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Re: bringing your garden indoors

Same thing happens to me.  However, in my case, I believe it is a
combination of not enough sun and the dryness of the indoor air.  I am
careful not to give them too much water by keeping the soil barely moist
and never let them stand in water; also, no fertilizer at all.  They
will lose a few leaves, but survive reasonably, and take off again when
they go out in spring after the frosts are gone.  If you can increase
the humidity of your indoor air in the room where the plants are placed
in winter, they will be grateful to you.

Alex, zone 9 in Northern California


Debb wrote:

> I hope this isn't too far off topic - I am bringing my container
> plants
> indoors for the winter (mostly tender perennials, abutilons, scented
> geraniums,etc.) and the mature leaves are yellowing and falling off
> rather rapidly on some of them.  I know this can be due to a number of
>
> things, but is it more likely not enough sun, too much water, or too
> little nitrogen, or a combination of all three?  They are all in south
>
> facing windows but it is not nearly as much light as they were getting
>
> outdoors.
>
> Help?? Does anyone know what I might do?
> Thanks-
> Deb
> zone 5b
>
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