Geraniums From Basement To Side Yard

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I have 6 hanging baskets of geraniums that I overwinter. In the fall I cut them off to about 3 inches and put them in the windows on the south side down stairs. We are pretty far north so they get about 6 hours of basement sunlight a day. I water them about every 10 days. It is time to put them outside again - here is one of the pots - doesn't it look great! I give them fertilizer and then put them in the shade for about a week to reaclimate them to the outdoors. Once that happens they will flourish all summer. Every year they get bigger and bigger - they are so easy to care for and it saves a bunch of money too!

This next picture is one of the smaller geraniums in pots. They are in a shade flower bed and will stay there for the week to help them with the transition from basement to outdoors. They were also cut off to about 3 inches . There are about 9 pots in this group. Here they are:

Today I am thankful for the weather warming up a bit! YIPPEE!!!

Thanks for visiting!
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This post tells about getting everything ready in the fall
http://bucketideasforgardening.blogspot.com/search/label/Overwintering%20Geraniums
    Also if you scroll to the bottom is an article that gives instructions about overwintering geraniums.

Update on Geraniums I am Overwintering

My geraniums are doing great.

I have some in pots and they are all in full bloom. The others I took out of the ground, and put them bareroot into a box. I have been soaking them every 6 weeks. They are getting little green things on them. I am anxious to see them again in March when I am supposed to pot them.

So fun to experiment like this.