I pulled out my 8 geraniums from the ground. They were actually blooming nicely. I got the dirt off the roots and cut off the flowers. I put them upside down in brown paper bags and took them to the basement. Last year I had great success with this method. Thanks to you!!!!❤❤❤
Hi Nancy! I'm so glad that this method worked so well for you last year! If you haven't already, definitely experiment with taking cuttings from your geraniums next Spring. It's a great way to increase your stock in the plant if you want to. 🥰🪻
I watched the other video for bagging them up and Im going to try it with mine! I watched a video from a young man I subscribe to and he also uses the bag method his grandma always used and had success. Seeing as these are the first ones I've ever owned, and I love them so much, I figured it cant hurt to give it a go! TYSM for the tutorials!
I'm so glad you'll be overwintering your geranium plants. It's a lot of fun and I also think it's pretty amazing how it works. I'd love to hear how it works out for you next year! 😊🌻
Southwest Michigan, zone 6A I believe. Last winter I kept my potted Geraniums in an extra bedroom as an experiment. It stayed in front of the southwest window with the shade up. I don’t have any extra lights. I kept the bedroom door shut as I had other plants and didn’t want my cats to get in there plus it kept in the warmth. I usually keep my furnace only around 73/74 even during the coldest temps during the winter. I kept it watered but not over watered. I would go in occasionally to remove anything that turned brown. I simply kept it in the ceramic pot it had been in when I first brought it home. I had never done this before but extremely pleased with how it turned out. Probably this weekend I will wipe down the pot and go ahead and bring it inside and try it again this year. I will clean it up well and check for bugs. Might fluff up the soil a bit, l maybe even give a bit of fertilizer. So hoping it does as well this winter. I think it would be so cool to keep these two Geraniums going for many years if possible. Thanks for all your videos full of great information!
Thank you for sharing the method that worked for you. I agree with you in that keeping the geraniums going for years is very cool! Definitely try taking cuttings from your geraniums so that you can increase your stock in the plant. Who doesn't love free plants after all? 🥰🌸
Hi thanks for your experience. I overwinter them in the original pots on my inclosed porch in zone 5 Ohio. My porch gets 30degrees and below. They survive for years. I do water them once in a while. They get good light when its sunny. I’m too lazy todo all the work you do. Whatever works.
Hi Vita, do you spritz the ones in paper bags with water or do you take them out and let them soak up water in a jar for a little bit? This will be my first attempt overwintering them. I usually start them from seed in January and by April I have pretty little flowers growing under lights. They make the cutest seedlings don’t they? This unlocked a memory for me as a little girl. I was always afraid of my grandpa, but I remember going down into his basement once and he had so many workbenches set up with grow lights. There was a sea of color down there! He grew impatiens and geraniums which he planted the entire length of his backyard in summer.
You're very welcome. Oh wow! I'm surprised your geraniums survive the freezing temps. Maybe I should experiment and keep a potted one in my garage just to see what happens. 😊 I think the bare root method works especially great for someone that doesn't garage, basement, porch, shed, greenhouse, etc. Thank you so much for sharing your experience, friend! 💗🌻
@@EdensApple80 I have done both with success to my paper bag geraniums - spritzed the roots as well as soaked the roots for an hour. Both seemed to have had the same effect, so I suggest do what's the easiest for you. I'm So glad that you're going to be giving it a try. Geranium seedlings are the cutest! ❤️ Thank you for sharing your sweet memory. 🏵️
I have never overwintered these geraniums before, but you have inspired me to give it a try! I don't have a basement, but based on your temp recommendations, I'm pretty sure they will do ok in my crawl space. I am in zone 8a/b, so we have about a month before we typically get our first frost. Thanks for your video!
I collected seeds from my geraniums that I started last winter. I have some fuschia geraniums that didn't make any seed this year. I'm thinking about trying the bare root method and maybe storing them in an extra room where the heat is turned down. Thanks!
