Thanks Connie!!!

Indeed!

I was able to bring in my Mandevilla vine yesterday. I put it in my basement. I am wondering if I need to keep a light on otherwise it would be quite dark. Most of the time I have LED lighting in that room. What would your opinion be?

@@user-ly2tj7mh7y last year I put mine in mine in the basement, but I’m in a bi-level so it still received some light and I did water occasionally. When I put it out this spring it took much longer to put on growth and bloom. But it came back just as full and beautiful! The year before I put it in a room upstairs where it’s a little warmer and has daylight. It still shed its leaves but the growth and blooms were much earlier. I am in Northwest Indiana and we can have very cold winters. Also, I did not trim mine down to the level she did in the video. I just couldn’t do it 😂 so then I was sweeping up leaves all the time. I am opting for earlier growth and blooms for next year so I will be putting it in my foyer.

@@conniehuetdid you debug it? I read about bring bugs inside with outside plants 😫

Glad I could help!

I live in Georgia too! I followed her directions to the letter and the results were so satisfying. I think because it’s such a resilient plant, the mandevilla will come back whether persnickety care details are followed or not. critical. I loved the idea of not killing such a lovely plant, giving it another chance at life. But I also really loved not having to spend 40-80 dollars for replacements come spring.

Glad it was helpful!

Glad it was helpful!

I live in Lakewood. Never touch them. They bloom all year with some yellow leaves in December January. They always come back with flowers by March . I have had two in small pots and for 15 years they are very happy . They like to be pot bounded

@@dianebaum5194 thanks for sharing! Where is Lakewood?

That's hilarious! That's how I acquired my 2 Dipledenias 2 yrs ago. They were sitting at the side of the road. 😅

You are so welcome!

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Glad it was helpful!

Glad it was helpful!

Wonderful!

We'd love to have you visit - we are just a few minutes off the shore of Lake Huron -- between Bayfield & Grand Bend.

You are so welcome!

Mandevilla & Dipladenias are SO BEAUTIFUL, really the most rewarding flower 🌺 great for beginners!

Most welcome!

Thanks!

Glad it was helpful!

Good luck! Just make sure you have lots of patience next spring/summer too! kzfaq.infopxJwAV__RBk

Thanks for watching!

Give it a good haircut and it will come back full and lush for you!!

I would trim the vines as it will encourage them to fill in a bit. Good luck!

I live in Spain and had the same question. Having moved from Cañada over a year ago, I am familiar with prepping for winter right about now. However, I am realizing here, plants start their second period of growth after the heath of summer. I bought the Diplodenia a few weeks ago for fall colour in the garden and will grow it as late as I can. However I would like to try starting cuttings but don’t know the best time.

Yes you can! - sorry I missed this earlier!

I'm not sure how well she will do in the closet but give it a go -- if she is at room temperature give her a drink every now and then. I would fully expect the leaves to all fall off in the dark. Any chance you have a grow light you can put in there with her? Let me know how it goes!

Make sure it’s damp but not soaking wet. Check it periodically during dormancy and give it a bit of water if it’s super dry. You want to keep it alive but not encourage growth

Yes for sure!

Thank you ❤

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I put them in my cold storage where pests aren't an issue. I would treat them with insecticidal soap otherwise.

It doesn’t need any. Its going dormant and ideally being stored in a cool dark basement

For sure you can!

I have never wintered over geraniums myself -- but I know most people who store them trim them back and dig the up and store them bare root in their basements. You could also keep them as a houseplant.

Dipladenia and mandevilla are Dormant October thru April.

@@HuronRidgeAcres Hi! thanks for the great video. Is it necessary to water them during the winter while they are in "storage" (away from light, etc)?

@@torokandroll hardly at all -- I generally water mine maybe once mid winter (January/Feb) they aren't actively growing so they won't need much if any water.

Great video. Ok so not much watering, how about light? Is it too good to be true? Trim, put in basement, water once or twice during dormancy. No light either? Thank you for this informative video!!!

