The rule of thumb I've always heard is that you can leave any container perennial outside overwinter on the ground as long as the plant is rated at least 1 hardiness zone below your region's hardiness zone. I believe Asparagus is something like a zone 3 plant, so anyone living in say zone 4 or 5 wouldn't have to worry about the plant dying in the container over winter.
My mother and dad, were just so smart into gardening. They always had plenty for neighbors and family. You are definitely the next best thing for knowledge. Thanks for your positivity and love of gardening, it makes it easy to enjoy learning more!
I’ve had the same original sedum plant for 15 years. From that plant, I’ve made at least 10 other plants, which are all huge. I live in NYC & have never done anything to them over the winter. I just deadheaded them and left them outside. I feel like if it’s not broken I shouldn’t fix it but then again, sedum is incredibly hearty. It’s the plant that proved to me that I wasn’t necessarily going to kill every single plant I came in contact with. You can literally do/not do anything to them and it will still grow and grow and grow. This year, I have a few diff kinds of perennials that I want to make sure come back. Lol
This may seem a bit silly, but if one is worried about insulating a pot over the winter, what about wrapping it with household insulation? The insulation factor (R factor) of insulation is many, many times that of straw or leaves etc. The major problem I see with this is that it would be pretty darn ugly, but perhaps the pots would be in areas that appearance would not be an issue. Also, if one uses insulation, the time to wrap a pot would be only a few minutes. This may be a stupid idea, but just wondering if this might work better than other solutions that were presented. John
I have several really large plants that I bring into the garage (they take up to much space in the house) over winter. Since the garage is attached to the house it is a tad warmer than outside, not much though and they do really well. We use a dolly to move them. When you reach 70, moving those big pots is more challenging. :)
Good stuff Luke! It's actually getting cold where I am (Zone 10b) so this is actually a great help :). P.S. What's the best way to get in contact w/ you?
Perennials in containers over winter is tricky business... Tightly packing the pots together seems to give them a little thermal mass... We leave the tops on our asparagus to help sorta break up snow pack from settling on them... Wind can really rob heat off them as well, so sheltering them some helps... And making sure you use a really well draining soil helps avoid winter rot... A final watering with epsom salts can help avoid solid freezing too... That's about all I got... LOL
Sounds like a plan... We have gone with raised boxes here on the homestead for most of reasons that make containers challenging, but we understand containers are the only option for some folks... And in that case, it's still better to grow something than nothing... For sure...
Bumble Bee Junction I also have raised beds and I use chopped up leaves to insulate around my spinach and also excess mulch that I have from spring that I put around my asparagus and spinach also! Give it a try! Remember, chop up them leaves! Also, mix in some chopped grass!
I have 3 110 gallon containers outside. Everything that I have planted in it this fall has been established garlic that is. I used EZ Straw to mulch it. About 4 inches. I am planning on planting asparagus in the spring. I just went out and it is pretty much frozen, The top anyway. Do you think that these plants will make it through the winter here in Pennsylvani Zone 5-B?
I've also read you can just trim the plant down, and cover the soil with a good level of mulch to help keep the temperature under control. I did this for my butterfly milkweed and they came right back up towards the beginning of spring. With the plant having sensitive roots, I thought it was good as dead, but I was wrong thankfully.
Liked your video. Listen to all of your videos..informative and focused. My question is about overwintering strawberries. I have been told that you can keep them in an unseated cellar. My cellar is around 50 degrees. Do you think this would be a good idea or not?
I'm still waiting another week or two to winterized my in ground fig trees in central Arkansas. We have had a few low nights, enough to damage the leaves but still getting in the 50s and 60s lol
what about cold climates? I live in southern Ontario. We have lots of fields of asparagus and strawberries in the area so I know that field crops overwinter. My location is clay soil so if I want asparagus, pots may be best. Can I leave them outside in the pots, even though it gets well below freezing every winter for months.
do you think i should repot my plants to larger container now? Or would it bring them out of dormancy? I have bought a few berry plants in september, and they were sold in very small containers, i thought i would repot them in spring, but now im worried a bit that may not survive winter... :-/ what do you think? I live in zone 9. thank you
I'm not sure if I left my Callistemon Bottle Brush outside too late, since it was in the 35-40^o range when I brought it inside. The leaves are almost completely dried up but they are still attached and not totally crispy. Will it recover? I'm going to keep it until it looks totally dead, or if it doesn't start new growth in Spring I'll compost it. Any suggestions? Zone 9
Thanks for this! I overwinter in my shed. How should I take them out of dormancy? Do I treat them like when I harden off seedlings...brief times in dappled sun to gradually longer times for a week? Or can I simply pull them all out when no danger of frost and water them? Thanks for your help!
