By Sunbeam
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Help with agapanthus in pots
Please could you let me know if I
should bring my agapanthus inside?
I have several which are in pots and we have just started to have the first frosts here in the midlands
I don’t have a greenhouse but I’ve got a garden shed and a garage I would hate to lose the plants as I’ve had them several years
Thank you !
- 28 Nov, 2023
Answers
Thank you very much I’ve left them out last year but lost 2 of them the soil had got wet and froze
Would they be ok in my garage do you think.and would I need to water them at all?
29 Nov, 2023
They will probably be all right in a garage, that's where I put mine.
I don't think you'll need to water them, they'll be dormant and you don't want them to become soggy.
As Meadowland has said, if you leave them outside you'll have to give them a good mulch.
29 Nov, 2023
some are not fully hardy so yes pop in the shed/garage and don't water until March/April
29 Nov, 2023
Thank you that’s great - and my job for tomorrow will be to put them in the garage - too dark tonight !
29 Nov, 2023
I think they are hardy enough to be outside if planted in a sheltered spot, with good drainage, but pot-grown ones I think would be best brought under cover, in case the soil in the pot freezes. If it does, I think that would kill the Agapanthus.
What have you done with it in previous winters ?
29 Nov, 2023