Begonias in pots...

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    Greetings from sunny Shoreham-by-Sea!

    Just thinking about taking the corms our of their pots (most are in containers) and wondering what would happen if I left some of them and added some fresh compost on top. Would they be vastly inferior? Would they do anything?

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    Assuming they are the tuberous begonias then yes you can do it. Once they have died down naturally you can take the tubers out and store over-winter in slightly moist compost. They will also over-winter in pots, you don't have to do anything except keep them frost free and not too wet. Either way they will benefit from fresh compost next spring.
     
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      I am thinking of wintering some off my trailing Begonias in their pots . I usually lift the tubers around this time of year. They would be dusted with sulpher powder and stored in shredded paper in a frost free garage . When replanted in March , my germination rates were 60 to 80%. Maybe leaving them in pots would improve this ?
       
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