I put my potted geraniums, after cutting them down, directly in my garage. Give them a bit of water, cover them with a blanket and put them to sleep for winter. pull them out in spring and begin watering them. They take a good 4-6 weeks to bloom but it works every year!
Will this work up in the mountains? I live in an elevation of 4500’. We get snow and the temperature drops into the teens at night and usually in the low to mid 20’s farenhight during the day. Thank you.
Great advice! I live in the south of England, so can usually find a sheltered place in the garden for the pots, but have one with small frilly leaves in the ground, she will thank you. Thanks for not playing irritating music, and talking about your life for hours!😂❤
I keep mine in their balcony planting boxes, just carried in from the garden in November. I trim the bad parts off, cut back the water, place high on the table to avoid frost, but to give them daylight. The glassed-in balcony room is perfect. I have geraniums which are 7 years old. I take 3-4 cuttings in the fall, in case one would die.
@@LearnHow2 Either way is good, as long as we make the flowers survive. I know many who, just like you, don't have the space I have. I will give your method to them :). Best greetings, Anna-Lena
I have some geraniums that survive the winters outside in London. They grow in pots near to the house. They look rather dead at some point but then they sprout again the following year. They are a bit slower to get going again than the ones you can buy from the shops each year but that's o.k with me. They catch up before long.
I have done this for several years now. But, I put mine in paper yardwaste bags & close the bags & store them in a cool spot in my basement. I bring them up in the Spring & pot them up in the house. I put them outside when the frost danger is over. It’s not the idea of saving money, it’s just really nice to see them start to grow again! 😊
That's a good alternative if you have them. The important thing is to keep them in the dark and in a container that breathes. I'm doing mine again this year. I lost a few last year but most of them came back. I agree that it's not about the money-- I just hate to see plants die when they don't have to. I used to keep them in the house over winter but it was a strain to have to water them all winter. This is so much easier!
Hi. Ive read mixed views about if you are still meant to water the plants over winter indoors Otherwise they will die? What do you think , do you water yours?
I live in Northeastern Montana..I have had my geraniums for years...the middle of September I cut them back to about 2" clean out all the dead leaves and debris from the pots..I store them in the back room of my garage where its dark most all day( morning sun only) and keep the temperature at 35-40 ° ..I also do this with other outside plants I want to keep..I water lightly on the first of every month from October-April....after the last frost I bring them outside.. tempering them in the sun for a week or so before setting them out for spring (taking them in at night or covering if the night temp falls below 40) this has worked well..but I'll consider trying to dig them up next fall..It will save space in the garage if I compact them in a box not store them in the pots ..thanks for the info..😊
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My mother used to do this . Only difference is she would hang them up side down from the floor joists in the basement.In the spring she would soak the roots in water for a day or so then replant.
Used this information today. I used to bare root geraniums but have just bought new ones most recently. I wanted to start dong it again because the plants I bought this year performed exceptionally well and were very colorful. Winter temps have hit -20F here in Kansas.
At what point, in autumn, or before winter, do you start doing so? I m in uk I saw flowers on the geranium: could you have waited longer, and let them flower? Also: my indooor geraniums: can i leave them as they are, during winter[ will they keep going?]
Thanks! Clear and concise. I have overwintered some in the past in their pots, but that takes up a lot of space. I had heard of this method, and was searching for an explanation and found yours. All the best.
I never knew you could store geraniums like that. I would usually cut off several stalks, put them in water and when there are sufficient roots, I'd plant them in pots, put them in a sunny location in the house and plant them outside when it is warm enough to do so.
That’s exactly how I do it, i had a gorgeous geranium about 15 years ago, I took cuttings and planted them out the following year, and I’ve been doing it every year 😂 15 years of geraniums from that one plant! I root mine in water too
@@mulatadesanzala2920 …I honestly don’t know, I wouldn’t do it myself, I always root geranium cuttings in a glass of water, they never fail, and it’s easier than this cardboard box method.
Hello from Marysville, Washington State, not too far from the western coast of America. Thanks for the short school! I actually watched the full episode. It was the right length and kept me engaged.
Wow I am definitely trying this,I have 6 geraniums which are still blooming until now here in Canada Zone 6...always threw them out each year and thought what a waste. And I will try other commenters ideas too! Thanks!! 😊
Found your channel very informative so I’ve subscribed. I am a fairly new gardener and have just planted dozens of tulips.......looking about now for a useful potting bench without spending a fortune.
