- Important factors for overwintering the hard-working Lieschen
- The ideal winter quarters and the perfect winter care
- Multiply busy Lizzies over the winter
Many hobby gardeners only cultivate the hard-working Lieschen as an annual and replant it in the garden or on the balcony every year. As a perennial plant, the perennial plant from Africa can also be overwintered.
The hard-working Lieschen has to be brought into the house for the winter
Important factors for overwintering the hard-working Lieschen
Various factors can damage or at least weaken the hard-working Lizzie during the winter:
- late wintering
- pest infestation
- planting outdoors too early
While some palm trees and citrus plants can stay outside until the first frosts, the sensitive hard-working Lizzie should be brought indoors at average temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius. In spring, planting out should not be before the ice saints in the gardening calendar. The hard-working Lieschen are usually not often afflicted by diseases and pests. With a close look at each individual plant, however, you can ensure that pests such as aphids or the red spider do not multiply in the winter quarters.
The ideal winter quarters and the perfect winter care
A basic requirement for the hard-working Lizzie to hibernate is a winter quarters that is as bright as possible. Although it does not have to be a regularly heated room at room temperature, the average temperature should not be below 10 degrees Celsius for any length of time. Bright corridors, conservatories or stairwells are ideal. You should not fertilize the plants during the hibernation that occurs automatically due to the shorter hours of the day. In addition, watering should also be limited to a relatively economical level.
Multiply busy Lizzies over the winter
The winter can be used to multiply the hard-working Lieschen yourself in an uncomplicated manner. Not only can you grow the plants from seed, you can also root cuttings indoors. To do this, place the top cuttings cut in autumn in pots with permeable plant substrate. Keep them evenly moist, this is even easier with a plastic bag pulled over them. After about 3 to 4 weeks the cuttings should have rooted and you can take the bags out of the pots.
tips
Since the hard-working Lizzie is non-toxic, it can be overwintered on the windowsill without hesitation.