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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Sep. ~ Nov.: Home and Garden: Geraniums & Begonias... users admin

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Sue
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06-02-2005

Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 8:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sue a private message Print Post    
Hi,

Just wondering if anyone knows if these flowers will grow indoors thru the winter season or not?

Vee
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02-23-2004

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 6:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Yes, I know that geraniums can be overwintered. I cut mine way back and store them in the heated (but cool) basement watering every now and then. When they start to sprout up in the spring, I bring them upstairs to the light and water and fertilize regularly.

Don't know a thing about begonias.

Sue
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06-02-2005

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 9:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sue a private message Print Post    
Thanks Vee, so I have to cut them back tho....I hoped I could just bring them in as is and they would continue to bloom.

Vee
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02-23-2004

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 10:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
No, you could bring them in and have them continue to bloom if you have a very sunny window. The problem I find is that as the flowers drop, they stain the floor or carpet. You just need to diligently pick back all wilted leaves and flowers. Good luck with it.

Sue
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06-02-2005

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 11:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sue a private message Print Post    
TY Vee...

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Monday, September 19, 2005 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
It may depend on where you live, and your climate. I've brough geraniums in and put them in a windowsill, and they have stayed green, but not bloomed. The plants got a little "leggy" and "thin," though, when I did that.

And once I cut them back as Vee said... and then when I put them out again in the spring/summer, they came back really beautifully.

I don't know about begonias, sorry.

Jagger
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08-07-2002

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jagger a private message Print Post    
Begonias can be wintered in the same way as the geraniums, cut back and store in a cool dry place for the winter, with a few waterings to keep them alive. Not sure about letting them bloom all winter I've never tried it.

My neighbor has a Begonia she has kept alive for about 5 years now, each year it comes back bigger and flowerer than the year before.

Sue
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06-02-2005

Friday, September 30, 2005 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sue a private message Print Post    
Jagger, thanx for the info....now by cutting back do you mean right down to the bottom of the stems so they are just above the soil? We are starting to get some frost here and there so I had better get something done soon if I am gonna...lol

Vee
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02-23-2004

Saturday, October 01, 2005 - 7:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vee a private message Print Post    
Sue, here is a good source of information for overwintering geraniums.

I usually cut mine back a little further than they suggest here, but perhaps I'll not cut mine back so far this year and see how they do.

Sue
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06-02-2005

Sunday, October 02, 2005 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sue a private message Print Post    
TY Vee!