I saw this video and have just tried this with my geraniums. Usually I just let them die and buy new for my pots each year. I live in Wyoming so very short growing season. We have been having lovely Fall weather but temps dropping in a few days so decided to try this. Video was short and easy to follow. Thanks!
Inflation is making buying non-essentials impossible; so preserving geraniums overwinter is the way to save money, not having to buy overpriced new plants in the Spring.
This was very informative. I would throw mine out in trash every year. I thought they were annuals. I will try this for sure. I’m in North Carolina USA and they are doing well but next month December I was going to toss them. Thanks. Hope they grow again next year because I love this plant 💕👍
I grow mine in a long, windowsill sized containers. They stay outside in the mild months and I just bring them in and sit them in the window during the dead of winter. They will even bloom some. I lost count of how old they are. 🌺
@@LearnHow2 I usually get a few that survive but it can be hit or miss. Last year I had them in pots so I just put them all together and covered them in fleece. That worked quite well.
Thank You for making & sharing this awesome video. ( My first killing frost usually happens in early October & I can't safely re-plant geraniums until mid May. Will they last this long, out of the ground?)
We keep ours in the conservatory over winter, then put em back out in summer. Don’t know how long they will last doing this but it worked the last two years.
Thank you for this video. I’ve been researching how to keep mine over the winter. When I was a child (60 years ago) the lady who I stayed with would pull hers and hang them root end up in her outdoor shed. I don’t recall anything other than that. I’m planning to attempt to store mine both bare root and some in pots in an outdoor shed.
My geraniums are in pots. I trim the plants back to about 4 - 6" and remove most of the leaves. I then put the pots in my garage and cover them with a cardboard box, so the plants are in the dark. I water them a small amount about once a month. You will see new growth appear in February or March, so I water a little more. Then when it is warm enough, I put them outside. I have some plants that are more than 3 years old. I have taken cuttings from them that I rooted in water to make additional plants. Sometimes I lose 1 or 2. My brother-in-law does as this video, except he uses brown paper bags. Good luck.
I've done this for years, but I always keep dirt on the roots, then valentine's day I start cutting back the roots and plant them in Styrofoam cups with drain holes in the bottom..🌞🌱🌱🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
I will definitely do this for the first time, thank you. Question: in the spring do you plant the whole plant or take clippings from just the top and re-root only the fresh clippings?
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I may have removed too many leaves from mine. I wrapped them lightly in newspaper and laid them in a cardboard box in my basement. It's quite dry down there, so I've been turning the paper wrapped bundles and giving them a light spray of water every couple of days. The paper is always completely dry when I check them, so I don't think this will contribute to mold. I hope they will make it through, but I also have cuttings from these same plants started in my plant room for winter, just in case.
Hi Suzanne. Please dont worry. The water is not necessary. At the end of winter the leaves will have fallen off. See my other video ua-cam.com/video/irIXwKzT1Hg/v-deo.html to see what happens in spring. Keep safe.
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Hi Martha. I'll look into it. I leave my parsnips growing in the ground over the winter - the frost improves the sweetness and flavour as the starch is coverted into sugar. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 thank you for the information , I've been trying to grow things for years I have a bit of a black thumb I kill every plant I care for, then I found your videos and now I know all the mistakes I was making I could never find in all gardening books I have read. So thank you.
For years my mom did this...Kept them in metal cans in the sunny windows all winter and in spring,would take them out and plant in the ground...They were many years old..Some would be 4-5 ft tall....she could grow anything...
I used to bring mine inside and placed them east in the window sill. They kept gving me flowers and after some years I gave them away to save space to my other plants.
I just get a big trashcan and put several pots in the can which leaves pockets of air and then put the trashcan in the garage for winter storage. Easy-Peasy. Take out when warmth returns and take cuttings or nurse the plants back to health in the spring.
Before I am told this is a hit or miss approach, I say I have really nothing invested and if the trashcan approach fails I can throw them out in the spring but I have had success for a couple of years and I will do it again.
I've just re-watched your video as I stored my geraniums a few weeks ago following your advice, but I have just realised I haven't closed the cardboard box lid so they're open to the light, do they need to be in total darkness to store properly over the winter? Thank you ❤️
Yes, that's what I did every year. I had some last well over 20 years that way! I put them in a south facing window for the winter. Standing out back in 3 feet of snow, I could look up at that window and see them happily blooming. ; )
My only question is, when do you do this? I'm presuming it's before the first frost. Can you do it earlier? Or will they be hurt if you still have a few warm days?
