We live in the Chicago suburbs. Last winter I put all our hanging
baskets of geraniums in a barely warm garage, anywhere from 35 degrees
up to 55 degrees. They survived and have bloomed vigorously all this
summer hanging along the sides of our deck. But, the plants have
become leggy and I need to do something with them. Never had
geraniums before so my wife and I don't know what we should be doing
for this upcoming winter.

Help please.

On 9/18/2010 12:22 PM, hr(bob) wrote:
We live in the Chicago suburbs. Last winter I put all our hanging
baskets of geraniums in a barely warm garage, anywhere from 35 degrees
up to 55 degrees. They survived and have bloomed vigorously all this
summer hanging along the sides of our deck. But, the plants have
become leggy and I need to do something with them. Never had
geraniums before so my wife and I don't know what we should be doing
for this upcoming winter.

Help please.

I'm no expert but wife has been putting a couple to winter in our
utility room and I looked on-line and believe you can cut back one to
two thirds. I did this early in the year and rooted several cuttings
and got several new plants. Put some in pots and some in the ground and
just plan to leave them out to die, whatever, and clone new ones in
February from what she brings in.

On Sep 18, 12:31*pm, Frank wrote:
On 9/18/2010 12:22 PM, hr(bob) wrote:

We live in the Chicago suburbs. *Last winter I put all our hanging
baskets of geraniums in a barely warm garage, anywhere from 35 degrees
up to 55 degrees. *They survived and have bloomed vigorously all this
summer hanging along the sides of our deck. *But, the plants have
become leggy and I need to do something with them. *Never had
geraniums before so my wife and I don't know what we should be doing
for this upcoming winter.

Help please.

I'm no expert but wife has been putting a couple to winter in our
utility room and I looked on-line and believe you can cut back one to
two thirds. *I did this early in the year and rooted several cuttings
and got several new plants. *Put some in pots and some in the ground and
just plan to leave them out to die, whatever, and clone new ones *in
February from what she brings in.

How did you go about rooting the cuttings?

Bob H

On Sep 18, 10:31*am, Frank wrote:
On 9/18/2010 12:22 PM, hr(bob) wrote:

We live in the Chicago suburbs. *Last winter I put all our hanging
baskets of geraniums in a barely warm garage, anywhere from 35 degrees
up to 55 degrees. *They survived and have bloomed vigorously all this
summer hanging along the sides of our deck. *But, the plants have
become leggy and I need to do something with them. *Never had
geraniums before so my wife and I don't know what we should be doing
for this upcoming winter.

Help please.

I'm no expert but wife has been putting a couple to winter in our
utility room and I looked on-line and believe you can cut back one to
two thirds. *I did this early in the year and rooted several cuttings
and got several new plants.

Endorse*that vigorous pruning.

If there is no natural light coming into the utility room, you need to
hang up grow-lights, or at least fluorescents. Can't you hang them
in the house itself near a window?

Put some in pots and some in the ground and just plan to leave them
out to die, whatever, and clone new ones *in February from what she
brings in.

Unless there is a whole army of geraniums, I see no need to leave them
out to freeze.

In message
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"hr(bob) " writes
We live in the Chicago suburbs. Last winter I put all our hanging
baskets of geraniums in a barely warm garage, anywhere from 35 degrees
up to 55 degrees. They survived and have bloomed vigorously all this
summer hanging along the sides of our deck. But, the plants have
become leggy and I need to do something with them. Never had
geraniums before so my wife and I don't know what we should be doing
for this upcoming winter.

Help please.

I take it that you mean Pelargoniums. (The true Geraniums mostly die
back to the ground over winter.) These are fairly readily propagated by
cuttings. The treatment of Pelargonium cutting is a little unusual; they
are rooted under relatively dry conditions. If you browse the web (or
the gardening section of the public library) you should find
instructions for propagating Pelargoniums from cuttings.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

On Sep 18, 4:29*pm, Higgs Boson wrote:
On Sep 18, 10:31*am, Frank wrote:





On 9/18/2010 12:22 PM, hr(bob) wrote:

We live in the Chicago suburbs. *Last winter I put all our hanging
baskets of geraniums in a barely warm garage, anywhere from 35 degrees
up to 55 degrees. *They survived and have bloomed vigorously all this
summer hanging along the sides of our deck. *But, the plants have
become leggy and I need to do something with them. *Never had
geraniums before so my wife and I don't know what we should be doing
for this upcoming winter.

