Geranium/pelargonium seedling question
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Comments (5)Pat, keep your Geraniums in a cool to cold room. Nowhere near heat. My MIL had a Geranium for years. It sat in an unheated hallway, in a small east-facing window. Her Geranium was huge, healthy and bloomed year round. Its trunk was at least 4" diameter. Her home was heated by space heaters. One day she decided to set her Geranium in the LR. A big mistake. A few months later, it was loaded with Mealy Bug. It managed to survive, but God only knows how since there were 50 times more bugs than leaves. lol. I've rooted Geranium cuttings in cold areas..they did fine, grew into large plants. They need sun, too, of course, so place your Geranium in the brightest window possible. Artificial light helps. A standard light bulb is better than no light at all. If your Geranium is growing spindly, pinch back a bit. If you feel comfortable cutting it to the soil line, do so, but if you're Geranium's healthy and compact, there's no need to cut it down. Water like you would a succulent, especially in winter. In fact, treat it like a succulent, and it will do well. Bright light, cool rooms, and let soil dry between waterings. No fertilizer is needed unless sun is shining, but reduce by 1/4 dossage. An All Purpose fertilizer is fine. Late Feb, early March, you should see new growth. If days are sunny, up the fertilizer to 1/2. If it's rootbound, repot in a larger container, but only if needed. When temps permit, place it back outside, and fertilize with the amount you normally give during summer months. Geraniums are one of a few plants that go outside in early spring. If it's outdoors early enough, it will adapt to sun, but if temps are too cold, 'under 45F,' it will have to acclimate to bright sun. That's about it. Toni...See Morecan i wintersow geranium (Pelargonium)
Comments (27)Most of the geraniums on the porch are second year,,,(overwintered ws plants)... My growing season for wsing annuals is around March to November 15th... In other words, I can start tenders around March (keeping an eye on frosts) and it will be warm until around November 15th.. Hope that answers your question. I do remember that geraniums took a longer time to bloom than other annuals, but so worth the wait. Just be careful they don't get frost if they germinate in the "winter" because you can easily lose them - they are tender. Carrie...See More'Geranium' newbie question, sorry
Comments (3)If you have been bored by the color and foliage of past geraniums then I invite you do a walk-around any large full service nursery; they keep coming out with new strains every year. Some of the colors are just plain outstanding. The Martha Washingtons (regal geranium) do not take full sun well and need cool nights to set buds. The bloom that they put out are sometimes disappointing where put out in hot summers. Perhaps you've seen just one type flowering geranium but there are many out there with other type of petal forming. Add to that the many multi-colored plants that add a lot to their show. Since the geranium is one of the few annual treated perennials that can be saved from year to year, they do make for inexpensive gardening....See MorePinch ivy geranium seedlings?
Comments (3)Hello...Make sure the stem or tip cutting has at least 2-3 nodes (where the leaf emerges) and after you cut, make sure from the mother plant you leave behind 2-3 nodes so it can continue to grow....See Morecooper8828
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