overwintering Rosemary zone 6
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Overwintering hydrangeas in pots - zone 6
Comments (7)I think that the Hydrangeas that I overwinter do best if they're allowed to get very cold and very dormant during the winter. The times I put them into a too warm place they don't do as well. And they always want to send out flowers long before I'm ready. It's a funny sight to go down to a cellar and see this plant with white, bleached out foliage and flower in the late winter. It still will do OK, but not the best. I've always thought it must be the equivalent of keeping me up all night. I look pretty OK, but I'm not really OK. I'd keep them outside as long as I could and then try to find a place that was very very cold. I end up keeping mine all outside under cover of some sort. That's always worked best for me. If I have plants inside a cellar, say, I water very sparingly. Very. Hay...See Morecan i grow and overwinter epiphyllum in zone 6/7?
Comments (4)Epi's are easy to winter over inside. Just make sure they don't get too much water. The lychee tree will be a bit more difficult. You need more humidity and light. I winter most of my tropicals over in a greenhouse and also use HID grow light systems. The lychee will likely drop foliage when moved indoors. As long as it's kept alive thru the winter it will rebound when it's moved back outside next spring. The only bug issues I've ever had with epi's is scale and it's pretty easy to remove by hand. The lychee is susecptible to more sucking insects, especially spider mites. Keeping the humidity up will help discourage them....See MoreCan Most Bulbs Overwinter Above Ground in Zone 6?
Comments (1)Cold temperatures will not kill them, but microwaving or baking them in an oven will kill them. Are there too many to put in with your household waste and send off? The bulbs now stay inside a regular trash bin with minimal soil on the roots. You 'could' add water to the bin, and just wait for them to rot. Adding water, and setting the trash can in the sun to heat up, would decrease the time needed for them to boil/rot. Good luck. Sue...See MoreAny success with overwintering callas by planting deep in zone 6
Comments (2)Bill, I have a few that have come back for 3 years so far, they are in a raised bed, I had planted them about 8-10 inches deep, and most importantly I have mulched them at least 3 inches deep with coconut coir mulch. I got this mulch from "gardeners supply company" online, but, you can get it wherever you want, it is abit of a pain in the butt, you get it in a cube, you have to soak it in water until it expands, then you take it out of the water, and apply where you need it, but, if you use wood mulch, just apply it at least 3-4 inches thick, and it may be just as good as the coconut coir mulch, but, mine are mostly in shade, so they don't bloom there, sadly. But, anyway, the images above don't look like Calla lilies at all, so maybe they are another plant called a "Calla"?...See Morefatamorgana2121
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