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What plants to keep thorugh winter for next year


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This year me and missus spent a fair amount of cash on new plants for the garden. i know its early, but getting info early. so no rushing

 

We got all sorts, and to be honest i cannot remember the name of them now! apart from

 

fascias and geraniums. Got some big ones

 

I am wanting to get as much as possible, and keep it over winter, i will be willing to remove and pot any of them, try cuttings, anything like that! (cuttings would be good as well as can get more flowers then)

 

I can build a greenhouse or cold store as big as i need. and i have a unit with sky lights near my house

 

Would be good if some one local to me was into gardening and willing to call up and tell me what i can save etc and best ways to do it.

 

Im in S26 (near rother valley)

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Both Fuchsias and Pelagonium (geraniums) can be overwintered in unheated greenhouses, but most people find it easier to take cuttings to overwinter on any window sill (colder rooms are better, water sparingly). I usually take them in the second half of August, so you have a while to go.

 

Some winters, the parent plants survive outside. I think what kills them is snow rather than frost.

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Both Fuchsias and Pelagonium (geraniums) can be overwintered in unheated greenhouses, but most people find it easier to take cuttings to overwinter on any window sill (colder rooms are better, water sparingly). I usually take them in the second half of August, so you have a while to go.

 

Some winters, the parent plants survive outside. I think what kills them is snow rather than frost.

 

I think I will do this, as Ive got quite a few trailing geraniums in this year. I have no greenhouse,so will have to store them in my washhouse (which is as warm as a greenhouse) Cuttings are also going to take less room up than full plants.

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