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- How do balcony plants spend the winter in the cellar?
- So the cellar becomes a winter home for balcony plants
The cellar is ideal for wintering balcony plants
How do balcony plants spend the winter in the cellar?
The most beautiful balcony plants come from warm climates and have not learned to adapt to winter conditions. Among balcony gardeners, there is often uncertainty as to how the exotic flower beauties come alive and well through the cold season. This guide explains succinctly how balcony plants spend the winter in the basement.
So the cellar becomes a winter home for balcony plants
For the cool, low-light conditions in the cellar, mainly Mediterranean and subtropical balcony plants are suitable. Tropical ornamental plants are not prepared for such light and temperature conditions. The following premises are important if wintering in the basement is to succeed:
A combination of temperatures well above 10 degrees Celsius and low light conditions brings even the most robust balcony plants to the edge of the abyss. If you have a heated living-basement planned as winter quarters, a supplementary lighting for 8 to 10 hours daily is of crucial importance.