Over wintering Geraniums?

[bigdog]

Trying to avoid buying Geraniums every spring. Have been told to take the plants indoors to a cool dark place. Lightly water weekly, then in February cut them back and place in a sunny location. Seems I also heard about pulling them out of the dirt and storing them in a brown paper bag in a cool dark place.

What do you do?

[ottertailguy]

We just bring them inside and put them by a window in the basement after they are sprayed for insects. Them water/turn them once every couple of weeks. Cut them back in the spring and set them out. After a few years they get a little woody, then we just buy new ones.

[Steve Bakken]

What exactly do you mean by "cutting them back" in the spring

[ottertailguy]

The growth over the winter will be thin and they are a very tough plant. Cutting them back will start new growth also.

[Steve Bakken]

Sooooo, exactly how much would I want to "cut" off in the spring?