Help please.

I'm no expert but wife has been putting a couple to winter in our
utility room and I looked on-line and believe you can cut back one to
two thirds. *I did this early in the year and rooted several cuttings
and got several new plants.

Endorse*that vigorous pruning.

If there is no natural light coming into the utility room, you need to
hang up grow-lights, or at least fluorescents. * Can't you hang them
in the house itself near a window?

*Put some in pots and some in the ground and *just plan to leave them
out to die, whatever, and clone new ones *in *February from what she
brings in.

Unless there is a whole army of geraniums, I see no need to leave them
out to freeze.- Hide quoted text -

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I wintered them over last winter in our garage, in front of a SW-
facing window, so they got some good strong light for several hours
each day. I watrered them very sparingly.

On Sep 18, 4:57*pm, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:
In message
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"hr(bob) " writes

We live in the Chicago suburbs. *Last winter I put all our hanging
baskets of geraniums in a barely warm garage, anywhere from 35 degrees
up to 55 degrees. *They survived and have bloomed vigorously all this
summer hanging along the sides of our deck. *But, the plants have
become leggy and I need to do something with them. *Never had
geraniums before so my wife and I don't know what we should be doing
for this upcoming winter.

Help please.

I take it that you mean Pelargoniums. (The true Geraniums mostly die
back to the ground over winter.) These are fairly readily propagated by
cuttings. The treatment of Pelargonium cutting is a little unusual; they
are rooted under relatively dry conditions. If you browse the web (or
the gardening section of the public library) you should find
instructions for propagating Pelargoniums from cuttings.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

I was hoping someone here could give me a quicker response than going
to my local library, expecially since this is a gardening group.

On 9/18/2010 4:49 PM, hr(bob) wrote:
On Sep 18, 12:31 pm, wrote:
On 9/18/2010 12:22 PM, hr(bob) wrote:

We live in the Chicago suburbs. Last winter I put all our hanging
baskets of geraniums in a barely warm garage, anywhere from 35 degrees
up to 55 degrees. They survived and have bloomed vigorously all this
summer hanging along the sides of our deck. But, the plants have
become leggy and I need to do something with them. Never had
geraniums before so my wife and I don't know what we should be doing
for this upcoming winter.

Help please.

I'm no expert but wife has been putting a couple to winter in our
utility room and I looked on-line and believe you can cut back one to
two thirds. I did this early in the year and rooted several cuttings
and got several new plants. Put some in pots and some in the ground and
just plan to leave them out to die, whatever, and clone new ones in
February from what she brings in.

How did you go about rooting the cuttings?

Bob H

Rooting hormone and peat pots with potting soil kept damp.
Only did about half dozen but they all took.
Advice came from googling. There is lots of stuff out there.

On Sep 19, 6:23*am, Frank wrote:
On 9/18/2010 4:49 PM, hr(bob) wrote:





On Sep 18, 12:31 pm, *wrote:
On 9/18/2010 12:22 PM, hr(bob) wrote:

We live in the Chicago suburbs. *Last winter I put all our hanging
baskets of geraniums in a barely warm garage, anywhere from 35 degrees
up to 55 degrees. *They survived and have bloomed vigorously all this
summer hanging along the sides of our deck. *But, the plants have
become leggy and I need to do something with them. *Never had
geraniums before so my wife and I don't know what we should be doing
for this upcoming winter.

Help please.

I'm no expert but wife has been putting a couple to winter in our
utility room and I looked on-line and believe you can cut back one to
two thirds. *I did this early in the year and rooted several cuttings
and got several new plants. *Put some in pots and some in the ground and
just plan to leave them out to die, whatever, and clone new ones *in
February from what she brings in.

How did you go about rooting the cuttings?

Bob H

Rooting hormone and peat pots with potting soil kept damp.
Only did about half dozen but they all took.
Advice came from googling. *There is lots of stuff out there.- Hide quoted text -

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Rooting hormone from a place like "Franks" ?