I have several thriving pelagoniums acquired this year from cuttings from my mother, and this will be their first winter. I have read a great deal of advice on overwintering indoors or in a glasshouse. I have also noticed that alot of people leave theirs planted in their gardens down here. Any advice from others living in damp, frost-free (most of the time) West Cornwall woud be appreciated.

Tricia

Indoors and dry is the safe answer, and this is what I do in the South Hams
for special tub and basket plants. Those in the borders do survive to grow
the next year.
I know that fuschias and bougainvillias have less hardy strains. The
intensely variagated pelargoniums are more difficult to propagate and in the
absence of any other advice on their hardihood I would bring these indoors.
Regards
David T.
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I have several thriving pelagoniums acquired this year from cuttings
from my mother, and this will be their first winter. I have read a
great deal of advice on overwintering indoors or in a glasshouse. I
have also noticed that alot of people leave theirs planted in their
gardens down here. Any advice from others living in damp, frost-free
(most of the time) West Cornwall woud be appreciated.

I overwinter them (in Norfolk) indoors, as cuttings, and by spring they
are ready to be put out.

In Cornwall, they might survive the winter, especially if protected with
fleece if there is a threat of frost.

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Indoors and dry is the safe answer, and this is what I do in the South
Hams for special tub and basket plants. Those in the borders do survive to
grow the next year.
I know that fuschias and bougainvillias have less hardy strains. The
intensely variagated pelargoniums are more difficult to propagate and in
the absence of any other advice on their hardihood I would bring these
indoors.
Regards
David T.
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I have several thriving pelagoniums acquired this year from cuttings
from my mother, and this will be their first winter. I have read a
great deal of advice on overwintering indoors or in a glasshouse. I
have also noticed that alot of people leave theirs planted in their
gardens down here. Any advice from others living in damp, frost-free
(most of the time) West Cornwall woud be appreciated.

I overwinter them (in Norfolk) indoors, as cuttings, and by spring they
are ready to be put out.

In Cornwall, they might survive the winter, especially if protected with

I find even in an unheated greenhouse in the southwest there is a small
mortality rate with pelargoniums. The problem is that they can rot from
the tips down. I cut off the rot when I see it but sometimes a plant just
can't be saved. I pot them up and put them on some staging and hardly
water them at all during winter. Is this the correct way?

Andy.

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I have several thriving pelagoniums acquired this year from cuttings
from my mother, and this will be their first winter. I have read a
great deal of advice on overwintering indoors or in a glasshouse. I
have also noticed that alot of people leave theirs planted in their
gardens down here. Any advice from others living in damp, frost-free
(most of the time) West Cornwall woud be appreciated.

I overwinter them (in Norfolk) indoors, as cuttings, and by spring they
are ready to be put out.

In Cornwall, they might survive the winter, especially if protected with
fleece if there is a threat of frost.

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thanks folks

my mother keeps hers in a glasshouse on staging and they usually survive, but I have no glasshouse; backyard too small. Also, in the winter it gets so damp down here at the pointy bit of the country; I think I'll keep them in the spare room.

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/overwintering pelargoniums/

(or do I mean pelargonii?)

my mother keeps hers in a glasshouse on staging and they usually
survive, but I have no glasshouse; backyard too small. Also, in the
winter it gets so damp down here at the pointy bit of the country; I
think I'll keep them in the spare room.

Sounds sensible, but keep them ai the window, and with as much space
between plants as possible.

I overwintered lemons and jalapino chillis last year in my (East-facing)
front room window, and placed a table in front of it. On warm days I put
them all outside.

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