I'm not the most educated so please dont take my advice as law but I believe you should slowly introduce them to the outside again because you could shock the plant, I'm overwintering my pepper plants and bringing them inside but my kale and mint is staying outside with a clear tarp over and around it
Your potty :P I had a number of small pots covered over winter and come spring and all summer the flowers grew back better than last year, slim to none? I just moved all the plants by the wall of the house on decking.
I didn't understand the bit about the water. Do I wait for it to freeze and then fill the pot with water? Do I water heavily as its about to freeze. Maybe I misunderstood something but it sounded like you said to fill the post with water.
hey Luke!!! just a0reciate your info. I. also want to tell you, I received my seeds, quite quick, thank you, and I really like the packets, and all the information for planting,every nice and well done. good job dear Sirs of lukes😋. Sincerely Rickie
thank you for the video. Was that an artichoke plant beside the pot while on the ground? What type is it, how do you get it to survive, and has it ever fruited? what zone are you in? I have planted artichokes three times. They will grow, die off in winter, and come back a few years but never fruited. I am going to try growing in pots. Do you have any advice?
Venita G I bet you are right now that you say that. It is what my artichoke would look like when it would frost. I have only grown red russian kale once because i think it doesn't have much flavor so i have never seen it after frost. Thanks for the enlightenment.
Hi I have two blueberry bushes and a grape vine that I grew which is in a pot and needs to be eventually planted . I was wondering if I put them in my garage will they be ok with it any sunlight through the winter?
What do I do if I don't have brick? I have a over hang and siding, the sun does get to the plant during the day. I try to remove snow from the pot, but I am not sure if I should do this or not.. what about the water freezing to kill the roots?
Im overwintering my Mint in large containers, leaving it in my unheated garage. Should i be watering it before i pack it away or during the winter because it won't be benefitting from snow like the outdoor plants
Anika Somerville hi, I have mint in large container last winter I even forget or I can’t do anything because I can’t pick. But I have no problem this year I have a lots of mint north jersey
Luke I'd like to grow a peach tree in a pot more or less because i have no room to plant it till i clear more brush can i do it live around Muskegon mi area
I have strawberries that I am growing in a rain gutter in Alabama. In the 10 years we have been here it hasn't gone below 17 degrees. This is my first year for strawberry plants. Will they be okay where they are?
Who can help me decide when I can set my containers back out where they belong now that it’s early spring here in zone 5/6 Michigan??? The help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
I'm not sure if I left my Callistemon Bottle Brush outside too late, since it was in the 35-40^o range when I brought it inside. The leaves are almost completely dried up but they are still attached and not totally crispy. Will it recover? I'm going to keep it until it looks totally dead, or if it doesn't start new growth in Spring I'll compost it. Any suggestions? Zone 9
The rule of thumb I've always heard is that you can leave any container perennial outside overwinter on the ground as long as the plant is rated at least 1 hardiness zone below your region's hardiness zone. I believe Asparagus is something like a zone 3 plant, so anyone living in say zone 4 or 5 wouldn't have to worry about the plant dying in the container over winter.
My mother and dad, were just so smart into gardening. They always had plenty for neighbors and family. You are definitely the next best thing for knowledge. Thanks for your positivity and love of gardening, it makes it easy to enjoy learning more!
I’ve had the same original sedum plant for 15 years.
From that plant, I’ve made at least 10 other plants, which are all huge.
I live in NYC & have never done anything to them over the winter. I just deadheaded them and left them outside.
I feel like if it’s not broken I shouldn’t fix it but then again, sedum is incredibly hearty. It’s the plant that proved to me that I wasn’t necessarily going to kill every single plant I came in contact with. You can literally do/not do anything to them and it will still grow and grow and grow.
This year, I have a few diff kinds of perennials that I want to make sure come back. Lol
I have been wasting space in my shed this whole time. Great info thank you!
