I'm planning on overwintering my geranium (pelargoniums) that are currently growing outside. It pains me to see them die out in the cold, freezing winter.

I have over a dozen of them...but thinking about dozens of big pots in my house filled with geraniums...ahhhh! I don't have that much space and certainly don't want to turn my house into a "plant store."

Any space-saving techniques to successfully overwinter them? What do you do?

Thanks for any help !

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~Lily

Lily,
My Granny used to hang her geraniums/pelargoniums upside down in her backroom of the house.
I can remember seeing them hanging when we'd go into the backroom *which had like her furnace, washer/dryer backdoor, mudroom like*

Give it a try, one year with just one if you don't feel too brave at first...
*I personally don't do this, as my I usually don't have enough to over winter and when I do, I do water mine with my house plants as I have all my house plants in the basement for the winter....

But give it a try??
You never know until you experiment!!!!

If you do, will you keep us posted on how it turned out???

Weezie

Here's the directions.......

Geraniums, they can be overwintered in a cool, humid place by digging them in the fall, shaking off most of the soil and hanging them upside down. The storage area must be cool and humid.

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Weezie

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