How to Overwinter Boston Ferns and Geraniums!
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About this video:
In this video I show you how to successfully overwinter Boston Ferns and Geraniums. I've done this a couple of times before, and it can be really rewarding to start next season with a larger plant, and to save money on a few annuals! Have you tried overwintering some of your summer plants? Comment below. Boston Fern Care. Thanks for watching! - Steph (I garden in Massachusetts zone 6).
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Can you use this Peroxide water on any house plant?
I have used this mix for my houseplants as well when I brought them back indoor from spending the summer on my back deck. Make sure the peroxide is 3% strength and dilute it well with water. Ratio of 1 part hydrogen peroxide and 4 parts water.
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First, I love your video. Second, I love that you gave your husband a nod. In these days most women don't give credit to a husband who would carry those heavy plants for you.
I brought inside a pothos marble queen hanging basket. I felt something cold on my wrist and there was the tiniest cutest little green frog. My eyes aren't what they used to be.
what a cute surprise!!
Love your ideas , so practical! Our outdoor plants are such a large investment. Thanks
My ferns are in those exact same urns from Lowes lol they hold rain water so I don't have to ever water. They sit in it all the time and it hasn't been a problem. Thanks for this, I buy the ferns and geraniums every year, overwintering them successfully will save me about 100 bucks.
I'm always afraid to bring in plants to overwinter because of the bugs! However, I might just try it this year after seeing all your great tips! Thanks Steph! 😊
Hi Mary! lol oh I know that part is tricky. I do my best to get as much off as possible, but on occasion I'll still get the stowaway ant or two. I put out a container of borax on the table i place the plants on, with water and a little sugar to catch any stray ants just in case. But mostly it works out fine with no issues. Hope you give it a try!
I used to overwinter mine in the front woindows in the living room,-----then i discovered there were catapillars. i couldnt see them, but the amount of catapillar poop that was left under the plants was quite clear.... so now they go in the basement and the spiders eat the catapillars.
Thanks for the video. I already have did this with geraniums but never have did this with ferns. I always see ferns at the store but hate paying that much for an annual but now I can do what you did and split them!! Thanks for the ideas
Hi there! yes absolutely, I have done it before, and its definitely worth it. I was upset I missed bringing them in last year. But this season, I made sure of it. I also like starting out with a larger plant that I didn't have to rebuy next season. Thanks for your comment, and for watching.
God's creation is beautiful 🪴🌿 thank you for sharing
God Bless 🕊🤍💛
That is a great idea to bring them indoors to save them for next year! :)
Hi Cara! It works well! Treat em' like a houseplant! and you save money, and start the season next year with bigger plants. Win/Win!
@@HookedandRooted That’s a win win 😊😊
Thanks Steff , for the info , I have a fern I’m going to try & over winter. Now I feel more knowledgeable about how to do that. I always enjoy your channel & helpful information. 😊
Hi Margie! Glad to help. Hope you give it a try and it works out for you. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great information. Tons of ferns don't want them to die or to have to change the soil.
Thank you, I bare root stored my geraniums last year in the garage. They did very well this summer. Time to bring them in. I would love to store my ferns, I spend quite a bit buying new every year.
Yes, I always bring my asparagus ferns and Boston ferns inside the house this time of year! They usually look kinda shabby by the end of winter with the dry inside air, but they liven right up when they get back outside in the Spring!
I've never put my ferns outside. How could they survive? Where do you live, Texas? Florida?
Implants inside are so good for you because they produce oxygen and you can have indoor plants or outdoor plants but I love the smell of the plants put them beside your bed I wouldn't put a Boston firm beside my bed but this is good information thank you
Thanks very much!
thankyou so much!! love the peroxide tip
I had no idea about the hydrogen peroxide for the fungus gnats! I need to try that one. Thanks Steph 🙂
Hi Robyn! You are so welcome!
I overwinter my geraniums just like you do, thanks for the video
That's awesome, Thanks for watching Amy!
I have just done my Geraniums and washed all my woolly jumpers 😉 your ferns have looked beautiful 🥰
Nice tips, I also overwinter my geraniums 😀🌺
Me too 😊
@@PlantHouseGarden Hai, what a nice you tube channel you have🪴☘️, looking beautiful 😀👍
Looks like I'm going to try again overwintering my geraniums for the 3rd time ...
Thanks for sharing. From Albuquerque NM.
Good luck!! Hope 3rd times the charm!
The ferns are gorgeous 🤩👌🍃
Thank you so much!! They really are so pretty once they fill out.
Oops...I brought in one of my plants and didn't even think to treat the soil. Going to do that asap...thanks so much for the reminder, Steph!!
Hi Margaret! Glad to help!
Me too, I forgot! I've got plenty of potting soil left so I'm going to repot them.
I'm goin to try this .....thanks
Hi Shelly, your welcome.
8:06 it also kills aunts, I have had to do this a couple times, it works very well 😊
Thank you!!
I live in South Louisiana, I never bring my inside. I also have a greenhouse for when we do have a cold snap. I have macho ferns that are about 4 to five feet wide. They love it down here. Right now it's in the eighty's!
That sounds lovely Arelette!
Excellent! Thank you for this informative video. I had asked you about this earlier. You were kind enough to respond- bonus video too 😊. Great tip about checking for critters… we brought in a lizard one year from a porch plant 😅. I will give it a try. I am thinking about giving my fern a good pruning before coming inside. I’ll be sure to treat the soil- great advice. Thank you.
Hi Erin! Your most welcome! Hope it was helpful.
Thanks for the great tips!
