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Can you grow geraniums indoors during the winter? Yes, you can – and I’ve successfully kept my geraniums indoors for the past three winters. If you love geraniums, and hate to see them killed by the frost this fall, then learn more about growing geraniums indoors.<\/p>\n

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Replant geraniums to avoid bringing insects indoors.<\/p><\/div>\n

Prepare Your Geraniums<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first thing you need to do is to prepare your geraniums for their new life indoors during the wintertime. During the summer months, plants produce more chloroplasts, the specialized cells that act like little factories, turning sunlight into food in the leaves. Leaves take on a rich green hue, and the leaves tend to be small, compact, thick and healthy on a geranium grown under the proper conditions.<\/p>\n

Once you move your geranium plants indoors, they receive less light even if you place them on a bright, sunny windowsill. There are fewer hours of daylight during the winter months, and the sun’s rays are at a different angle. The leaves turn larger and pale. Geraniums may grow lanky and produce long, thin stalks.<\/p>\n

To prepare your geraniums for their new life indoors, follow these steps:<\/p>\n