This may seem a bit silly, but if one is worried about insulating a pot over the winter, what about wrapping it with household insulation? The insulation factor (R factor) of insulation is many, many times that of straw or leaves etc. The major problem I see with this is that it would be pretty darn ugly, but perhaps the pots would be in areas that appearance would not be an issue. Also, if one uses insulation, the time to wrap a pot would be only a few minutes.
This may be a stupid idea, but just wondering if this might work better than other solutions that were presented.
John
I have several really large plants that I bring into the garage (they take up to much space in the house) over winter. Since the garage is attached to the house it is a tad warmer than outside, not much though and they do really well. We use a dolly to move them. When you reach 70, moving those big pots is more challenging. :)
Do they need light if you put in the garage?
@@annecarbonel588 No additional light, just the sunlight that pours into the garage most of the day.
Good stuff Luke! It's actually getting cold where I am (Zone 10b) so this is actually a great help :).
P.S. What's the best way to get in contact w/ you?
Do you continue to water them throughout the winter. And does it need light in the winter if it’s in the shed.
can you do a video on digging up perennials, and then what to use for potting mix for resell.
Perennials in containers over winter is tricky business... Tightly packing the pots together seems to give them a little thermal mass... We leave the tops on our asparagus to help sorta break up snow pack from settling on them... Wind can really rob heat off them as well, so sheltering them some helps... And making sure you use a really well draining soil helps avoid winter rot... A final watering with epsom salts can help avoid solid freezing too... That's about all I got... LOL
Bumble Bee Junction I agree with your assessment, sometimes I actually will use a little insulation around my pots for the cold parts of winter!!
Sounds like a plan... We have gone with raised boxes here on the homestead for most of reasons that make containers challenging, but we understand containers are the only option for some folks... And in that case, it's still better to grow something than nothing... For sure...
Bumble Bee Junction I also have raised beds and I use chopped up leaves to insulate around my spinach and also excess mulch that I have from spring that I put around my asparagus and spinach also! Give it a try! Remember, chop up them leaves! Also, mix in some chopped grass!
Dang! You just hooked me up. I knew I was gonna watch Luke today to get instructions for this but wow. Thank you from a first time garden momma.
How can I test the temperature of my soil? This is a very comprehensive and educational video! Thank you
I have 3 110 gallon containers outside. Everything that I have planted in it this fall has been established garlic that is. I used EZ Straw to mulch it. About 4 inches. I am planning on planting asparagus in the spring. I just went out and it is pretty much frozen, The top anyway. Do you think that these plants will make it through the winter here in Pennsylvani Zone 5-B?
I've also read you can just trim the plant down, and cover the soil with a good level of mulch to help keep the temperature under control.
I did this for my butterfly milkweed and they came right back up towards the beginning of spring.
With the plant having sensitive roots, I thought it was good as dead, but I was wrong thankfully.
What zone are you in?
Liked your video. Listen to all of your videos..informative and focused. My question is about overwintering strawberries. I have been told that you can keep them in an unseated cellar. My cellar is around 50 degrees. Do you think this would be a good idea or not?
what is your recommendation for winterizing basil & thyme plants in containers outdoors? Should I bring them inside? I live in upstate New York.
I'm still waiting another week or two to winterized my in ground fig trees in central Arkansas. We have had a few low nights, enough to damage the leaves but still getting in the 50s and 60s lol
what about cold climates? I live in southern Ontario. We have lots of fields of asparagus and strawberries in the area so I know that field crops overwinter. My location is clay soil so if I want asparagus, pots may be best. Can I leave them outside in the pots, even though it gets well below freezing every winter for months.
do you think i should repot my plants to larger container now? Or would it bring them out of dormancy? I have bought a few berry plants in september, and they were sold in very small containers, i thought i would repot them in spring, but now im worried a bit that may not survive winter... :-/ what do you think? I live in zone 9. thank you
I'm not sure if I left my Callistemon Bottle Brush outside too late, since it was in the 35-40^o range when I brought it inside.
The leaves are almost completely dried up but they are still attached and not totally crispy.
Will it recover?
I'm going to keep it until it looks totally dead, or if it doesn't start new growth in Spring I'll compost it.
Any suggestions?
