On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:42:27 +0100, Granity
wrote:


Dorry;803539 Wrote:
Hi
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?

Thanks,
Dorothy

I have 4 in (separate) large wooden tubs. Around the outside of the
tubs are planted Tulips, I leave the fuchsias as they are until about
February then cut them right back. The tulips shelter the fuchsias
quite well and the new growth starts about the middle of march and by
the time the tulips are over the fuchsias are well established and
start flower about the middle of June.

It depends where you are of course. Where are you granity, and OP
Dorothy, where are you? It also depends on the variety of fuchsia.
If they are hardy, or fairly so, they will be fine, but the tender
ones would be unlikely to survive except in very mild areas.
Dorothy, could you take some cuttings of your fuchsias and keep some
in and leave the others out, as an experiment?

Pam in Bristol