Bagonia Tubers

Hi everyone I wonder if anyone can help me. I grew bagonias last year and dug them up and stored them indoors in the winter in dark cupboard. I checked on them today and a few have started sprouting. Would it be wise for me to pot them up or should I leave them a few more weeks. I was going to start them indoors anyway.
Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Ok thanks ArmandII i was thinking about doing either this week or next week anyway, so was pretty suprised to see them already started. So will prob pot them up soon. Thanks again. :thumb:

 

Yes pot them up , but dont over water the begonia tubers , I woudnt even water them in, you could try increasing them .I always start with just sitting on top of the compost to see what happening once they have started to grow

if they have more than one shoot use a clean sharp knife, cut in half then dust with fungicide let them dry off few hours then pot up individualy (dont bury to deep just below the compost )



Spruce

 

I started my begonia tubers earlier this week as they were showing signs of shooting .I normally put mine in trays of compost ,just loosely pressed into the compost as mentioned by Spruce .Not to much water yet ..

Dave

 

Ok thanks everyone, I just put them in a tray. They sprouted well, some have 2 sprouts on the tuber. I watered them a little and not too much. Should I water them them every couple of days or should I leave it for longer periods?

 

longer just keep them damp otherwise they will rot



Spruce

 

Ok thanks, I always make the mistake of overwatering things. So I will leave these a while then and just water a little when needed. :D

 

I had beautiful begonias last year, in pots.

I didn't realise you could over-winter them so have just left them in their pots til I got round to sorting the pots out.

Is it possible they might have survived having been out all winter?

 

I will do that tomorrow - although I see on the google weather app that we have a chance of snow tomorrow!!! Surely not!

Thanks for the advice. I will know for next time!

 

I think you will have lost them VC . With begonia tubers you lift them , dry them and store them in November/December. There are several threads on GC on Begonia care , and lots of info if you have a quick Google. I only grow the pendulous types , they are an incredible basket and container plant.

 

I have always been very dismissive of begonias thinking they were a bit 'old hat'

But at the nursery last summer I saw some which were like huge white peonies - and I've been sold ever since!

Brilliant plant. Shame I was ignorant and didn't find out what to do with them in winter.

 

I looked in the pots and one tuber has turned to a rust coloured patch of soil in the middle of the pot. So that's a loss!

But the other is still a tuber! I've rescued it and put it on the dining room windowsill. Not sure if I should put it in some compost or not.... will await signs of life and keep everything crossed.