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When to bring fuchsias inside

Enter a German postcode. We show when fuchsias should come inside: from the cold limit in expert sources and the night-time lows where you are.

Where are your pots?

Average for Germany

Bring in by

12 October

In 9 out of 10 years the first frost came later. On average it freezes from 27 October.

Based on past records, not a forecast · Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (CC BY 4.0)

Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst, daily minimum temperatures 1991–2020, own calculation. Licence CC BY 4.0. Postcode coordinates: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

How much cold can fuchsias take?

Bring in before the first frost. (Bavarian Garden Academy)

Leave them outside as long as possible, but not in frost.

Other sources say

We use the most cautious figure from the expert sources.

Winter quarters

Bright, 2–7 °C (36–45 °F) (Bavarian Garden Academy)

Overwintered in the dark, some may not make it.

Back outside

After mid-May (the “Ice Saints”). (North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture)

Questions and answers

When should fuchsias come inside?

Bavarian Garden Academy: bring in before the first frost. On average for Germany it gets that cold from 27 October, and not before 12 October in 9 out of 10 years.

How much cold can fuchsias take?

Bavarian Garden Academy: bring in before the first frost. Leave them outside as long as possible, but not in frost. Other sources say: North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture: protect below 10 °C (50 °F), not explicitly bring in.

How do you overwinter fuchsias?

Bright, 2–7 °C (36–45 °F) (Bavarian Garden Academy).

When can fuchsias go back outside?

After mid-May (the “Ice Saints”).

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Sources

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  1. Bayerische Gartenakademie (LWG): Infoschrift Fuchsienhochstämmchen
  2. Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Gartentipp: Wie werden Kübelpflanzen am besten überwintert? (20.12.2003)
  3. Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Gartentipp: Wie lassen sich Fuchsien gut überwintern?
  4. Deutscher Wetterdienst, Climate Data Center: Tageswerte (Klima) der Stationen, historisch
  5. Deutscher Wetterdienst: Vorgaben für die Gestaltung des DWD-Quellenvermerks
  6. GeoNames: Postal Code Dataset (DE.zip)

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