Winterizing container garden perennials

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WritinginCT Bristol, CT Sep 09, 2009

Hiya! New to the this forum :)

I'm hoping someone can point me in the direction of some information that I need. For the first time I have perennials in my deck container garden (I live in Connecticut fyi) and I don't know what to do for them now that cooler weather is approaching. Do I need to "put them to bed" somehow for the winter? Or do I just let them be?

Thanks for the help!

~CJ

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Sep 10, 2009

Depends on what kind of perennials they are. Some are more "sensitive" than others to the cold. Also the bigger the pot the better they'll do. When I have them in smaller pots I'll just sink them into the ground to overwinter.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Sep 10, 2009

CJ, see if these links help to answer your questions. Hope so.At least they should get you started....grin

http://gardening.about.com/u/ua/containergardenin1/Container_Protection.htm

http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/growguide-304.html

http://www.umass.edu/umext/floriculture/fact_sheets/specific_crops/overwint.html

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/container_gardening_retired/23535

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