Probably safest in the house, unless your shed is frost free. They don't need much heat or light, and keep them on the dry side. You just want to keep them ticking over until spring when you can cut back the large plants and give them a bit more water and a feed and then they will put on new growth. Don't worry if the leaves change to yellow or red, this is just a reaction to lower temps or lack of nutrients and it will sort itself out when you bring them back to life in the spring. You will have to wait till the last frost and harden them off before they can go back outside.
course, not all begonias have corms. I keep my pelargoniums in an unheated greenhouses, I do chuck a bit of bubble wrap over when frost is forcast, they overwinter fine, even the delicate scented ones.
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thanks a million for that - in the winter do i keep them in the house or would garden shed work.
Probably safest in the house, unless your shed is frost free. They don't need much heat or light, and keep them on the dry side. You just want to keep them ticking over until spring when you can cut back the large plants and give them a bit more water and a feed and then they will put on new growth. Don't worry if the leaves change to yellow or red, this is just a reaction to lower temps or lack of nutrients and it will sort itself out when you bring them back to life in the spring. You will have to wait till the last frost and harden them off before they can go back outside.
course, not all begonias have corms. I keep my pelargoniums in an unheated greenhouses, I do chuck a bit of bubble wrap over when frost is forcast, they overwinter fine, even the delicate scented ones.
Hi, thanks for your help Buttercup - it is very much appreciated. Fingers crossed I don't make a mess of it