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Saving container plants : overwintering techniques for keeping tender plants alive year after year

Call Number

  • 635.986 M4789 (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2014]

Physical Description

iv, 124 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Notes

"Portions of the text in this book previously appeared in the book titled Bulbs in the basement, geraniums on the windowsill (Storey Publishing, 2008)"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Contents

  • What is a tender perennial?
  • Selecting which plants to keep
  • Why grow tenders?
  • Overwintering 101
  • Sunny & warm
  • Cool & bright
  • Dark & damp
  • Dark & dry
  • The importance of temperature
  • Setting up your site
  • Preventing pest problems
  • Specific pests and diseases
  • Spring: the transition
  • Storing plants outdoors
  • Quick tips for overwintering
  • Plant by plant
  • Sources for plants and seeds.

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