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Over wintering brug seedlings

20 years ago

I have a bunch of brug seedlings. Some are already about 15 inches with lots of leaves and others are only a few inches tall with 4-6 leaves, all in pots. Do they need to go in a warm greenhouse over their first winter? I'm assuming that they aren't strong enough to withstand going dormant yet. I've always grown brugs from cuttings and this is the first year that I've raised any from seed. I really want them to survive because I'm curious as to what the blooms might look like. I know the majority of the crosses that the seed came from.

Karyn

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rain1950
20 years ago
Nope. They might lose their leaves but you can keep them in an unheated basement or garage; just as long as they don't freeze. Some folks let them lose their leave in the fall; then move indors by a window.
ruth_ann
20 years ago
karyn1, I don't think that at the size you are describing those seedlings would have a mature enough root system to tolerate the 'dormant' method of over wintering. Certainly the smaller ones you mentioned would not. Next year they would though.
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karyn1
Original Author
20 years ago
I think I'm going to put any brugs with decent sized stems in the cold GH and the smaller ones in the warm GH. Should I continue fertilizing the small brugs in the warm GH over the winter? Geez, maybe I should have stuck with cuttings.lol
Karyn

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