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Begonia corns
Susan 17
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Had a fab show from hanging basket this year just retrieved the corns how do I store them to use again next year
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Dry them on the kitchen window sill and pop them in a paper bag. Some say dust them with anti fungal powder, but I find if you let them dry long enough they don't need it. Make sure you get as much soil/compost off as you can.
last year I just took mine in their pots into a unheated but slightly protected from frost greenhouse and just let them dry out in their pots taking away dead leaves etc as they dropped they came through fine but it was a mild winter
I keep mine from year to year
Dry the off. first in the compost, then scrape as much compost off and dry them again. When dry wrap individually in newspaper and put in a box (cardboard preferably) in a frost free place - mine go in the garage.
Check a couple of times during winter to make sure they have not gone soft or any creepies in them, if so dispose of them
Thanks for all the suggestions