Gardening TheReview Wednesday, November 4,1992 — A24@ Opiions for saving geraniums To continue with the “Saga of Storage” started last week, let’s go on to geraniums. I have a terrible feeling this has already been talked about, but maybe not. Mr. Luff called to ask why his gera- niums, (wintered in his crawl- space last year) hadn’t survived. The answer here seems to be that the crawl-space was com- pletely dark. This is a no-no. Leaves on stored plants needs some light to keep them even vaguely green. This in turn pro- vides the plants with nourishment. You all know about photosyn- thesis, and chlorophyll, and all that neat stuff ... well, this is what his plants lacked. I save adult geranium plants by digging three of the same color, and putting them all in one pot, tucking soil in around their roots, watering them well, and lining the - pots up on the floor of our green- house. If the plants are very tall I cut them back by about half. Do remove all leaves that are even slightly damaged, or those turning yellow; they are bound to fall off, and who needs the mess? Lacking a greenhouse, how about using the garage, as near a window as possible? Failing this, you may have to prop several old windows against a wall on the porch, or against a sheltered wall somewhere, tuck your plants unde- meath, and then pray we have a mild winter! ‘You could, of course, make cuiflings now, root them as you would in spring, and plant them in small pots’ Nice if it works, but again “no guarantees.” You could, of course, make cuttings now, root them as you would in spring, and plant them in small pots. Keep these in the house for the cold months. In spring they would provide you with more cut- tings. Please do keep them on a bright windowsill, and turn each pot about once a week, so the little, dears will grow evenly fat and Sassy. Fuchsias are another rather deli- cate perennial which, most win- ters, must be brought inside. Tree fuchsias usually will be fine in a garage, but like their brothers who live in baskets, will shed their leaves all over everything. News- papers under them help with the clean-up! If the weather is truly severe, an old blanket wrapped around the trunk and draped over the top of a tree fuchsia, and another wrapped around, and under its pot, should give enough protection for it to SUEVive. Three winters ago we lost a beautiful tree fuchsia, but the fol- lowing spring, much to my delight, masses of growth came from the TOOt. It is no longer a tree variety, but is remarkably lovely none-the- less! You will need to water stored fuchsias about once a month as they should never completely dry out. Another interesting method of storage is to dig a deep hole in a well-drained spot, and put your pruned-back fuchsia, pot and all, in the hole, and cover the whole business, and heap it up, with soil. Don’t forget to unearth it in early sping. 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Pelargoniums should be dug up, taking a large rootball with each, potted up with as little disturbance as possible, and stored in geod light where you are storing your’ geraniums. These beauties are so expensive it is worthwhile to try to save at least one of each color, to provide you with cuttings in spring. Eight days ago I seeded our vegetable beds with fall rye. It is now about three inches tall, and headed for Heaven! I've also broken up two garlic tubers, and now have 26 corms. These are in a plastic container of water on the kitchen counter, and already have tiny roots. These will be planted about six - inches apart, tomorrow, along the edge of one of the raised beds, with only the topmost tip above the soil. I'll dig the soil over, and fertilize with 13-16-10, before planting, but from then until spring they will Tequire no further attention. Yee- haw! A plant after me own heart! 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