When you overwinter your geraniums you save money for new plants instead of replacing them. Finding ways to save money in the garden is one of my favorite things to do.
That is so true! We need to cut costs where we can and make do with what we have. I would love some with varigated foliage so I may try and find seed for that to start. Some times the tried and true plants are the very best.
I've tried putting them in paper bags and cardboard boxes. Kept them in dark cold room and in garden shed. None of them survived. Next year, Ill try potting them up and put them on a windowsill with no direct light. Did your geraniums survive? Do you water them over winter? How often?
Curious how cold does your greenhouse get? I’m turning my art studio (in the house now) into a greenhouse and want to take plants in there for winter. It’s not heated so I bubble wrapped some of the pots to keep them warm. I used to take plants into the garage where it stays 45-50 degrees but it’s not light enough. You mentioned you are in Northern California mountains. I am in NW Oregon in Beavercreek, very close to West Linn. So our winters are normally pretty mild. But cold and damp. I may try some geraniums in the greenhouse-garden shed.
It usually not much warmer than outside but the plants inside do overwinter better than if left outside. When the sun hits it, it does warm up during the day. With geraniums it is frost that is most dangerous, it produces a toxin when the sun hits it that kills them. The struggle in the greenhouse is not the cold, it is a mold that can attack them. I am working on that problem and hope to have found the solution but we shall see.
I dug up the ones outside that would not make it through the cold winter. Some I will repot into smaller pots so they take up less room as I am limited on space. Many I put in to the basement for the same reason.
Thank you for a very informative video. I didn't know this was the way to overwinter geraniums. I just brought in my geranium pots last autumn and have them in the greenhouse with the leaves and flowers that were there from last year. Is this okay? At the moment the leaves are quite green and large. Do I need to cut them off so that the shrubs do well in the summer or will they be fine? Thank you
If they are big and green they should be fine. I only cut mine back when I put them in the dark basement as they will lose them anyways. It got so cold in my greenhouse I put the ones in there in my garden cottage. A few nights down into the teens made them look sad. They were not up to that. I am glad you found the vid helpful.
Not yet! That sounds interesting, since they are so easy to get in the 6 packs and so inexpensively I have yet to try it. But I do have some pretty ones growing now that I may try just for the fun of it. My problem is space, since they would have to come indoors and I am limited it poses a problem, but a couple of pots shouldn't be too bad.
I have not personally done it with those particular varieties but I assume they have the same needs and treatment. You may wish to do a search on the exact ones you have a see what others say to be certain.
No frost or snow in LA? I'm up the coast a bit, southern Canada, and we have both. Too cold to leave these beauties outside. I come from their home area & don't relish the cold either.
Not even protected will they make it through our mountain winters, even zone 9 here can be iffy as I have friends just down the mountain from me and they just lost all of theirs in freezing temps this past week. But zoning is relative, it is more of your local conditions than actual zones.
That is a great price! The ones in 1 gallon pots here were $8 or more. I didn't see smaller containers but if there were I am sure they would have been less.
The reason I over in paper bag ,is because every year they get bigger with more flowers . This year , third year, each plant had 35 plus flowers. My garden looked beautiful. People stop to take pictures.
The ones that are not in soil no, I may spritz in January and the ones in pots usually no too. If I would remember I would maybe give them half of a cup of water about January but I did not last year and they still did fine.
In my basement it stays between 40 and 50 degrees, which I do state at the 12 minute mark in the video. I don't put the potted ones in a cardboard box, they sit on a shelf in my basement.
Here is the video where I explain about it: ruclips.net/video/0H2IqYtnsVc/видео.htmlsi=yqGwVlgpHggKsPmT And here is my blog post if you prefer to read it: www.flowerpatchfarmhouse.com/plant-growth-stimulants/ Hope this helps!
you said that you are in northern CA.as am I in Paradise CA ( burned down town) and i am trying to save what I have bought this summer.. can i leave these in containers they're planed in.. too many to dig up
I think Paradise is a USDA zone 9 and you may be perfectly safe leaving yours outside. But your micro climate has a bearing as well. If you can place the containers in a more protected place like up against a building that can help. I wish you success! I often over wintered geraniums outside when I lived in a zone 9.
When you overwinter your geraniums you save money for new plants instead of replacing them. Finding ways to save money in the garden is one of my favorite things to do.
Thank you for much needed information. Would love to see how you overwinter other plants. This year I'll try with ornamental grasses and lantana.
Glad you found it helpful. Let me know how you do with the ornamental grasses. I seem to fail on that one.
Thank you Pam, with the cost of everything so high now, this is a perfect video to help save plants for the next year.
That is so true! We need to cut costs where we can and make do with what we have. I would love some with varigated foliage so I may try and find seed for that to start. Some times the tried and true plants are the very best.
Thank you! I didn't know that I could dig up my pelargoniums,put them in a paper bag, and put them in the basement. I'm going
to give it a try.
I hope it works well for you!
Love when you are working in the greenhouse!
I do too, I have rather missed it during the warmer months. This humble little greenhouse is a sanity saver during the cold winter months!
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse I never tire of seed starting, transplanting and such whether I’m doing it or watching you.
Loved your video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've tried putting them in paper bags and cardboard boxes. Kept them in dark cold room and in garden shed. None of them survived. Next year, Ill try potting them up and put them on a windowsill with no direct light. Did your geraniums survive? Do you water them over winter? How often?
