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Old 12-07-2008, 10:14 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Fucshias Over Winter

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This year, I have some lovely fucshias in pots, which I would like to keep
over winter. They are not hardy, so I would need to bring them inside.
This may be a stupid question, but if i do bring them in, do they
still need
to be somewhere light, or could I just put them in the garage? Would
I need
to water them, or could I just leave them until next spring?


I leave them in an unheated thingy which the previous inhabitants called
'the conservatory', but even the estate agent balked at that
description. It amounts to a sort-of long porch built on the end of the
house, accessed by the back door and another to the outside world.

The soil usually dries out, and then I might remember to water the pots.
If I do remember to water them, they survive.

The berries, BTW, make a fairly decent jelly, and can be used to help
poorly-setting jams and jellies to the proper consistency.

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