Every post we tagged with #ueberwintern. Newest first.
11 postsThe golden cape gooseberry is a perennial that we usually grow as an annual. Here is how to sow it right, ripen the fruit, and overwinter the rootstock for an earlier harvest in the second year.
In a pot, the pomegranate is above all a rewarding flowering plant. With the right variety, a sunny spot and a frost-free winter quarter, the bloom almost always succeeds and the fruit becomes a lovely bonus.
The pit gives you a beautiful plant, but rarely a harvest. How to grow an avocado in a pot, overwinter it bright and cool, and why waterlogging is the most common killer.
Lay the fleece on only when frost is forecast, air it out during the day, stand pots on wood: a few simple moves carry your beds and potted plants safely through the cold nights.
Mediterranean container plants are not hardy. How to sort by frost hardiness, overwinter cool and bright instead of warm and dark and protect the root ball.
Dahlias and gladioli are not hardy. How to dig up the tubers in autumn, dry them properly, store them frost-free and divide them.
Not every herb overwinters the same. Sort them into three groups: hardy perennials stay outside, half-hardy come in cool and bright, sensitive ones you resow.
Rosemary rarely freezes to death, it rots in wet cold. How to overwinter it cool and bright, prune it right without cutting into old wood and choose hardy varieties.
The potted olive rarely dies of frost but of wet and darkness. Why you overwinter it cool, bright and almost dry and bring it indoors only late.
