Overwintering Exotic Plants in the UK without using a heated greenhouse

[@frogsparadise4247]

Very helpful video, thank you 😊

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

Very helpful video Kris, top work 👍

[@TropicalGardeningCyprus]

It's amazing, hearing all about your struggles to keep your plants alive...!! Down here in the Mediterranean you just plant them in the ground on their preferable spots depending on species, and you're good to go for life!

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Aah but I'm not in the Mediterranean so there's the challenge

[@TropicalGardeningCyprus]

@@YorkshireKRIS you're amazing! I really admire the passion of all of you tropical gardeners of the North. I sincerely believe that if I was in your position I wouldn't keep any tropical plants.

[@sylviemiles5439]

Hi kris , Thankyou very much , that’s very helpful x 🥰

[@J0shFick]

Really helpful video, thanks Kris

[@YorkshireKRIS]

I'm glad you find it useful. Thanks for watching

[@TropicalJungleIreland]

Ah Kris that's put a dampner on the experiment I was going to concoct this winter leaving an Ensete in the ground but yes I have to agree with you and you know more about these plants than I do. It would turn to musch. They are very tender indeed. I might experiment with it in the tunnel. Won't know unless you try, he who dares wins !!!

[@YorkshireKRIS]

They CAN sometimes get through in favorable locations and winters but it's really not worth risking.

[@saltlifess6226]

I live in zone 9 Florida and I have to bring mine in or its toast!

[@TropicalJungleIreland]

@@saltlifess6226 I dried my Ensete out upturned for 2 to 3 weeks and brought them inside the house over winter and they were plagued with green fly and kept growing. IMO their not worth the hassle keeping inside the house, same as alocasia, too much hassle. Zone 8 here

[@OssyDL]

I had 2 young maurelii in my plastic pop up unheated greenhouse both made it without a mark on it in Lancashire but i might have been lucky and it was a mild winter.

[@pattheplanter]

Some are saying that the third year of La Niña in the Pacific will be bringing us a cold winter with storms and heavy rainfall in the UK.

[@YorkshireKRIS]

That's always something to be mindful of

[@stanleygladstone1210]

Hi Kris, I would appreciate any advice on overwintering pink musa velutina and lasiocarpa lotus banana.

[@mich25789]

Can anyone tell me what the red section says on the chart please?

[@MikeDiamondTube]

Re: Colocasia that should be overwintered as houseplants; can you name some specific varieties that require this? I always get confused about that. Thanks! Great channel!

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Mojito, Black magic, etc

[@Maritime-Tropical]

Hi, Great video!! so can Trachy be stored cold and dormant??

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Depends what you mean by how cold. They'll basically be dormant under around 10⁰c

[@lindseykaine-walley6339]

Thanks for sharing this information especially about the tree ferns, I have a small one in a pot it's not doing very well this year, it had frongs last year but none this year. I kept it frost free last winter, I can see frongs inside but they don't come out, I water it everyday, feed it and still nothing, any suggestions?

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Did it dry out at all over last winter?

[@amcluesent]

Just thinking outside the box here. My combi boiler flue vents outside from the rear of the garage. Could I attach a hose to the vent and pipe the warm flue gases into a mini-greenhouse to help over-winter plants? The warmth and additional CO2 would help plants growth. Obviously there's a danger of death if I stayed in greenhouse too long!

[@YorkshireKRIS]

The danger you mention is the reason I can't recommend this. However plants grown near the outlet will benefit from the warmth

[@GeorgesJungleGarden]

I get where you’re coming from but please don’t ever do this. It’s not just the danger you might create outside but inside as well if your flue isn’t operating correctly.

[@vicstee482]

Caladiums. Can they be overwintered in pots? As they take a crazy amount of time to get going in spring/summer!

[@YorkshireKRIS]

They naturally go dormant round about now. Let them completely dry out and keep above 18c

[@lyndabirkby3887]

Hi Kris, do you have any idea how much it might cost, this year, to run a Vitapod with grow lights? Last year, I used it in a cabin, with a frost free heater, so didnt really worry about the cost. As a last resort I'm considering moving it to a spare bedroom, where the ambiant temperature is higher. I'll over winter the frost tender plants in the frost free cabin. Your advice would be great.

[@YorkshireKRIS]

The grow light cost will be dependent on the wattage and how often they are on. Heating the area will cost more than the lighting requirements so place it somewhere as warm as you need

[@craigwagstaff4625]

Hj kris,, my cold small greenhouse is goin be rammed this winter l sort of couldn't stop adding to the garden😂in saying that l'm goin leave all the cannas out and hope for the best,the rest are goin in the greenhouse which lve insulated the best l can and cover everything inside with fleece which in the past has worked pretty well for me,just the small matter of a lot of digging up or pot moving.just a quick question though what you're goin do with the fancy new garage/greenhouse heater you bought...run it or not 🤔

[@YorkshireKRIS]

I'll be lowering the thermostat to 3or5⁰c rather than 10to12⁰c and see how much that starts costing.

[@craigwagstaff4625]

@@YorkshireKRIS thats a big space you've got keep ticking o er

[@craigwagstaff4625]

@@YorkshireKRIS thats a big space you've got keep ticking over,let's hope winter is kind to us dude😉

[@KevinCarterxxx]

Hi Kris, When should I lift the tender banana?

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Which type is it?

[@KevinCarterxxx]

A Red Abyssinian, and a Chinese Dwarf.

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Most likely mid to late October depending on the weather

[@saltlifess6226]

I thought you said you were going to do a tour of that garden that George did but without a camera?

[@YorkshireKRIS]

All in good time

[@asmerom3025]

For things like dahlias in a container is horticultural grit OK to use as a mulch for winter protection?

[@YorkshireKRIS]

Not really. Needs to have air in it so compost, straw or even fleece