Thank you for the helpful video!
Finally a video I need
Glad to help! Thanks for watching.
Mine will stay outdoors this year. They probably won't make it. Injured my foot so I'm unable to walk and take care of them. My garden is on its own as well. Dr. said it will be between 4 and 6 weeks before I'm allowed to put any weight on my foot.
Hi Teresa! Take it easy and let that foot heal. The garden will be there next year. Take care! 🌱
Well done. Thanks
Love your sweater
Thanks Meghan!! Its so old and all full of fuzzies, but its so cozy I can't part with it lol
This was good, I always wondered how to overwinter my ferns and now I know how, thanks for sharing this was so helpful😊
Hi Maria! Glad it was helpful!
Agree, great tip 😊
👍very helpful
Mine stay outdoors all year!
Nice! you must be in a zone warmer than my zone 6.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm planning to overwinter my geraniums and my question is how long do I have to water the geraniums? You mention watering every 7-10 days, do I water through the Jan - March months? I live in Michigan zone 5. Again thank you for your tips in this video
Hello, I check them for moisture about once a week (roughly every 7-10 days). I stick my finger in the soil like I show in the video. If beyond the first 2 inches if soil feels dry its time to water. Sometimes the top feels dry but the lower soil is still moist. So sticking a finger all the way in is the best way to tell.
@@HookedandRooted Thank you for your help!
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I thought I would interject another tip if you decide to overwinter again in 2023. Remove all the lower leaves this helps with fungus issues on your geraniums. Also take off all the blooms so that more energy goes into the roots. I am in zone 8b western Washington so I get quite a bit of rain and humidity. I only water every 3 weeks and this has worked for me for 20+ years. If you think about geraniums in California they are like a perennial in zones 10-11 they don’t get nearly the amount of rain that the Seattle area gets. I thought this would be worth mentioning to other gardeners in various zones.
I don’t have much expertise with ferns but I have cinnamon ferns that come back every year early in the spring until they go dormant in the winter. So I am looking forward to learning more about the various ferns. They do grow all around here under our forest canopy….and I have no idea which types those are; however they are not the pretty bright green lady ferns or Boston ferns.
Looking forward to researching for varieties I can plant in the landscape as a perennial.
Happy gardening!
Can they go somewhere without much light?
Hi! First of all, thanks for all the great information. I just have a quick question, I would like to pug my ferns in the basement, but I don't have any windows down there and also, I was wondering if I can also use the hydrogen peroxide method on the ferns as well? And do you have to do it more than once? Thanks. I hadn't heard from you yet and wondered if you don't get my question from where i sm even though i subscribed.
Is the peroxide/water mixture safe for all house plants? (Violets, succulents & Christmas cactus)??? I have some pestle nats now😢
Yes it I have used it on my houseplants at a very diluted ratio of 1 part (3% strength) peroxide, to 4 parts water. Add a little at a time to the plant maybe a day or s o apart to see how the plant reacts. It should be absoltely fine and help some with the fungas gnats. Good luck!
Have you ever used epsom salt on your ferns? I’ve seen and heard about it just haven’t done it .
So if I didn’t water the ferns I put in the garage and all the leaves are brown, they’re dead, right?
Hi Christine, More than likely. They like moisture, so you would want to check them and water as you do a houseplant while overwintering. Check the base of the plant to see if its sending up any new shoots. Hope this helps.
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What if your basement doesn’t have much sun….should I then keep upstairs. Keep my house at 71 degrees
They just need a little sun as they aren't typically in a growing phase and go mostly Dormant for those few winter months. If you have the space, you could bring them indoor.
Do you still have these ferns?
Do you also use the peroxide solution for the Boston ferns also?
Hi Marcy, while you can, I didn't I just hosed them off real well. The were so full and dense in that container, I couldn't find a spare piece of dirt to put the solution on. They did just fine. I will do it however, on the geraniums, and houseplants that I set outside in summer. A tiny drop of dawn dish soap mixed with water in a watering can is also helpful for fungus gnats.
Is your basement heated?
Hi Betty, It is not. It stays mid 50's all winter.
I've heard geraniums don't flower well if overwinter. IS this true?
Hi Kathy, Mine bloomed well after I overwintered them last year. They actually started setting buds in the basement as we approached Spring. Once my last frost date passed, I set them back outside after I acclimated them for a week or so. I top them up with some fresh potting mix, and a week or so later, their first feeding with fertilizer.
huh! your basement is in the first floor ?
Hello, We have a walk out basement. Its at ground level.
You mention the fall, spring, put them in a shed.......where are you? What is the temperature when you do all this? New England? Ohio? Texas? Makes a big difference when you talk about sunlight all winter. do you have a real winter like me, or a fake winter like my sister in Maryland? How cold is your basement?
Hi Roxanne, I'm in Massachusetts (New England). We get cold winters. My basement stays around 55 degrees all winter. The ferns did not overwinter well in my shed the year I tried. Our shed is unheated/not insulated. They overwinter in our basement well.
Would you mind telling us where you live /what zone?.
Zone 6b, Massachusetts. I try to have this listed in the description of the video.
Do you have link to the swing?
No I do not.
Could I get the name of your swing?
Hi Elaine! I'm not sure of the name, but I dud buy it at Tractor Supply a couple years ago.
That’s not a basement! That’s just an unfinished room at ground level. It’s about the same as a heated garage.
It's definitely a basement, a walkout basement. And it's not heated. It stays in the mid 50s.
@@HookedandRooted well, then, it’s perfect! Thank you for clarifying.