Columnist Jeff Lowenfels says to set up a winter storage location where it is totally dark and the temperature remains cool but above freezing.
Updated: 31 minutes agoThis week’s column is as close to repeating an old column as I come. It is the annual “what to do with those reusable plants when a frost is predicted” column. I write it every year. There is no way to skip this one and so I think of Ann Landers. However, hopefully hard frosts are way off in the future.
You can’t just bring these things in and dump them into storage. It takes the proper prep. Start with the pelargoniums. Dig yours up and shake the soil off. Don’t wash as you want some of the soil to remain. Bring them inside where you can trim off any flowers and the place them, roots and all, upside down in paper bags. Put these into storage.
Fuchsias, too, can be grown as houseplants. The only requisite is a cool temperature, say 55 degrees or so. If you want them to flower, grow them under lights.Next are tuberous begonias. These get bigger and better every year so there is a real reason to keep them. Bring them indoors to a cool spot such as the garage, stop watering and let the foliage die back.
Gladiolas can handle frost well. When you do dig yours up, note that there should be a new corm under the old one. This is what you want for next year. You can wait until next year to break the clump apart clean up the dead leaves. Meanwhile, store in a box in your winter storage spot.
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