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Re: wintering perennials

Bob,
 I have in the past cut back my geraniums, dug them up, shook all the dirt off of them, 
placed them in a brown paper bag and hung them in a dark area in the basement.  It 
worked wonderfully for many years.  Each year (around Valentine's day) I'll bring them 
out and repot them.  Typically by then they would have new shoots on them.  Once one 
even had a flower bud!  Last year not one of my geraniums survived.  I still have no 
idea why. This treatment was successful for me for many years and I'd give it a try 
again.

Marie
Suamico, WI
Zone 4



Bob Axmear wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone
>         I have a few questions I could use some help on.
>         If a person starts some bulblets from the stems of lilies and they grow
> an inch tall how does one overwinter them.
>         Has anyone ever tried to dig up pelargoniums (geraniums), hang them
> upside down, and store them so they can be replanted the next year.
>         I have about 200 pots of daylilies, hostas and other perennials. Would
> it be better to put them in a building for the winter, store them
> outside and possibly mulch them or some other method of storage for the
> winter.
>         How late is the latest a person can plant bulbs such as hyacinth and
> crocus.
>         Any help on these subjects would be appreciated
> Bob
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