Overwintered Geraniums

[Nyboy]

Interesting Bob here they are pest free. They are one of the few flowers that do well in my window boxes, full sun little water.

 

[KD_Olive]

I always feel terribble ripping my summer annuals out to replace with winter growers...last fall my wave petunias were so pretty, it just bothered me to think of throwing them out...so I pulled them from my pots and covered them with a thick layer of leaves...I had totally forgotten until I happend upon them today....they've popped back up through the leaves just as happy as can be. What a sweet surprise!

 

[Nyboy]

Very cool !! I use geraniums in a lot of window boxes and planters. They can take full sun, with little water.Any other flower I tried fries.

 

[so lucky]

I wonder if Wave Petunias could be overwintered similarly to geraniums. Not hung upside down, but kind of forced into hibernation inside in a cool basement or garage. Maybe I'll try it this year. I have been impressed with the way Wave petunias reseed. Not always true to color, but vigorous seedlings.

 

[Nyboy]

I just watched a video, where the owner of big nursery said regal geraniums can not take strong sun like zonal.

 

[so lucky]

I just watched a video, where the owner of big nursery said regal geraniums can not take strong sun like zonal.

Oh, thanks for the heads up, Nyboy.

 

[ducks4you]

I wonder if Wave Petunias could be overwintered similarly to geraniums. Not hung upside down, but kind of forced into hibernation inside in a cool basement or garage. Maybe I'll try it this year. I have been impressed with the way Wave petunias reseed. Not always true to color, but vigorous seedlings.

I'm sure that you could do it, but I watch how a light frost kills annuals at my house, and I recommend that you find a sunny inside window and just enjoy them throughout the winter. I gave a couple of wax begonias to a friend some 4 years ago, and she is amazed at how nice a houseplant they have made, getting really big and flowering pretty much all of the time Indoors.
Our garage gets too cold to keep tender annuals alive all winter. Just MHO.

 

[Nyboy]

I am hoping to over winter things that might be 1 or 2 zones higher in unheated greenhouse. No chance of tender annuals or citrus making it.

 

[aftermidnight]

I just watched a video, where the owner of big nursery said regal geraniums can not take strong sun like zonal.

They don't bloom either, when I had them nary a bloom until I put them in a more shaded area, a bit of morning sun, afternoon shade did the trick.

Annette

 

[catjac1975]

I remember my uncle who lived next store and had a greenhouse show me how. The coolest thing at the time was he let me use a single edge razor blade to make cuts. My parent would have never allowed me to use one at that age.

When my daughter and husband moved back here with son # 1 he was, lets say, a bit over protected. He was almost 3 and I would have him jump off the deck, holding his hand. The height was just a bit taller than a normal step. She would hold her breath and gasp, chastising me for letting him jump. What a difference a few more sons make. Son # 2 jumped down from the swing set, about 6 feet, repeatedly. On the 5th or so try he landed wrong and broke his arm. She barely blinked when I called her and told her my magic kisses didn't work, and I thought his arm was broken. Son # 3, who is 3, has to keep up with the others. I have to keep him from diving head first off of anything that crosses his mind. Apparently you lived through those dangerous times with your uncle.