{"id":10812,"date":"2022-11-07T17:25:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T22:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/?p=10812"},"modified":"2022-12-06T13:58:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T18:58:41","slug":"how-to-overwinter-your-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/how-to-overwinter-your-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"How to: Overwinter Your Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Written By: Tianna Mair<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Edited By: Colleen Haridass<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Designed By: Sophia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">Published By: Miriam Alonge Wato<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">What is overwintering?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Overwintering is the process of bringing your outdoor plants indoors for the colder seasons, allowing them to continue their growth and harvest for the next season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Some plants that are commonly overwintered are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Geraniums\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Ferns\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Peppers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Beans\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Roses\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Hibiscus\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Although these plants may be more popular, any plant you have outside that is in a small enough pot to bring indoors can be overwintered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Benefits of overwintering\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">The biggest benefit of overwintering your plants is that they continue to grow during seasons when pest problems are low, or overall absent. It also may mean that the harvest season will last longer due to them maturing around spring\/summer just as other plants are just seedlings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><b>How to overwinter: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><b><i>Step One: Bring your plant inside<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Get all of your plants you are planning to overwinter and place them indoors in a dry environment with the temperature between 7-15\u2103.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><b><i>Step Two: Clean up your plants<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Grab a clean disinfected sharp pair of scissors and cut off any dead\/dying parts of your plant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Instead of the plant trying to heal the wilting parts, this will allow more healthy growth to occur.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Next, check the topsoil (the first inch of soil). Is it still in good condition? Are there bugs? Mould? If it looks like it needs a change, take some of that soil off and refresh it with some new soil. Next up, check for pests. There can be things called spider mites that hide under the leaves, and other pests that fly around your plant. If you see any, specifically identify what they are and create a spray to the specific needs of your plant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><b><i>Step Three: Let your plants rest\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">After the cleaning process, your plant has gone through a lot of movement and change. Let your plant rest for a bit, allow it to acclimate to its new surroundings and heal the parts that have been cut off. Try to avoid any strong temperature fluctuations and water as usual. Other than that, your plant should be all set up for the winter!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">In conclusion, overwintering can be a great way to keep your plants alive and healthy for the next harvest season. If done correctly your plant should be thriving!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Works Cited<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOverwintering Plants: How to Overwinter Plants Geranium Hibiscus Begonia.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Old Farmer&#8217;s Almanac<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/how-overwinter-plants\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/how-overwinter-plants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">. Accessed 20 October 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pleasant, Barbara. \u201c8 Rules for Overwintering Plants in a Garage or Cellar.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GrowVeg.com<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 5 November 2020, <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growveg.com\/guides\/8-rules-for-overwintering-plants-in-a-garage-or-basement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.growveg.com\/guides\/8-rules-for-overwintering-plants-in-a-garage-or-basement\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Accessed 20 October 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overwintering is the process of bringing your outdoor plants indoors for the colder seasons, allowing them to continue their growth and harvest for the next season.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[40,1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10812"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10812"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10851,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10812\/revisions\/10851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}