Anyone know about plantinng GERANIUMS 'S * PLEASE HELP * ????????????

I was out yesterday, a ran into deal, I cound not walk away from ~geranium's~ for 10 cents. I got about every one they had,ABOUT 150.PLANTS... Many yrs. ago, My Grandma had a bunch of them in pots. She would bring them in side during the winter and put them back out during spring to late fall yr. after yr. I don't know if she did inside to keeep them for the next yr. or not ????????? if anyone here knows what to do keep them in the winter, It would be a big help. Wishing my grandma was still with us. BY THE WAY


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Anyone know about plantinng GERANIUMS 'S * PLEASE HELP * ????????????
"Of the many methods that can be used, the most popular one is to treat them like houseplants all winter. This method simply requires that the plants be potted in containers and placed either in a cool basement or garage where they will be warm enough to keep from freezing. The plants require limited sun and only weekly watering. Any leggy growth should be kept pruned back and the plant should be fertilized about once a month with an all-purpose liquid fertilizer that is low in nitrogen. These plants should be repotted into fresh soil in January or February and continue to be treated as houseplants until it is time to set them outdoors. After repotting, move them into a warmer room where they will get plenty of light, and begin a regular watering and fertilizing schedule. "


Wow, I can't imagine doing all that work with 150 plants. Maybe you will need to save the best ones over the winter and let the rest freeze.
Reply:germains? what the crap!
Reply:Geraniums are beautiful, but if you live in a very hot climate like I do, when the summer really takes off and it starts to stay up in the mid to upper 90's they fade real fast. They just can't take the heat.
Reply:I think you keep them in a cool darkish place for wintering, them replant in the spring. Plant them now though, g.l.
Reply:Geraniums are one of the easiest plants to take care of. when you bring them inside for the winter just keep watering them like normal. also a little plant food here and there wouldn't hurt.
Reply:Well i guess you plant it like any plant get some dirt, dig a hole , put it in cover it , than water it.
Reply:my grandmother still keeps gereniums in pots. to winter them over, she lets them die off, takes them into her garage and prunes them down to a single stalk (no leaves or flowers or skinny branches, but you can wait and prune them when you take them out in the spring if you don't have time.) and then covers them with an old sheet or some newspaper. while you have them outside, i think they do best in partial shade, need lots of water, and you should snap the stems off at the little nub at the base of the stem as the blossoms start to look dead. my grandma has some she's kept alive for 3-5 years by wintering them over.
Reply:My HS summer job was landscaping, and we planted new geraniums every year. No one was about to bother with digging them up and saving them through the winter.
Reply:I like to grow Geraniums in containers.Plant them in a good potting soil , water them twice a week and fertilize them every 3 weeks.Take them inside before the first frost and they will continue to bloom indoors through the winter and come spring put them back out

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