whats wrong with my geraniums

[sindy]

last year i had some lovely geraniums for my wedding and ive kept them, they had been on a cold porch windowsill but recently bought a greenhouse which i am no putting them in, the problem is they have gone rotten, brown and mushy and when you pick off the leaves or stems there is a powder that you can see,
what have i done wrong and can i save them, simple answers please as im a newbie to gardening. thanks

[Flummery]

Sounds as if they've been over watered Sindy. You can actually almost dry out geraniums over the winter. If they get very wet and then get a touch of frost you get that mushy-ness. Try drying them off - you might get new shoots but I suspect they've had it really. Sorry.

[sindy]

oh no its the first thing ive tried to save, they have actually all got new shoots somewhere on them, what can i do, could i bring them in doors and dry them off, poor little things, or keep in greenhouse and hope for the best, i thought it strange as the cuttings i took that the soil was really dry looked really healthy.

[Flummery]

If they have new shoots then all is not lost. I'd keep an eye on them for a month or two then take the new shoots as cuttings -geraniums root like weeds - pop about 5 round the edges of a 3" pot, in a compost which is nice and gritty -add a bit of grit if necessary - and you should get 3 or 4 of them striking - all if you're lucky.
Cut the cutting off at an angle with a sharp knife just below a leaf joint. Remove the leaf just above - and a few more if it's a very leafy cutting. This stops moisture loss through the leaves. Hope they come through for you.

[sindy]

thank you for the information, i will keep you updated and hope they survive

[shirlthegirl43]

Good luck with them Sindy. Hope they pull through.