It was lastly year, virtually this same time, the commencement or mo calendar week of November, when I was going to instruct rid of the geraniums that adorned my front end porch during Summer. But then, I remembered reading from a magazine that these are 1 of the plants nosotros tin flaming
"save" during winter.
So yeah, I decided to gain it a try. This post it's existence inwards the making for an entire year.
I dear geraniums, later ruby-red roses, this is maybe the plant/flower I similar the most.
Both of these plants remind me of my mother, she ever had them inwards her garden.
I don't accept roses inwards my garden, I haven't had a proficient sense amongst them, only geraniums are a staple every year.
I didn't know I could salve them during winter. Every Spring I used to purchase the petty plants in addition to waited for them to grow.
But equally I said, lastly yr I took them out rattling gently, trying non to brake the roots that much.
After getting rid of the dirt roughly their roots, I also removed the flowers they had.
This was that lastly bouquet I enjoyed. ;)
I didn't prune them, inwards my opinion, they were a medium size, thence I left them similar that.
Then, using jute rope I tied them yesteryear their roots...
And hang them upside downward inwards a dark, mutual frigidness corner of my basement.
However, I accept to admit, I completely forgot virtually my geranium plants all wintertime long. :(
I didn't soak or spray the roots amongst water. Not fifty-fifty 1 unmarried time.
One twenty-four hr menses inwards May I finally remembered I had the plants inwards the basement.
They didn't expect also bad.
I brought them out in addition to replant them.
I'm thence deplorable I accept no pics or improve yet, I accept no thought where those pictures mightiness be.
The affair is, I had flowering geraniums all Summer long!
It took them similar a calendar month to recuperate later re-planting them. Only 1 of the 6 plants died during summertime when nosotros went away on our vacation.
This is how they expect today. This weekend I'm gonna salve them again.
And this fourth dimension I hope I'm gonna laid an warning to H2O those roots during winter. ;)
By the way, piece working amongst the geraniums lastly year, I couldn't ignore my beautiful oak tree. There are yet lots of light-green leaves on it this year, some to a greater extent than days in addition to it volition live the same, can't wait!
I accept to country this was super easy!
Do y'all over wintertime plants? Any advice y'all desire to gain to an amateur gardener similar myself?
Thanks inwards advance!
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