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Posted by Alice on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 4:31 pm ASTWhat should I do with it? Can I put it in my basement? Does it need sun throughout the winter? How often should I water? I lost two last year because I left them outside, and I don't want to lose another. Any help would be appreciated.
Bring it indoors, yes you can!
Posted by Lorraine Harrietha on Friday, November 10, 2006 12:42 pm ASTHi Alice, If it is the indoor kind, take the pot and all and place it in a pail of warm water making sure that the pot is submerged. Leave for approximately 15 minutes. This is to bring up any unwanted pests into your home. I would definately place it in a sunny spot in front of a winter. If you don't have that you can let it go dormant. Just make sure you do not overwater it. Just enough to keep it alive. If you have grow lights that is even better. About 12- 14 hours of light per day will just be fine. When spring time comes you can gradually take it outside everyday, but after frost has left your area. You can also start to fertilize it at half strength for about 1 month and then resume your fertilizing schedule. I hope this helps! Cheers! Lorraine from zone 6A, Toronto, Ontario.
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Posted by carl schoeninger on Monday, November 13, 2006 9:08 pm ASTI have a good sized hibiscus in a pot which I want to save for next summer in Michigan. What do I need to do. Thanks
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Posted by lydia on Saturday, December 16, 2006 11:38 am ASTI've brought mine in for the winter for a few years. It has a lovely bright sunny window. Be warned, mine usually loses all of its leaves in fall and spring. It looks dead, my husband laughs at me for keeping it, but it comes back every time. Gives a new meaning to faith.
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Posted by JC on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 9:16 pm ASTKnow what you meen. Been doing it for more than 10 years. If it is too big, I prune it down and bring it indoors.
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Posted by PATJONES on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 10:00 am ADTDO I NEED TO DIG UP MY HIBISCUS FOR THE WINTER AND BRING IT INDOORS OR JUST COVERING IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT
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Posted by Brenda on Monday, October 15, 2007 11:38 am ADTI have 2 hibiscus and they have been beautiful all summer and would like to try and keep them for next year. I have read what we can do to keep them but I don't know if they are the indoor kind or not. We bought them at a nursery and they have always been outside. Any suggestions?
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Posted by Barbara Berger on Saturday, November 3, 2007 9:59 am ADTSame as Pat Jones above. Do you have to bring it inside or can I cover it and leave it outside? Too big and hard for me to move and it is beautiful. Faces East against the house.
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Posted by Carol Howard on Sunday, November 4, 2007 10:29 am ASTCan you suggest the best kind of grow light to buy for winterizing a hibiscus?
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Posted by Deb on Saturday, November 10, 2007 1:40 pm ASTI have 4 hibiscus plants and could someone tell me how to winterize these? We have them in the ground. Should we bring them in?
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Posted by ANN on Monday, September 15, 2008 3:02 pm ADTi HAVE 2 HIBISCUS IN GLAZED POTS THAT i HAVE TO EMPTY DURING THE WINTER OR THEY WILL CRACK. HOW CAN I WINTERIZE MY HIBISCUS
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Posted by karen Iverson on Sunday, October 5, 2008 3:29 pm ADTI have 2 large Hibiscus planted inthe ground. I live in Kansas and we can have a pretty hard winter. There is pebble rock around them, not mulch. Do I prune them down or just cover them?
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Posted by Peter Harz on Friday, October 10, 2008 8:50 am ADTmy wife bought a 2-foot high potted plant from a greenhouse close to Halifax, Nova Scotia.They specialize in renting these plants to malls and offices. We could either winter it in our well lit upper floor in the barn.Would insulataing the pot with styrofoam help to protect it after pruning?
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Posted by Beth Doane on Monday, October 20, 2008 6:27 pm ADTI need a suggestion on how to winterize my three hibiscus that are planted outside and we live in austin texas. Thanks Bill
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Posted by Sharon on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:43 pm ADTI have a hibiscus plant outside. Do I cut it down before I bring it inside? Do I have to bring it inside for the winter or can i just cover it for the winter?
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Posted by sharon stolzenbach on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:04 am ADTI have 6 tall platns with very thick stalks. Do I cut them off and cover with mulch. I really do not want to dig them up. We have mild winters in East TN, but do not want the frost to kill them. Thanks
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Posted by Margaret Friesen on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:53 pm ASTI bought a 4-5 ft.hibiscus plant in late summer or early fall. It started off with one flower and continued blooming profusely until now. The last flower has dropped and most of the leaves are turning yellow. Do I stop watering and fertilizing?.. do I prune it for the winter... do I put in the basement room where it's dark? ..Help!
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Posted by Richard Ellis on Monday, June 8, 2009 8:49 am ADTI have a beautiful twisted trunk hibiscus with huge pink flowers, from lowes. I water it and fertilize it as followed but its planted in the ground, what do I do with it for the winter? I do not want it to die on me! Thanks!
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Posted by Maggie Z on Saturday, August 15, 2009 12:53 pm ADTI need a suggestion on how to winterize several hibiscus trees that are planted outside in large pots, they are too heavy to bring inside, we live south of San Antonio, Tx Thanks, Maggie
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Posted by Carol on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 8:01 pm ADTI have a 5 ft hibiscus with a twisted trunk that has bloomed profusely all summer long. Now I don't know what to do with it to protect it from the MA cold of winter. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated.
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Posted by Mary Parsons on Monday, September 28, 2009 11:41 am ADTCould I put my Hibiscus in an outdoor storage shed in front of the window or do I have to have it in the house? Do I have to water it all winter?
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Posted by Shelly Couch on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:19 pm ADTI have 3 lady hibiscus.They are planted in the ground.What should I do with them this winter?I live in southern middle Tennessee.Please help..I don't want them to die!!!
first try.
Posted by den72113 on Saturday, October 10, 2009 6:06 pm ADTi bought a medium size hibiscus last spring and took good care of it this summer. it is now over 7 ft tall ,3 feet wide, in a new bigger pot... i just moved it inside, by a well lit window for the winter. i will keep everyone posted as to how well it winterizes.
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Posted by diane on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:41 pm ADTshould i bring it in no good windows to put it by help
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Posted by Billie on Friday, October 30, 2009 1:46 pm ADTI live in Cincinnati and bought 4 hibiscus last Spring off QVC. They didn't do very well but I planted them late. Do I cut them down and put mulch over them. I'm not very good with plants.
