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Old 10-05-2004, 03:03 PM
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Default Helping Geraniums survive the winter


"Noman" wrote in message
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| Yes, I know it's Spring, but I heard something the other day
that I've
| never heard before. I was told that you can take geraniums out of
their pots
| or planters, shake the dirt off until you get to the bare roots,
then hang
| them in the garage over the Winter. Then replant the following
Spring.
|
| I ask this because I have 8 geraniums bought at Marbridge Farms that
I'd
| like to keep from one year to the next. They are in immovable
planters which
| are part of my deck's railings. Has anyone heard of this before?
Does it
| work? I had one geranium survive the freezes over the winter and
it's going
| to be massive this year. Because of my schedule it's not practical
for me to
| cover them when freezing temps approach.
|
| Thanks.
|
|

I've seen it done, hung upside down in paper bags, but it's kind of
tough around here, with all the mold spores, etc. -- better to start
slips or to move your geraniums to pots that can be carried indoors
and out again on warmer, sunnier days.