If you've planted out your geraniums in containers in spring but a late overnight frost is forecast, should you bring them indoors - a shed or a garage - overnight?
I just spent ages digging mine out and potting them up and putting them in the greenhouse. Now I guess I wasted my time and will have to take them back out and put them in a box!
I took cuttings last Autumn and over wintered in pots. With the bad summer we had, those plants are still small and few flowered. I notice you only put three in your large box. Could I fit in more of the small ones? is September too soon to be lifting them?
I grow geraniums in London in pots, but I take mine in when hard frost beckons. I have an army of plastic saucers ready. In a bad winter they might be indoors for a fortnight, in a good winter a couple of days. Granted you need space and attentiveness. Result: no catch up needed, they bloom all year round and are large.
I do the same and they bring beauty in the windows throughout the winter. Cut them back if they get too leggy and plant the cuttings for more geraniums. They last for years!
I'd been Googling about over wintering geraniums and came across your video. From everything I've read it said you should soak the plant roots once a month, do you do this or just box them up and totally leave them till potting up for Spring? Thank you 🙂
Hi Lisa. I leave mine without water and have never had a problem. However if your storage area is very dry then I think it would be best just to give the roots a mist spray once a month. Be careful not to get too wet as that could encourage mold. Keep safe.
I love it when videos are short and straight to the point. Thank you!
You're welcome.
Over the years I have thrown countless geraniums away in autumn. This year I'm going for this method, thanks for the video.
I put my potted geraniums, after cutting them down, directly in my garage. Give them a bit of water, cover them with a blanket and put them to sleep for winter. pull them out in spring and begin watering them. They take a good 4-6 weeks to bloom but it works every year!
Will this work up in the mountains? I live in an elevation of 4500’. We get snow and the temperature drops into the teens at night and usually in the low to mid 20’s farenhight during the day. Thank you.
Thanks for that information Cheryl - we are all learning from each other. Keep safe.
And how cold is your garage
Simple and to the point without all the unnecessary waffle.. thank you
You're welcome!
Great advice! I live in the south of England, so can usually find a sheltered place in the garden for the pots, but have one with small frilly leaves in the ground, she will thank you. Thanks for not playing irritating music, and talking about your life for hours!😂❤
Wow! Never knew they could be kept after the season! Thanks!
Hi Vivian. Yes mine are growing well again now. Keep safe.
Just what I want in a How-to video: SHORT and sweet.
Thanks Adrian!
I keep mine in their balcony planting boxes, just carried in from the garden in November. I trim the bad parts off, cut back the water, place high on the table to avoid frost, but to give them daylight. The glassed-in balcony room is perfect. I have geraniums which are 7 years old. I take 3-4 cuttings in the fall, in case one would die.
Hi Anna-Lena. That is perfectly ok but I dont have the space to do this. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 Either way is good, as long as we make the flowers survive. I know many who, just like you, don't have the space I have. I will give your method to them :). Best greetings, Anna-Lena
I have some geraniums that survive the winters outside in London. They grow in pots near to the house. They look rather dead at some point but then they sprout again the following year. They are a bit slower to get going again than the ones you can buy from the shops each year but that's o.k with me. They catch up before long.
They can survive outdoors but it can be hit and miss. Frosts will kill them and cold wet soil will rot them. Keep safe.
I have done this for several years now. But, I put mine in paper yardwaste bags & close the bags & store them in a cool spot in my basement.
I bring them up in the Spring & pot them up in the house. I put them outside when the frost danger is over. It’s not the idea of saving money, it’s just really nice to see them start to grow again! 😊
That's a good alternative if you have them. The important thing is to keep them in the dark and in a container that breathes. I'm doing mine again this year. I lost a few last year but most of them came back. I agree that it's not about the money-- I just hate to see plants die when they don't have to. I used to keep them in the house over winter but it was a strain to have to water them all winter. This is so much easier!
Hi. Ive read mixed views about if you are still meant to water the plants over winter indoors Otherwise they will die? What do you think , do you water yours?
