Yes, in addition to digging up geraniums and replanting them in pots, bare-root storage is a common way to store your geraniums during the winter months.
After removing the dirt from the root system, you can either place them in a large paper sack and store in a cool, dry location, or, like your mother and grandmother did, hang the plants upside down in a cool, dry location. The foliage and the shoot tips will eventually die and then in March, you want to prune each plant to remove all shriveled and dead material. What will be left is the to live stem tissue, which can be planted in pots for the remainder of the spring before planting outdoors in May.
Hi Tim,
Yes, in addition to digging up geraniums and replanting them in pots, bare-root storage is a common way to store your geraniums during the winter months.
After removing the dirt from the root system, you can either place them in a large paper sack and store in a cool, dry location, or, like your mother and grandmother did, hang the plants upside down in a cool, dry location. The foliage and the shoot tips will eventually die and then in March, you want to prune each plant to remove all shriveled and dead material. What will be left is the to live stem tissue, which can be planted in pots for the remainder of the spring before planting outdoors in May.
Thanks for sharing!