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Not all indoor plants can hibernate in the greenhouse
Potted plants for the winter in the foil greenhouse?
If your foil greenhouse is converted to wintering potted plants, a very careful selection of the different varieties must be made. Not everyone tolerates the icy temperatures in an unheated cold house and many representatives of the exotic are light-shy during their break.
Before we retire as a garden owner with the onset of the cooler season in warm interiors, especially the sensitive large plants among the exotics need some more attention. Anyone who has only an unheated foil greenhouse for wintering potted plants, a so-called cold house, is killed an additional frost protection However, his plants can not fail. While certain species such as oleander or olive trees, even in colder areas harmless over the winter months, like hibiscus, jacaranda, aloe laurel & Co. like a little warmer.
Observe optimal wintering temperatures
Irrigation or fertilizer applications are the exception during the rest period. As far as the well-being temperature is concerned, however, the tropically spoiled plants are very sensitive. Here are some examples of the temperatures in the foil greenhouse Winterizing potted plants optimal are:
Tips
Especially important: Even in the prevailing frost, rotten or damaged parts of the plant can cause rot.It is therefore best to check every container plant that is to be relocated to the greenhouse for wintering on dead leaves and shoots.