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Over wintering petunias.

madmaggie · 2019-02-19 00:06:58

At the end of last summer, I took down the hanging baskets, which had petunias and lobelia, and put them behind the house. When I went to empty out the baskets today, I noticed a few of the petunias were still green. If it worth the bother of potting them up in the hope they might grow again? I have overwintered alyssum,…

19-02-2019 1:06am

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At the end of last summer, I took down the hanging baskets, which had petunias and lobelia, and put them behind the house. When I went to empty out the baskets today, I noticed a few of the petunias were still green. If it worth the bother of potting them up in the hope they might grow again? I have overwintered alyssum, begonias and even lobelia in the past, but never petunias. Any thoughts?

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#2 19-02-2019 9:40am

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I'm of the opinion that if it's alive, I'll always give it a shot, but like I said before, I'm a softie.

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#3 19-02-2019 1:47pm

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As NH says, give it a shot, but I think you will be disappointed with the floral display. Interesting experiment though. You can do it with some bedding - snapdragons are great for hanging on desperately then giving a lovely show next summer.

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