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pelargoniums in winter
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| solaara 2007-10-19, 5:25 pm |
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I have several pelargoniums. Usually I take them inside for the
winter..I would like to leave them outside against an eastern,
sheltered wall..Would I be able to do this if I covered them with
fleece? (I live in kent)
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solaara
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| Emrys Davies 2007-10-19, 8:25 pm |
| "solaara" <solaara.18ebd86@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have several pelargoniums. Usually I take them inside for the
> winter..I would like to leave them outside against an eastern,
> sheltered wall..Would I be able to do this if I covered them with
> fleece? (I live in kent)
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> solaara
Your suggested treatment would protect them through a mild frost, but it
would not do so if the frost was severe enough to freeze the soil. I
would pot them up so that they can be taken to a frost free area
(Garage) should the weather become severe. You may only need to do that
a few times during the type of winters which we are currently
experiencing.
Regards,
Emrys Davies.
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| On 19/10/07 18:36, in article solaara.18ebd86@gardenbanter.co.uk, "solaara"
<solaara.18ebd86@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote:
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> I have several pelargoniums. Usually I take them inside for the
> winter..I would like to leave them outside against an eastern,
> sheltered wall..Would I be able to do this if I covered them with
> fleece? (I live in kent)
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If you mean east facing - which is what is usually meant by 'an
east/west/north/south/ bed' they will get little warmth, plenty of frost and
are as much likely to die from wet as cold.
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'
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| solaara 2007-10-21, 5:25 pm |
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Sacha;755206 Wrote:
> On 19/10/07 18:36, in article solaara.18ebd86@gardenbanter.co.uk,
> "solaara"
> solaara.18ebd86@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote:
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> I have several pelargoniums. Usually I take them inside for the
> winter..I would like to leave them outside against an eastern,
> sheltered wall..Would I be able to do this if I covered them with
> fleece? (I live in kent)
>
>
> -
> If you mean east facing - which is what is usually meant by 'an
> east/west/north/south/ bed' they will get little warmth, plenty of
> frost and
> are as much likely to die from wet as cold.
>
> --
> Sacha
> http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
> South Devon
> (remove weeds from address)
> 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
> children.'
Thanks for your help, chaps(and ladies) I have moved them to a south
facing wall..If the frost gets bad, I will move them inside....solaara
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solaara
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