How to winterize your geraniums: Expert tips for vibrant blooms

As summer ends, potted plants need to be prepared for the fall-winter period. How to care for geraniums? Maintenance is very important, including trimming certain parts of the plant and watering, essential for surviving the winter.

A step-by-step guide was presented on Tikto, how to prepare geraniums for wintering. The first step is to remove the plant from the pot and clear the soil from between the roots. Then, prune any faded flowers and dry leaves.

Next, place the geranium in a box, with the roots facing upwards. Store the plants in a cool place where the temperature doesn't exceed a few degrees above zero Celsius. - Even if the leaves fall, don't worry. In the spring, the flowers will sprout new ones and quickly rejuvenate, assures the author of the video.

This isn't the only method, though. The owner of the different account approaches geranium wintering a bit differently. First, the video's author removes all flowers, buds, and dried leaves. This task should be repeated several times during winter. The geraniums placed in a crate are then sprayed with special solutions against diseases and pests.

- With geraniums prepared this way, you can leave them by a window, on a stairway, porch, or in a garage, as long as the temperature doesn't drop below zero Celsius. I limit watering, as it's better to be dry than too wet, and they wait for spring that way, says the creator of the video.