Overwintering Geraniums & Fuschias

If we get a winter like the last one you will definitely need more than just a plastic greenhouse~lost a lot of mine ~all different varieties~last yearin similar conditions .I think a few of us suffered!Geraniums the same I think if in pots.

Hi Gingerwilliam id keep Your Geranuims in doors over winter & if your Fuchsia isnt hardy it should be kept away from frost also,Hope this helps Jac :)

Hi Gingerwilliam you can store your fuchsia inside a shed if you have one they dont need light just cut back and make sure they are damp do not let them dry out I was told this by an expert who grows them in Scotland a fellow gardener.

Hi All
Many thanks for such swift, informative responses.
So - it's just a case of - keep them warm and let them rest?

And not cut them back, just tidyu dead foliage up and prune out any manky branches. Keep them spaced to let air circulate or else they may suffer and keep them on the dry side, only watering soil not leaves to again avoid mildew etc.

Ah, gotcha! And if I want to take cuttings - I'm guessing that's in the spring when they wake up and get going?

You can take cuttings now, and they will root quickly as the weather is warm. Stick in around the edge of a pot, in a not to sunny spot or else theyll fry before the root and keep moist, but not wet or else they will rot. Space the cuttings apart too in the post to allow air movement

1 Remove a cutting with about 2 or 3 leaf joints from the top. Cut the stem just below a leaf joint and remove the lowest leaves to produce a bare stem that can be inserted into the cutting compost.
2 If the cutting has any flower heads on it they should be removed so that the cutting directs its energy into rooting.
3 The compost for the cutting should be a mixture of 50% sand and 50% peat. This will produce compost that is open so as not to rot the stem before it has rooted.
4 Place three cuttings into 75-mm pots and water in. They will need to be placed on a windowsill or in a glasshouse. The most important consideration is to make sure that the temperature is even through the day. I.e. not becoming cold at night and too hot during the day.
5 The cuttings should root in about 10 to 20 days. Once rooted they will need to be transferred into there own pots 75mm to 100mm using standard potting compost.
6 Once the cutting has rooted you will need to pinch out the top to encourage the new plant to produce side shoots.

Many, many thanks for all info.
I'm assuming I treat my "new plants from cuttings" in the same way as the parent plants when it comes to overwintering?

Yep. should be fine

~kept a lot of my fuchsias in the main glass greenhouse at 10 degrees throughout the winter with all my South African plants and they actually grew slowly throughout~but maybe an expensive luxury just for fuchsias~ although I am glad I had my best ones in there!