Tropicals & Tender Perennials: HELP me w/ storing in bubblers 4 winter please, 0 by shadowgirl

shadowgirl wrote:
I dig my brugs up, cut them back to 5-6 nodes, trim off the smal roots, rinse the roots, pour diluted hydrogen peroxide over the roots, then place them in one of my bathtubs with a bubbler in it. Here is a link to the post last year that talks about it.

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/467990/

It worked very well and I did not lose any of my plants. When it warmed up I potted them up and watered sparingly. New roots developed quickly and many of them bloomed every six weeks starting in the late spring. One plant I have is 5 years old and has a trunk 5" wide. It was overwintered by laying on it's side in the greenhouse, covering the roots with soil and watered every once in a while. Another was in a bucket of water in the greenhouse, which stays around 40F. No bubblers and the water was changed by sticking the hose in it and letting it overflow. They did just fine but probably would not do my named brugs like that. This works well for me because I can store lots of plants in a small space and don't have to schlep around big heavy pots. Good luck! The picture is how the brug laid on it's side looked in the summer of 2004, it is bigger this year.

Loretta



This message was edited Oct 8, 2005 8:49 AM