How to Overwinter a Charmed Wine Plant

Houseplant

• 1

  Move the plant inside before the first autumn frost. Place the plant in a sunny window to grow it as a houseplant over the winter.

• 2

  Water the Charmed Wine plant sparingly throughout the winter -- once or twice each month should be sufficient.

• 3

  Resume regular watering of the houseplant in early spring, providing enough water to keep the soil evenly moist.

• 4

  Prune away any leggy or shaggy growth that occurred over the winter. Trim stems off just above a leaf node, removing up to half of the length of the stems.

• 5

  Move the plant outdoors again after the final spring frost. Resume fertilization by mixing water-soluble fertilizer at half strength. Fertilize the plant twice each month.

Dormant

• 6

  Cut back the Charmed Wine plant to just above soil level if you plan to allow the plant to go dormant over the winter.

• 7

  Move the plant to a dark, sheltered location -- such as an unheated basement -- before the first autumn frost. The darkness and cool temperature will encourage the plant to become dormant.

• 8

  Suspend watering for the dormant Charmed Wine plant.

• 9

  Move the dormant Charmed Wine plant out of the dark location in the beginning of spring and place it in an indoor location that receives full sunlight.

• 10

  Resume regular watering of the houseplant, providing enough water to keep the soil evenly moist.

• 11

  Move the plant outdoors again after the final spring frost. Resume fertilization by mixing water-soluble fertilizer at half strength. Fertilize the plant twice each month.