Re: Surprising geraniums.
Just bring your plants indoors for winter and keep watering to a minimum.Re: Surprising geraniums.
Re: Surprising geraniums.
There must be something in what you say carol, because the ones at the front of the house where there is less sun seem to keep blooming forever and unless it's really snowing they seem to survive winter. The ones on the sunny patio do not. I thought this was down to more shelter at the front but maybe it's more complicated.Re: Surprising geraniums.
Thanks for the tip Carol. I will try that as I bought some of that insulating material earlier this year when we had that un-seasonal cold spell. It would be really lovely to have them again in the spring as there is nothing as lovely as the special variety pelargoniums, the flowers that just keep on giving.Re: Surprising geraniums.
I've been thinking about this and there might be something in what you say. Some years back there was an old lady living in the house in front of us and she grew the most amazing geraniums. I asked here one day why didn't she put the long growing boxes she had them in along the balcony rail and she said that there was too much afternoon sun and it got too hot. I never really thought that much about it until I read this. Also in the winter she kept them in the cellar.Re: Surprising geraniums.
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