Trailing Fuchsia & Angel Eyes Pelargonium Pruning

Hi All. I know how to prune normal Fuchsias & Pelargonium’s ready for winter but this year is my first on the trailing fuchsia. Not sure how I go about pruning the trailing type?

Normally I put all my fuchsia into dormant mode so I prune down plant to tidy it up then come early spring prune them down hard. When I repot them into smaller pots and store in unheated garage really depends on the weather but if weather like past years normally around end of October-ish.

The Angel Pelargonium I have read can, depending on which type you have can be a bugger to get the cutting to root. Those of you who have grown Angel eyes will know the stem is very thin and not so easy, well at least for me to decide where to take a cutting.

Also do you treat pruning for winter storage the same as normal Zonal by cutting back by about 2/3rd`s?

Thank you

 

Trailing Fuchsias I personally cut back to around 6 inchs, then if possible storing them into a dormant state as you said.

The Pelargonium I mostly take cuttings. I use a more industrial propagation system at work but any little propagator should work, better if heated. Take the cuttings from a non flowering shoot, cut below where the leaf joins and dab into a bit of rooting powder and you should be good to go. I always propagate more cuttings than I need.

You could always cut back to around 4 inches and place in a frost free area preferably under glass. This will require a hardening off stage in the new year though.

2/3rds pruning is a good rule of thumb for winter storage, but If you need to go further you can. It's about good judgement, and sometimes experimenting...I have surprised myself many times over the years by acting on "I wonder what would happen if..."

 

Thanks for the advice GardenBadger.I will certainly put your advice into action soon.