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Thanks for the information . It hase made life of the geraniums and the planter easy Could the details of upside down storage be illucidated please regarding place of storage and min temperatures etc
With regards
A,R,Wadoo
I store them in my basement at temperatures between 40F (4C) and the mid 50F (10-13C) range. My Mom stores some in an unheated closet. The most important thing is humidity. Remember to check them occasionally, once a month, it is important to soak the roots overnight if they are drying too much.
As a transplanted Brit I'm struggling to come to terms with zone 8 gardening in Dallas, Texas. Back in the UK I always helped my father with rooting geranium cuttings at the end of summer and it went a long way towards filling many a bed in our 1 acre plot. We also bare root hung them and brought as many as we could to overwinter as house plants. No such luck in TX - - I can't even keep them alive through the summer, neither in my full sun front or dappled shade rear beds or containers. Help please! What am I doing to (or not doing) to the favorite plants of my youth?
I don't think it has anything to do with what you are doing, probably has much more to do with where you live!
You need to find some of the new heat-tolerant cultivars, you should have better luck with them down there.
I have about 7 geraniums I rescued from the compost pile that were only there a day. I re-potted them and have placed them inside in a south window. However, I have another with variegated leaves that I plan to hang up for the winter. We'll see which works. Both, I hope.