I live in Northeastern Montana..I have had my geraniums for years...the middle of September I cut them back to about 2" clean out all the dead leaves and debris from the pots..I store them in the back room of my garage where its dark most all day( morning sun only) and keep the temperature at 35-40 ° ..I also do this with other outside plants I want to keep..I water lightly on the first of every month from October-April....after the last frost I bring them outside.. tempering them in the sun for a week or so before setting them out for spring (taking them in at night or covering if the night temp falls below 40) this has worked well..but I'll consider trying to dig them up next fall..It will save space in the garage if I compact them in a box not store them in the pots ..thanks for the info..😊
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Hi Marian. Thank you for your very detailed and interesting information. Keep safe.
Thanks for your easy way of storing these flowers 🌸
I always like to know some information about flowers 🌺 before cold season and Spring time.
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It would be nice to see what they look like in the spring when you open the box.
YES! That would be great!
You can see what happens in Spring in another of my videos. See ua-cam.com/video/irIXwKzT1Hg/v-deo.html
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I always just throw all my baskets away. But I’m
Going to try and store my mine per this video that was very informative. 👍🏼
My mother used to do this . Only difference is she would hang them up side down from the floor joists in the basement.In the spring she would soak the roots in water for a day or so then replant.
Hi Dennis. Great memories and Information. Keep safe.
Used this information today. I used to bare root geraniums but have just bought new ones most recently. I wanted to start dong it again because the plants I bought this year performed exceptionally well and were very colorful. Winter temps have hit -20F here in Kansas.
Glad to be of help John. Good luck with your growing and keep safe
At what point, in autumn, or before winter, do you start doing so?
I m in uk
I saw flowers on the geranium: could you have waited longer, and let them flower?
Also: my indooor geraniums: can i leave them as they are, during winter[ will they keep going?]
Hi I just wanted to say 'Thank You' I love geraniums and don't have a conservatory or greenhouse. So this is brilliant for me. Natalie 🙂
Hi Natalie. Thank you for your appreciation. Keep safe.
Thanks! Clear and concise. I have overwintered some in the past in their pots, but that takes up a lot of space. I had heard of this method, and was searching for an explanation and found yours. All the best.
Glad it was helpful Carol! Good luck.
I never knew you could store geraniums like that. I would usually cut off several stalks, put them in water and when there are sufficient roots, I'd plant them in pots, put them in a sunny location in the house and plant them outside when it is warm enough to do so.
Hi Sharynli. I am going to try taking some cuttings next year. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 Keep safe as well.
That’s exactly how I do it, i had a gorgeous geranium about 15 years ago, I took cuttings and planted them out the following year, and I’ve been doing it every year 😂 15 years of geraniums from that one plant! I root mine in water too
Shall i water them before closing the box ? Do i spray them with water during the time in the box ?
@@mulatadesanzala2920 …I honestly don’t know, I wouldn’t do it myself, I always root geranium cuttings in a glass of water, they never fail, and it’s easier than this cardboard box method.
I was impressed with your short, straight to the point video; hence, I've subscribed. Thank you.
Thank you Derek!
Hello from Marysville, Washington State, not too far from the western coast of America. Thanks for the short school! I actually watched the full episode. It was the right length and kept me engaged.
Hello neighbor 👋🏻
Kathy that is awesome! Keep safe ... greetings from England!
Wow I am definitely trying this,I have 6 geraniums which are still blooming until now here in Canada Zone 6...always threw them out each year and thought what a waste. And I will try other commenters ideas too! Thanks!! 😊
So nice of you to comment. Good luck with your growing, keep safe and best wishes from the UK.
il just bring mine indoors and replant , my late stepfather did this and he had flowers all year round on his office/home windowsill 😊
I do too
Unfortunately I dont have the room indoors or else I would do the same. Keep safe.
Best info I have found yet! Thanks . This was plain and simple
Glad it was helpful!
After years of cuttings and such messes, straggly plants and all, I shall try this, and I give you my thanks, Sir!
So nice of you Paul. Keep safe.
Wow...Thank you...I live in Chicago and just pulled mine up, but don't want to get rid of them...Thank you...
Glad I could help
I had no idea! This is brilliant. Thank you!
Hi Delia.You're very welcome! Keep safe.
Thank you for the tips :) I brought mine in before the frost hits tonight. Blessings! :)
You are very welcome.
Just found your video… lovely, straight to the point, no messing about and informative! You just got a new subscriber! All the best and stay safe! 🤗
Hi Suzi. Thank you so much for your sub! Keep safe.
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You are so welcome
Found your channel very informative so I’ve subscribed. I am a fairly new gardener and have just planted dozens of tulips.......looking about now for a useful potting bench without spending a fortune.