You can leave it in your house -- it will still go dormant. Plants are smart and know the seasons :) -- don't be surprised if it looses quite a few leaves and starts to look sad -- it will perk back up in the spring. Just water it as needed during the winter.

Yes I believe they should be fine -- the cool temperature will keep them dormant -just make sure you don't let them freeze!

If they are looking nice and green I would give them a little trim to promote new growth, but I wouldn't cut them back this severely. Usually if you don't cut them back they just make a huge mess in your house. Lucky you that they stayed green!

@@HuronRidgeAcres thank you very much!!!

Sure you can!

They do not like being cold!! Fingers crossed it recovera

Thanks for watching! Yes mine continue to send out white shoots as well. I trim them back every so often. I barely water mine all winter. I think I've given them a drink once so far in the last 3 months. The more you water them the more they will try to grow so I would cut back on that a bit.

@@HuronRidgeAcres thanks for your reply- I’m relieved you get these white shoots as well…I will follow your advice and cut back on the watering….hopefully the two plants I am overwintering will spring to life in April/May with some light and some fertilizer. Very kind of you to get back to me so soon…,🇨🇦

Sorry I missed your question earlier. How did you make out? Did it survive?

It's up to you if you want the maintenance of it in your house in the meantime -- I usually just keep mine in the basement until closer to spring so I don't have to bother with it. If it has grown much in that time then I cut it back when I bring it back into the bright warm space.

You can if you wish to -- it won't hurt the plant either way. Usually in the winter months they go quite dormant and drop most of their leaves. Cutting them back before they do that just avoids a big mess.

You can give them a little drink - just not too much - you don’t want root rot to set in.

I'd give it a try. It should work. Just make sure you dig up a big root ball and hopefully it will winter over ok.

I planted mine in ground also and then we had an unexpected freeze which froze the plant. 2 days later it's back to normal 45 degrees at night and mid 60's in the day. Is it worth a try to dig it up and store in my garage? Or has 2 nights of hard freeze probably taken it?

Give it a try!! I think they should grow roots for you.

I would think you probably can -- but I've never tried.

Very seldom. I only watered mine twice all winter

Sure you can -- I'm going to give mine a trim as well. I just took it out of the cold dark basement and it has a few long stringy bits I need to trim off.

Sure you can!

I haven’t overwintered one myself, but I know the people with the best success keep them in a bright window like a houseplant. Give them a good trim too!

I only water mine once every 6 weeks or so and very spraringly

It’s my first one so I’m desperate to save it! I’ve tired all summer to get it to propagate with no luck at all lol

I’m praying I did everything right and didn’t kill anything lol I just chopped it back after it’s first week in the pot inside so I guess we’ll see in the spring lol 🤦‍♀️

@@MelissaM83 I don't think a miracle grow stick will make much difference -- they only work at all when you water it -- which you won't really need to do. Check in a couple months and maybe give it a small drink, but either way I think you are fine. PS.... you may think you've killed it, but my experience is that they are more resilient than you think!

I brought mine in last fall as an experiment. Didn’t know about the cut it back part. Put in a south window. Was horrified when I saw the leaves falling off! By the time March came rolling in, she looked like a near naked tragedy; a sad failed experiment. Because she had some life left in her, I trimmed her up, gave her some fertilizer, renewed her soil and put her outside on my deck to keep a close eye on her in mid May. It was slow. I was nervous. Suddenly, she began to put out her big, shiny leaves. I didn’t have a trellis, so I gave her a tomato cage. Then! There were hundreds of BUDS! She grew like CRAZY all summer long. She was the queen of all my flowering plants. I just took her in this morning cuz it’s gotten cold out there. I hate to cut her back while she’s still all buds and flowers. Putting her in the basement sounds convenient, but cruel. I’m going to do it with fear and trepidation. She’s been with us for two seasons. I’d be so sad if she isn’t with us for a 3rd. Wish us luck!

@@misscat40 I'd love to hear how you make out this year. I thought mine was completely dead last spring but I watered her and gave her sometime and Voila she was gorgeous by mid July!