Zone 9
just for reference, can you mention up front what size pot is presented with you? 5 gal?
Thanks for this! I overwinter in my shed. How should I take them out of dormancy? Do I treat them like when I harden off seedlings...brief times in dappled sun to gradually longer times for a week? Or can I simply pull them all out when no danger of frost and water them? Thanks for your help!
I'm not the most educated so please dont take my advice as law but I believe you should slowly introduce them to the outside again because you could shock the plant, I'm overwintering my pepper plants and bringing them inside but my kale and mint is staying outside with a clear tarp over and around it
If the pot is not exposed to weathrr, do you water over the winter?
Thanks for the info!!
Your potty :P I had a number of small pots covered over winter and come spring and all summer the flowers grew back better than last year, slim to none? I just moved all the plants by the wall of the house on decking.
I didn't understand the bit about the water. Do I wait for it to freeze and then fill the pot with water? Do I water heavily as its about to freeze. Maybe I misunderstood something but it sounded like you said to fill the post with water.
It would be nice if you noted up front, which measuring system you are using.
hey Luke!!! just a0reciate your info. I. also want to tell you, I received my seeds, quite quick, thank you, and I really like the packets, and all the information for planting,every nice and well done.
good job dear Sirs of lukes😋. Sincerely Rickie
Can you just bring them inside for the winter?
So far I am just letting my small potted plants just sit over the winter...couple few years niw. Best
thank you for the video. Was that an artichoke plant beside the pot while on the ground? What type is it, how do you get it to survive, and has it ever fruited? what zone are you in? I have planted artichokes three times. They will grow, die off in winter, and come back a few years but never fruited. I am going to try growing in pots. Do you have any advice?
zepguwl thistle looks like red Russian kale
Venita G I bet you are right now that you say that. It is what my artichoke would look like when it would frost. I have only grown red russian kale once because i think it doesn't have much flavor so i have never seen it after frost. Thanks for the enlightenment.
Thanks so much for sharing and sending lots of love and happy growing from Ireland XXXX
You say that pot size is of the upmost importance, but what size can the pots be??
Can perennials be overwintered in fabric pots?
What about perennial flowers?
Hi I have two blueberry bushes and a grape vine that I grew which is in a pot and needs to be eventually planted . I was wondering if I put them in my garage will they be ok with it any sunlight through the winter?
Without any sunlight
What do I do if I don't have brick? I have a over hang and siding, the sun does get to the plant during the day. I try to remove snow from the pot, but I am not sure if I should do this or not.. what about the water freezing to kill the roots?
Im overwintering my Mint in large containers, leaving it in my unheated garage. Should i be watering it before i pack it away or during the winter because it won't be benefitting from snow like the outdoor plants
Anika Somerville hi, I have mint in large container last winter I even forget or I can’t do anything because I can’t pick. But I have no problem this year I have a lots of mint north jersey
@@mohmmadmalik3221 what???
Excellent! Thanks!!!!
Do you water over winter
Great video, thank you. :)
Luke I'd like to grow a peach tree in a pot more or less because i have no room to plant it till i clear more brush can i do it live around Muskegon mi area
That thing looks like an old fern my wife has. :)
+Your wife has an asparagus fern. they are called that because their foliage resembles the asparagus plant, which is what Luke was growing in his pot.
In the shed...do you water?
Buy cheap large pots to put your pots into and fill the voids with some rockwool imo
I m staying in zone 6a ..I want to know how to winterizing my floribunda rose bush which is in container...
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Great info! :-)
I have strawberries that I am growing in a rain gutter in Alabama. In the 10 years we have been here it hasn't gone below 17 degrees. This is my first year for strawberry plants. Will they be okay where they are?
What’s a micro climate?
so this wont work in zone 3?
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Who can help me decide when I can set my containers back out where they belong now that it’s early spring here in zone 5/6 Michigan??? The help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!
I had no idea about the heat from brick ....
fig tree cuttings
I'm not sure if I left my Callistemon Bottle Brush outside too late, since it was in the 35-40^o range when I brought it inside.
The leaves are almost completely dried up but they are still attached and not totally crispy.
Will it recover?
I'm going to keep it until it looks totally dead, or if it doesn't start new growth in Spring I'll compost it.
Any suggestions?
Zone 9