Re: overwintering cuttings

I find the Japanese maples do well in tiny pots for a long time but other
plants need a little more moisture.  Since my water up on the mountainside
will be off or frozen, I want them to be able to live for several months
with little attention from me.  I used the semi clear plastic.  That is what
is available here so I use it.  My cold greenhouse has a lot of unused
space.  What will grow in the top space of a greenhouse?  It gets down to 12
degree F regularly.  I have the cyclamens, Amorphophallus,arums, etc in sand
on the bottom of the greenhouse.  I know now I should have just built a lot
more coldframes as for useable space but still it is nice to go into the
greenhouse just to smell the cyclamens, Nicotiana and to get warm.
Nancy  Tennessee

        wouldn't be a problem to check their moisture needs.  They are in
small pots because I am a big believer in proper pot size - too big a pot
and they'll> rot.  >
> The quart sized ones that I had sunk to their pot lips a few years ago
were
> then covered well with shredded leaves for insulation, some made -some
> didn't.  this is how I overwinter most pots - quarts to gallons and some
> larger, but without sinking.  I have hoops over which I could place
plastic;
> which is better - black or white?

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