over wintering geraniums ?

silverwhistle

I'm on the South coast and my potted fuschia is against a south facing wall but it's also raised on blocks which must help against suffering the colder air you get near the ground. So far so good. Geraniums (or pelargoniums?!) have also overwintered well. I'm off to search images as I don't know the difference! Bloomin' experts..;-)

Davesnave

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Just to add to Daves post, even more tender Fuchsias will survive a tough winter if planted about twice the pot depth, keeps the tender parts mostly out of frosts way.

Back in the 80s, when I had only a pocket hanky garden and a penchant for tender stuff, I constructed a cube about 0.8m3 inside my stone shed and filled it with dryish old compost. I then buried everything in it for the winter, having checked for vine weevils etc.

I'm not saying everything survived, because it didn't, but it was better than doing nothing....and winters were generally harder then.

Caterina

I leave my geraniums out in winter and they seem to survive ok, you know JackieO I don't live very far from you!

I also have fuchsias, lilies and a hydrangea in the ground and they survive. This summer I planted some begonias, i wonder if they will overwinter.

Butterfly_Brain

I put my tender plants (geraniums, pelargoniums dahlias etc) in the small shed, let them dry out and cover with fleece for the winter, they usually do ok

Farway

Caterina wrote: »

This summer I planted some begonias, i wonder if they will overwinter.

Mine do sometimes, mixed results with both tuberous & fibrous rooted, but I'm even further south than you

I think it is the wet more than the cold that does for them down here

no1catman

I leave them in, the ones in the front usually survive, if there is not too much snow. Curiously the ones in the back in tubs rarely last, unless I give up on them too soon!

I was pleased with the small new ones I bought from Morrisons - grew and flowered well.