geum - Growing well in 9cm pots
Foxglove - Growing well in 9cm pots
Aquilegia - Growing well in 7cm pots
Heuchera - Small plants in 7cm pots
Delphinium - Small plants in 7cm pots
Echinacea - Struggling in 7cm pots
Coreopsis - Growing well in 7cm pots
Eryngium - Small plants in 7cm pots
Leucanthemum - Growing well in 7cm pots
Campanula - Growing well in 7cm pots
Hope this helps
A tip I got from and old gardener was to put the pots into the soil. I stops them from freezing if no cold frame is owned.
Some of those would be OK in a sheltered corner outside but I think a cold frame would be a good investment if you can afford it. As Dave suggests and a cold frame would be really good. They'll be really soft, weak and leggy by spring indoors. Out in a coldframe you can get them opened up on good days through the winter and get them planted out much sooner in the sping.
I think the foxgloves could be planted out
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thank you for the replies.
Looks like I will be purchasing a cold frame.
Trying to be a skin flint & thought they would be ok inside in an unheated room.
i hae two coldframes made from old greenhouse.. the old windows are sliding and tilting roof and the slatted one is fixed air vent.. wouldnt be without them as said.. they are great for protecting all plants from the harsh winter winds and frost that dont really need the warmth of a greenhouse..
i have got some of my seeds that i did i the swap growing now in the freenhouse.. i do hope they survive the winter.. they are in 2in high paper homemade pots.. which makes it easier to pot up as it doenst disturb the roots.. and the ppaper degrades in teh ground.. perfect..
Arioch's collection sounds like the one I got off Van Meuwen recently. Only a few weeks back in fact. Mine are potted up at the minute just and appear to be surviviing if not developing, but thats not a concern.
I'm with Dave Morgan here on putting the pots under soil - this worked a treat for me last year and jave most of my left over perrennials in pots again this winter. I also bought a couple of plastic corragated panels to keep the frost off - last year I made a wooden frame and put plastic sheeting on it which did the job but didn't like the weight of rainwater.