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We buried all our fuschias today. Our good neighbor was nice enough to shred and deliver them to us. See ya in the spring!!
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crazyexgfriend-yes i totally agree where did the month of oct. go....they are already counting down the days until Christmas... 
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Why do you bury your fuschias, Raeli?
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yes susie i was wondering the samething...  i had never heard of doing that before, either..
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susie1130 wrote:Why do you bury your fuschias, Raeli? I bury them to save them for next year.......I've had the same fushias for 5 years....
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I never heard of that. Sometimes I can overwinter them indoors, under lights but they don't always make it. What kind of climate do you live in. I wonder if that would work here. How deep do you bury them, roots, stems and all? In the pot or out? Thanks for answering, I am realy interested in this!
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yes thanks rae, as i usually just purchase them every-year...
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My hubby digs a hole about a foot deep and puts them into it still in the basket.....then he covers them with shredded leaves. So far, it has worked. We live in the Pacific NW where it can get cold...down in the teens. The leaves actually generate heat during their composting process.
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thanks rae...
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Thanks, Raeli. Do you put dirt on top of the shredded leaves, how much? Does it work for any other summer plants? It can get well below zero here. Zone 4 weather. What zone do you live in? I'd love to be able to do that here, it may get too cold though. It is worth a try. When do you dig them back up? Have they already started to sprout when you uncover them? I know, too many questions but, you have realy piqued my curiosity. I love gardening.
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We're in Zone 7...10-20 degrees in the winter. But by burying the plants and placing the leaves on them, it does protect them from the cold. You could put some dirt on top of the leaves but you must remember that the dirt is heavy and I'm not sure what it will do to the plants......I'd just cover them with a couple of feet of leaves. What do you have to lose? If they don't make it, then you know you either need a deeper hole or more leaves. When we uncover them in the spring, they have already started to sprout. I would replant them in the spring and give them a fresh load of fertilizer.
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Oooo, seven. That's a lot warmer that four. Like you said, it wouldn't hurt to try. If it's a winter with a snow pack that lasts all winter the plants fare much better. The snow is a good insulator. The years without much snow are the real plant killers, especially roses. We have a lot of them freeze out without at least a foot on the ground all winter. We mulch the nob of the roses with leaves in the fall, that helps to keep them from dying. I think I'll try it with one fuschia anyway. See what happens. I've been gardening for so many years, I can't believe I've never heard of this practice before. Thanks again for the information.
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a very-good morning to all!!! we have sunshine...our roses are still fully in bloom...and this is nov..i'm really impressed...we had a heavy frost, last night, as hubby had to scrape-off windshield also..hope all of you enjoy your-day!!! 
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There are several garden forum websites that might be helpful when it comes to answering questions on wintering over fushias. One of the them is simply garden web with the usual before and afters....
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I have one fuscia. It spends it's winter on the porch where it lives the rest of the year. A perk of SoCal living! We do get a occasional night when I pull potted plants close to the house for shelter, but not every year.
Raeli, I think your method is ingenious, and can see why it would work. They hybernate!!
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there is a full moon out tonight,but the moon is kinda lop-sided and it is so close to the ground-what ever that means....as my parents always told me to do things by the sign of the moon, like getting your hair-cut, or getting a tooth pulled, as it would not bleed, by a certain sign of the moon, but i don't remember them, now...and also plant potatoes by the sign of the moon,or something like that!!! 
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devia, I need a haircut, so I wish you would remember when I'm supposed to get it. :)
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I'd wait until the next low tide........after the last full moon.........and Venus is in full view of the Big Dipper.
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rae you are so funny....i wish that i could remember also, as if a person gets there hair cut by the right sign of the moon, it won't grow back so fast....rae my hubby went to the dr. today!!! so thank-you, for your kind thoughts..
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Drs are a good thing when you have a sinus infection........I thought I had a brain tumor when I had mine......
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