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Saving container plants : overwintering techniques for keeping tender plants alive year after year
Publication Information
North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2014]
Physical Description
iv, 124 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Series
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.