This is how they get through the cold

Prune trailing geraniums before winter

For a dark and cool winter, prepare your hanging geraniums as follows:

• First all the shoot tips, buds and flowers
• as well as almost all leaves removed.
• Now cut back the remaining stems
• and cut out the dried up.
• Now take the flowers out of the planter
• and separate any that have grown together Geraniums.
• Remove excess soil
• and pack the roots in a clear plastic bag.
• Hang the plant upside down in a cool and dark place.
• Temperatures between eight and ten degrees Celsius are ideal here.

Hanging geraniums should be moved to their winter quarters before the first frost - around mid to late October.

The right winter care for hanging geraniums

The advantage of the method described above is that hanging geraniums that hibernate in this way are practically non-existent need further care. Finally, the plastic bag and hanging upside down prevent complete drying out. However, if you prune your hanging geraniums less severely and in the

Flower box(€ 149.00 at Amazon *) want to hibernate, you have to water them occasionally. However, fertilization is not necessary, instead it will be discontinued from the beginning / middle of September.

Awaken hanging geraniums from hibernation

Heavily pruned hanging geraniums should be taken out of the Hibernation be awakened so that they drive out again in good time. Plant the flowers at this point in time again in a suitable substrate or Repot them and slowly (!) get used to warmer temperatures. The warmer it gets, the more light the plants need - after all, dead shoots should be cut away in March / April.