Hi Gill. So glad to have been able to help. Good luck with your growing. Keep safe.
Make one up from old pallets..
we use a discarded old wooden desk up on blocks for height-the drawers come in handy too
I saw this video and have just tried this with my geraniums. Usually I just let them die and buy new for my pots each year. I live in Wyoming so very short growing season. We have been having lovely Fall weather but temps dropping in a few days so decided to try this. Video was short and easy to follow. Thanks!
Thank you for your comment Kirk and good luck with your overwintering.
Inflation is making buying non-essentials impossible; so preserving geraniums overwinter is the way to save money, not having to buy overpriced new plants in the Spring.
Brilliant ! I never knew you could do this
Hi Mick. Thanks for your comment. Keep safe.
I usually keep alive and blooming on my table all winter. This would be so much easier. Thanks 😊
Thanks for the tip MIke.
This was very informative. I would throw mine out in trash every year. I thought they were annuals. I will try this for sure. I’m in North Carolina USA and they are doing well but next month December I was going to toss them. Thanks. Hope they grow again next year because I love this plant 💕👍
I grow mine in a long, windowsill sized containers. They stay outside in the mild months and I just bring them in and sit them in the window during the dead of winter. They will even bloom some. I lost count of how old they are. 🌺
Thats great to hear Penny! Keep safe.
Thank you so much for this amazing information! it's helpful for me to save my geraniums this fall😇🙏
Thank you. I never knew this. Mine just rotted outside. A few came back from the dead though.
They dont survive the cold normally so you were lucky some survived.
@@LearnHow2 I usually get a few that survive but it can be hit or miss. Last year I had them in pots so I just put them all together and covered them in fleece. That worked quite well.
Thank You for making & sharing this awesome video. ( My first killing frost usually happens in early October & I can't safely re-plant geraniums until mid May. Will they last this long, out of the ground?)
They will last that long. Just give a light spray of mist to the roots every couple of months (very light -not enough to wet). Keep safe.
Thank You
We keep ours in the conservatory over winter, then put em back out in summer. Don’t know how long they will last doing this but it worked the last two years.
Hi Geraldine. That is perfectly fine - if you have the room. Keep safe.
Thank you for this video. I’ve been researching how to keep mine over the winter. When I was a child (60 years ago) the lady who I stayed with would pull hers and hang them root end up in her outdoor shed. I don’t recall anything other than that. I’m planning to attempt to store mine both bare root and some in pots in an outdoor shed.
Great to hear your childhood memories! Let me know how it goes. Keep safe.
My geraniums are in pots. I trim the plants back to about 4 - 6" and remove most of the leaves. I then put the pots in my garage and cover them with a cardboard box, so the plants are in the dark. I water them a small amount about once a month. You will see new growth appear in February or March, so I water a little more. Then when it is warm enough, I put them outside. I have some plants that are more than 3 years old. I have taken cuttings from them that I rooted in water to make additional plants. Sometimes I lose 1 or 2. My brother-in-law does as this video, except he uses brown paper bags. Good luck.
@@caroleanne8529 thank you for this information. I may try your technique since I think they do need minimal water to survive
Thanks for sharing! Will definitely give it a try this season. Last winter I bareroot it and none survived.
I've done this for years, but I always keep dirt on the roots, then valentine's day I start cutting back the roots and plant them in Styrofoam cups with drain holes in the bottom..🌞🌱🌱🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Thank you for this very useful information Dottie. Keep safe.
Thanks so much for this I will do mine tomorrow and how could anyone give this video a thumbs down
Keep well 😃
Trish you’re very welcome 😊 Keep safe.
Short and to the point thank you. 👍
I will definitely do this for the first time, thank you. Question: in the spring do you plant the whole plant or take clippings from just the top and re-root only the fresh clippings?
In Spring the leafs will have gone brown so cut them off. Small new leafs will have started to grow. I plant the whole plant. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 thank you very much for your reply!! I will do that!
Excellent video!
@@ellen2456 Except for the very poor audio. Thank goodness for closed captioning!
Thank you 🙏
You’re welcome 😊
Thank you for sharing. Will definitely try this. Ann from Va.
Hi Ann. Thank you. Good luck with your growing and keep safe.
Perfect guide. I'm just about to do it, step by step, as advised here. Thank you :) 💜
Glad it was helpful! Keep safe.
This was very helpful - Thank You!
You're welcome Elizabeth! Keep safe.
