Replanting 4 Geranium Plants

My Replanted Geraniums
@marlina (154130)
Canada
October 7, 2015 2:29pm CST
This morning I did the replanting of 4 different colours of geraniums to keep them inside for the winter. I bought some new indoor soil, I couldn't believe the price on this. Way too much. I emptied the outdoor pots from their soil and washed them carefully and then put the new soil in the pots and replanted the flowers. After that, I was bushed, I can't see that I didn't get enough sleep last night I hope that my little plants will be happy inside with me taking care of them.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (50536)
• United States
7 Oct 15
Your plants will appreciate being indoors.
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Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
7 Oct 15
I will treat them very well all Fall and Winter and early Spring.
Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
8 Oct 15
Very pretty pelargoniums. I specially like the pink one with the darker pink spots. I don't know what the price of potting compost is these days but I do know that it's made to very exact specifications and that there are restrictions (quite rightly so) on the use of peat, so I'd expect it to be expensive.
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Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
8 Oct 15
Very expensive trust me on that one.
Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
8 Oct 15
First time I see this word "pelargoniums" for geraniums. I learned something new today.
Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
9 Oct 15
@owlwings You know a lot about flowers, a lot more than I do.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51407)
• Canada
8 Oct 15
I wish you luck doing this. I have done it in the past also, and have also hung my geraniums upside down in a dark place and then potted them in February so that they are vibrant and beautiful come planting time. Its a nice alternative when you don't have the space for the potted plants.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51407)
• Canada
8 Oct 15
@marlina Won't they be beautiful when we open the shades and look out at the stark white piles of snow? I dread that thought!
Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
8 Oct 15
Thanks Julia, I hope my geraniums will survive. They will be a joy in the winter.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
8 Oct 15
I have noticed that the price of soil is very expensive. I have also to buy new soil to add to my gardenia. I love the colors of your geraniums.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
7 Oct 15
we do this most every year and have pretty good luck with it.
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Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
7 Oct 15
Glad that you are successful with taking your plants inside.
angelaterese13
@angelaterese13 (52)
• United States
8 Oct 15
Those are pretty - it's that time of year to start getting ready for the cool weather, isn't it? I'm not ready quite yet...
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Marlina
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
8 Oct 15
Thanks, I am hoping to keep them all winter long.
kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
8 Oct 15
WOw they are so pretty , now that they have new soil , I am sure they will do very well..I like to see them in window boxes! liven up the whole surrounding .I have two varieties- bright red and the pink that you have !
marguicha
@marguicha (223810)
• Chile
7 Oct 15
Geraniums don´t ask for much in our climate. That´s why, after I went with my husband to Andalusia, I started my andalusian garden in one of the terrace walls.
Ricki Dillane
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
8 Oct 15
What is the difference between outside and inside soil? Sounds dumb but I can never keep plants alive inside but I use the same type of soil. I think it may be the heat in the house, and not enough open light.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (139996)
• Roseburg, Oregon
8 Oct 15
I am sure that they will be very happy being inside and alive.
sofs
@sofssu (23662)
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8 Oct 15
I have seven colors right now.. Orange, pink, white, red, fuchsia, deep purple and lavender. Can't you have them growing normally under grow lights? All our plants remain out through out the year.. we are lucky that way.
Kimberley
@mom210 (9115)
• United States
8 Oct 15
I really want to get out and plant some fall flowers, need to carve out some time.
Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
8 Oct 15
That does sound like a lot of work, but at least now they will be indoors and spared the harshness of winter, so they can continue to flourish. I hope you rested well after all that.
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
8 Oct 15
I had some pretty red geraniums on my front porch this summer. Never thought about bringing them in for the winter