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Begonia Aricot shades
little-ann
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i have ordered some as plug plants for my hanging baskets and am wondering if its possible to collect the seeds and how hard it i might be to get them to germinate net spring. I am sure one of you clever people will know
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These plugs may form tubers by the end of the year, you can save these, dry them off and restart again next year with those. Seeds? I dont think that works with these.
Lyn is spot on-they will form tubers that you can store-not all will grow again-now in my 2nd year of tubers from plants bought in 2011-from the original 100 have about 20 tubers still-weevils,rot etc did for the rest
Still in a sense free plants though
Yes, I agree. Trailing begonias will form quite good tubers by the end of the year. Just make sure you keep them dry over the winter then plant up again in the spring.
I have tried over a number of years to save tubers from 1st year trailing begonias
With zero success, dry them, remove compost etc,store in a cool dry place, all to no avail,any advice would be appreciated.
also getting begonias plugs this year. see how if I can keep them for nxt year.
I keep mine from year to year. I do it the lazy way - I remove the dying foliage and then let the tubers dry out in their pots under shelter. I check for any dreaded vine weevils around them before putting them in the garage under some cardboard for insulation until spring.
Then I dig them up and start them in fresh compost in the greenhouse disgarding any soft or rotten ones. Usually have a good percentage that survive. Hopefully I'll start them off ths weekend -- I can't wait any longer and it will be in the house this year too - now, that's a first!