Good, quick video with all information needed. Volume was low though.
Sorry about that
straight to the point, thanks
Thank you too!
Thank you so much !! I will try. ...
Good luck with your growing and keep safe.
Great video! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Very good channel.
Hi Ifrah. Thank you very much! Keep safe.
How about growing them in pots and bring the whole thing into the greenhouse before the first freeze?
That's what I do...works fine ...they even bloom in winter...
Hi Victoria. You can do this but I dont have room with all the plants I grow. Keep safe.
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@@marilyncourteau8951 mine bloomed the entire winter in my unfinished basement under a shop light. They seem to need very little water
Thank you for the information.
I just bring them into the house and put them by the kitchen window. Works great.
You can do this but I grow so many plants I dont have the room. Keep safe.
I may have removed too many leaves from mine. I wrapped them lightly in newspaper and laid them in a cardboard box in my basement. It's quite dry down there, so I've been turning the paper wrapped bundles and giving them a light spray of water every couple of days. The paper is always completely dry when I check them, so I don't think this will contribute to mold. I hope they will make it through, but I also have cuttings from these same plants started in my plant room for winter, just in case.
Hi Suzanne. Please dont worry. The water is not necessary. At the end of winter the leaves will have fallen off. See my other video ua-cam.com/video/irIXwKzT1Hg/v-deo.html to see what happens in spring. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 Thanks! :)
Thank you very much , it's very interesting! 💐🤗❤️
Hi Ioana. Glad you liked it! Keep safe.
THANK U so much for this Info☘Now, I can save my plants & do not kill them anymore.
Hi Mia. You are very welcome. Keep safe.
Today, I make my pink&white Geraniums ready for Winter Sleeps.Stay health&safe. AND BE ALLWAYS HAPPY WITH YOUR PLANTS♥️FROM GERMANY
Thank you for that. I have tried various methods and nothing works. Maybe this will.
You're welcome!
Thank you
You're welcome Tatiana. Keep safe.
Gee they grow like weeds here in Australia all year round. Never imagined people treating an old geranium with such love.
I like this plant but it doesn't like me
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Ha ha. I bet that it looks very odd to you! Keep safe.
Thank you for the info on geranium, please next video speak louder in your Microphone
I do that or use a paper bag. But, first I take end cuttings to propagate over winter in my greenhouse. That way, in spring I have lots.
Could you please do one on how to store potatoes, carrots and parsnips for the winter, thank you very much.
Hi Martha. I'll look into it. I leave my parsnips growing in the ground over the winter - the frost improves the sweetness and flavour as the starch is coverted into sugar. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 thank you for the information , I've been trying to grow things for years I have a bit of a black thumb I kill every plant I care for, then I found your videos and now I know all the mistakes I was making I could never find in all gardening books I have read. So thank you.
@@LearnHow2 do you just go dig them up when you want to cook some?
For years my mom did this...Kept them in metal cans in the sunny windows all winter and in spring,would take them out and plant in the ground...They were many years old..Some would be 4-5 ft tall....she could grow anything...
Hi Linda. Great memories! They will keep growing for years but eventually will get unsightly so will need replacing. Keep safe.
Thanks, did this today.
Hi Catherine. That's great! Keep safe.
Amazing info. Thank you so much!🥰🥰🥰
You are very welcome. Keep safe.
I used to bring mine inside and placed them east in the window sill. They kept gving me flowers and after some years I gave them away to save space to my other plants.
Hi Amie. Will you grow any in the future? Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 I only have one geranium and just brought it in.. you keep safe too and thank you.
Thank you very helpful ☘️🇮🇪💚
Hi Charlotte. Glad to be able to help! Keep safe.
Thank you I’ll try this
Good luck Anne. Keep safe.
I just get a big trashcan and put several pots in the can which leaves pockets of air and then put the trashcan in the garage for winter storage. Easy-Peasy. Take out when warmth returns and take cuttings or nurse the plants back to health in the spring.
Before I am told this is a hit or miss approach, I say I have really nothing invested and if the trashcan approach fails I can throw them out in the spring but I have had success for a couple of years and I will do it again.
Hi Patricia. If it works for you then ok! Keep safe.
Thank you so much for your helpful video! Can I do the same with Lantana?
Sorry but I am not familiar with Lantana so I cannot advise. Keep safe.
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you! So simple 🌿💕
Thanks Chris. Keep safe.
My grandmother taught me this but use brown paper bag
Hi Linda. Thanks for your tip! Keep safe.
