How Do You Store Geranium Plants Over Winter?
Geraniums are common and dependable plants often used in the garden. They are available at nurseries and garden centers in a variety of colors and with variegated or scented foliage. With proper care, these hardy standbys will produce blooms from spring until frost. Stored carefully over the winter they will be ready for replanting in spring. Geraniums can survive a winter in storage without having soil around their roots. The secret is in the thick fleshy stems, which hold moisture like succulents. Dig up healthy geranium plants before the first hard frost and store them as bare-root plants or in pots to enjoy next spring. Dig up only healthy geranium plants before the first hard winter frost. Consult a frost date map like NOAA’s Fall Freeze Occurrence Map to find the earliest likely frost date for your area. Destroy unhealthy plants that may carry disease. Pick your pot size according to the root ball of your geranium. Root balls should have at least 1 inch of soil between them and t
