bringing inside

17 years ago

My employer gifted me with a number of annuals (qt. size) that I had never grown before - w/ the idea next year I would have 1st hand growing info, etc. for customers. Most have done very well and I would like to bring some inside - will the following live over in the house -

angelonia

Mexican heather

New Guinea impatiens

white licorice

salvia - magic blue spires

thank you in advance - piegirl

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
17 years ago
where is NELin???

the issue are:

sunlight levels
humidity levels

even in a window.. sunlight is highly diluted.. depending on where you are ...

and forced air heating is very problematic regarding humidity levels for many outdoor plants ...

the impatiens .. MIGHT be rootable .... and you may be able to struggle thru with such .... no experience with the others ...

if you have a greenhouse.. then it might be easier to accomplish such..

more info please

ken
Donna
17 years ago
I can tell you that I have overwintered Salvia, Mystic Spires for several years. I take cuttings in October (here), stick them in pots (at least a quart) and set them in the shade for about a month to root. Be sure to spray them for insects before you bring them inside! Then I put them in my basement under flourescent lights for the winter. I have had great success with this. In the early spring, I take more cuttings from the over-wintered plants and root them for summer too. This makes fewer plants to tend through the winter.

Mexican Heather is perennial here. If you have an unheated place that won't freeze, I should think you could manage them too. They die back to the ground in the winter.

Ken is right. If you are taking your plants into a heated home, and especially if your winters are very long, this may all be more difficult.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
17 years ago
thanks donna..

the difference between her z8.. and my z5 .. is probably 90 more days indoors for me ... and that is a big problem..

donna.. who long do yours HAVE TO BE in the house... 60 days total????

mine would have to be indoors from about right now.. until june 1st ... give or take ... thats like 7 months ... no wonder i give up on them.. lol ...

still wondering where z5NELin .. just the abbreviation is bugging me.. lol ...

ken
Donna
17 years ago
I'm wondering too....Northeast L????

I am starting my winter cuttings right now. I will leave them outside in the shade (today's high: 88) until first frost warnings which usually occur sometime during the first two weeks of November. Our last frost is usually in late March, though I can typically bring some things outside in early March with some kind of protection. I really, truly HATE winter...even here. I know, I know... I used to live in Indiana. I had nightmares about those long gray winters for years after we moved back south. REally..:)
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
17 years ago
lincoln NEbraska???

ken
oilpainter
17 years ago
Your new guinnea impatiens should winter over just fine, but treat it for spider mite before you bring it in. I used to bring in different colors of impatiens, but gave it up because I got tired of fighting spidermite--they are almost impossible to get rid of.