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I've read Scottychaos' writeup on how he winters his plants before. I'm sure I read it right after I started growing my plants. I'd guess it's a slightly better way of doing dormancy than uprooting the plants and placing them in a tupperware container in the fridge. Of course for most people with a larger collection this isn't an option because they'll take up way too much space in the fridge. But if you just have a plant or two in some small pots, it would probably be better than the bare root method.

Nickrober wrote:Have you tried it this way Matt?

Luckily, I've not had to do a fridge dormancy at all and I don't think I ever will. Perhaps I'll experiment with it sometime just so I have some experience to share with other members. What I wrote above is just speculation based on what I know about growing these plants. It could be that the bare root method is safer because the risk of mold and fungal infections is lower.

Nickrober wrote:Plus, this guy doesn't use fungicide, get's mold lots of times, and the plants grow through it in the spring no problem.

I think the key here is timing when removing the plants from the fridge and the fact that the mold grows on the surface of the media and not on the rhizome. Once they are taken out of the fridge and placed in a place with good air movement and sunlight, the mold will quickly go away.

If you have a windowsill to put them in, that would probably be best even if the temperature doesn't get too cold. They'll still likely get a little sleep because of the shortened days and they won't be at risk of freezing to death.

Ah, yeah, that's a pain. Our windows have the heat registers right under them as well. Annoying...