Yes, here is the follow up video: ruclips.net/video/gbgTSCaD83A/видео.htmlsi=q6Fk68FVv5u_r1vp
Curious how cold does your greenhouse get? I’m turning my art studio (in the house now) into a greenhouse and want to take plants in there for winter. It’s not heated so I bubble wrapped some of the pots to keep them warm. I used to take plants into the garage where it stays 45-50 degrees but it’s not light enough. You mentioned you are in Northern California mountains. I am in NW Oregon in Beavercreek, very close to West Linn. So our winters are normally pretty mild. But cold and damp. I may try some geraniums in the greenhouse-garden shed.
It usually not much warmer than outside but the plants inside do overwinter better than if left outside. When the sun hits it, it does warm up during the day. With geraniums it is frost that is most dangerous, it produces a toxin when the sun hits it that kills them. The struggle in the greenhouse is not the cold, it is a mold that can attack them. I am working on that problem and hope to have found the solution but we shall see.
Why do u dig them up to re-pot? Will it work if you move their individual pots inside?
I dug up the ones outside that would not make it through the cold winter. Some I will repot into smaller pots so they take up less room as I am limited on space. Many I put in to the basement for the same reason.
Thank you for a very informative video. I didn't know this was the way to overwinter geraniums. I just brought in my geranium pots last autumn and have them in the greenhouse with the leaves and flowers that were there from last year. Is this okay? At the moment the leaves are quite green and large. Do I need to cut them off so that the shrubs do well in the summer or will they be fine? Thank you
If they are big and green they should be fine. I only cut mine back when I put them in the dark basement as they will lose them anyways. It got so cold in my greenhouse I put the ones in there in my garden cottage. A few nights down into the teens made them look sad. They were not up to that. I am glad you found the vid helpful.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse thank you for the reply. So glad I found your channel which I am enjoying.
Thank you , Pam just what I was looking for. Have you overwintered new guineas? Or taken cuttings?
Not yet! That sounds interesting, since they are so easy to get in the 6 packs and so inexpensively I have yet to try it. But I do have some pretty ones growing now that I may try just for the fun of it. My problem is space, since they would have to come indoors and I am limited it poses a problem, but a couple of pots shouldn't be too bad.
do we also do this with Rose Geranium (graveolens) and Geranium lucidum?
I have not personally done it with those particular varieties but I assume they have the same needs and treatment. You may wish to do a search on the exact ones you have a see what others say to be certain.
I think here in Los Angeles, people just stick them in the ground and they survive year after year.
When I lived in the San Joaquin valley they would overwinter easily outdoors but most other places it gets too cold and they need added help.
No frost or snow in LA? I'm up the coast a bit, southern Canada, and we have both. Too cold to leave these beauties outside. I come from their home area & don't relish the cold either.
Is your basement heated? What temperature is it?
I am surprised geraniums won’t last outside all year round in zone 8. They are pretty hardy.
Not even protected will they make it through our mountain winters, even zone 9 here can be iffy as I have friends just down the mountain from me and they just lost all of theirs in freezing temps this past week. But zoning is relative, it is more of your local conditions than actual zones.
Big savings here! The geraniums were $2.50 each this year at the nursery.
That is a great price! The ones in 1 gallon pots here were $8 or more. I didn't see smaller containers but if there were I am sure they would have been less.
The reason I over in paper bag ,is because every year they get bigger with more flowers . This year , third year, each plant had 35 plus flowers. My garden looked beautiful. People stop to take pictures.
Thank you for calling them pelargoniums!
You are welcome.
Those basement ones... water?
The ones that are not in soil no, I may spritz in January and the ones in pots usually no too. If I would remember I would maybe give them half of a cup of water about January but I did not last year and they still did fine.
What is “Organic Rev”?
Here is the link to their website where you can read all about it: bit.ly/3LsQlxL
I just saw the answer about rev, Thank you
room temperature, potted inside a closed cardboard box???
In my basement it stays between 40 and 50 degrees, which I do state at the 12 minute mark in the video. I don't put the potted ones in a cardboard box, they sit on a shelf in my basement.
What is rev
Here is the video where I explain about it: ruclips.net/video/0H2IqYtnsVc/видео.htmlsi=yqGwVlgpHggKsPmT
And here is my blog post if you prefer to read it: www.flowerpatchfarmhouse.com/plant-growth-stimulants/
Hope this helps!
Just to let you know that those are pelargoniums not geraniums.
Yes, thank you, I do state that in the intro. In the US most everyone refers to them as geraniums, namely Zonal Geraniums.
Why don’t you tie your hair while you’re working ???
I do sometimes, at other times I just don't think about it.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouse 😂 I can’t work in the garden if I don’t tie my hair
I agree. It is distracting.
@@FlowerPatchFarmhouseunbelievable this was even mentioned.
So RUDE to comment on this lady's hair.
This is about plants not critising someone's appearance! Cannot believe comment .
You have too many distractions
Never heard that one before. Sorry it was not to your liking.
you said that you are in northern CA.as am I in Paradise CA ( burned down town) and i am trying to save what I have bought this summer.. can i leave these in containers they're planed in.. too many to dig up
I think Paradise is a USDA zone 9 and you may be perfectly safe leaving yours outside. But your micro climate has a bearing as well. If you can place the containers in a more protected place like up against a building that can help. I wish you success! I often over wintered geraniums outside when I lived in a zone 9.