will geraniums cope being wrapped in fleece in a south facing cold frame for the winter , should i cut them down before storage . can cuttings be taken now in august to be kept on the window sill .
I would definitely take cuttings if you can. Apart from acting as insurance, if you have the room (on an indoor windowsill for example) they take up less space and are easier to care for than the fully grown plants. You can still keep those outside. I find moisture is the main problem with keeping them in a coldframe or unheated greenhouse. They tend to rot.
I have managed to overwinter pelargoniums outside and in the greenhouse without any fleece or heating......until last winter. Whichever method you use to keep the plants safe in a shed, greenhouse, or coldframe, the weather is the unpredictable factor so it is best to take cuttings soon to keep indoors just in case Mother Nature decides to throw a spanner in the works. I had become complacent and didn't bother with cuttings last year, not a mistake I intend to repeat.
You can certainly take cuttings as back up, as already said - if the plants are big enough. They take very easily. I couldn't leave them outside in a greenhouse here, even in the milder winters we've had in the last 2 years, so I don't know if they'd survive there where you are @bolanberesfordoI7lWeK4. Probably safer to keep them in the house, on a windowsill or similar. Some good light. Not too hot though - a cooler room without a radiator, which can often be difficult as so many radiators are under the window! A porch is ideal - my mum always kept hers there
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I have just bought 60 plugs of geraniums for hanging baskets. When do i put them in their troughs and outside?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
https://www.pyracantha.co.uk/how-to-overwinter-geraniums-grow-indoors-let-them-go-dormant-or-take-cuttings/
I would definitely take cuttings if you can. Apart from acting as insurance, if you have the room (on an indoor windowsill for example) they take up less space and are easier to care for than the fully grown plants. You can still keep those outside.
I find moisture is the main problem with keeping them in a coldframe or unheated greenhouse. They tend to rot.
I couldn't leave them outside in a greenhouse here, even in the milder winters we've had in the last 2 years, so I don't know if they'd survive there where you are @bolanberesfordoI7lWeK4.
Probably safer to keep them in the house, on a windowsill or similar. Some good light. Not too hot though - a cooler room without a radiator, which can often be difficult as so many radiators are under the window! A porch is ideal - my mum always kept hers there
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...