Never knew this🥺
Hi Andrea. We are all learning each day. Keep safe.
Thank you this was simply and quickly explained. ❤
AND I LIKED THE PICTURES 😊
Glad it was helpful Cindy!
Thank you !! I didn't know .
You're welcome! Keep safe.
Great video and talk through. What month is best to do this?
Autumn. Before the first frost.
Thanks for this tip, I'm going to try it tomorrow if we don't have frost tonight. Its quite chilly here in Chester.
Yes we have had frosts for the last 3 nights here in the Midlands. Keep safe.
Thank, just in time for the rescue of my plants to overwinter, instead of being composted
Hi Barbara. That is so good to hear. Keep safe.
Wow i took geraniums for granted . They grow like weeds here in the bay area.
Hi Anthony. Its amazing how things vary across the world. Keep safe.
"This (moisture) will condense on the plastic, leading to rot and mold."
And now you know why all our food is sold in Plastic.
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I've just re-watched your video as I stored my geraniums a few weeks ago following your advice, but I have just realised I haven't closed the cardboard box lid so they're open to the light, do they need to be in total darkness to store properly over the winter?
Thank you ❤️
Hi Lisa. Yes they do need to be kept dark - to make them dormant. Keep safe.
I never knew this was possible! I’m looking to take out my winter cyclamen, can these be stored in a similar way?
Sorry Laura but I have no experience of Cyclamen so cannot advise you. Keep safe.
have heard of paper bag storage for geraniums. this seems so much easier.
excellent video
Thank you very much Aamir! Keep safe.
Going to try this
Good luck and keep safe!
Fascinating. I cant believe they will survive but I'm going to try.
Hi Tim. I also did this last year and the plants were magnificent this summer. Keep safe.
Bring the plants indoors in pots and they will flower all winter and can be put out
The following year
Yes, that's what I did every year. I had some last well over 20 years that way! I put them in a south facing window for the winter. Standing out back in 3 feet of snow, I could look up at that window and see them happily blooming. ; )
That is ok if you have enough room for them inside 😊
Hi Patrick. I just dont have the room. Keep safe.
Thanks so much
You're welcome!
My only question is, when do you do this? I'm presuming it's before the first frost. Can you do it earlier? Or will they be hurt if you still have a few warm days?
Yes before the first frost. If you do it too soon they will start growing in the box and may dry out. They have to be kept cool.
If you've planted out your geraniums in containers in spring but a late overnight frost is forecast, should you bring them indoors - a shed or a garage - overnight?
Yes bring them in overnight if a frost is forecast. Keep safe.
Thanks 🙏
You’re welcome Madhu 😊 Keep safe.
I just spent ages digging mine out and potting them up and putting them in the greenhouse. Now I guess I wasted my time and will have to take them back out and put them in a box!
In the past I kept mine like you have in pots in my greenhouse and they were ok. Keep safe.
@@LearnHow2 That's good to hear, thank you!
Would Have Liked To See What They Look Like In The Spring After Opening The Box!!??🤔😞... Jussayin'😞😉... But Thanks For The Informative Video!!!💖😍🤗😉
Hi Mary. You can see this in my follow up video. ua-cam.com/video/irIXwKzT1Hg/v-deo.html
I took cuttings last Autumn and over wintered in pots. With the bad summer we had, those plants are still small and few flowered. I notice you only put three in your large box. Could I fit in more of the small ones? is September too soon to be lifting them?
I grow geraniums in London in pots, but I take mine in when hard frost beckons. I have an army of plastic saucers ready. In a bad winter they might be indoors for a fortnight, in a good winter a couple of days. Granted you need space and attentiveness. Result: no catch up needed, they bloom all year round and are large.
I do the same and they bring beauty in the windows throughout the winter. Cut them back if they get too leggy and plant the cuttings for more geraniums. They last for years!
That is perfectly valid but unfortunately I dont have the space. Keep safe.
I'd been Googling about over wintering geraniums and came across your video. From everything I've read it said you should soak the plant roots once a month, do you do this or just box them up and totally leave them till potting up for Spring?
Thank you 🙂
Hi Lisa. I leave mine without water and have never had a problem. However if your storage area is very dry then I think it would be best just to give the roots a mist spray once a month. Be careful not to get too wet as that could encourage mold. Keep safe.
Will this work with other kinds of tender plants? I have a pineapple sage I would like to overwinter.