Begonia Tubers

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• Orchid Lady Posts: 5,800

  May 2014

  Hi Graham, I have grown Begonias for corms (that is what they are not tubers - I'm not being pedantic but no doubt someone would correct you, as they did me when I posted exactly the same as you ) for the first time this year, there is a thread I started somewhere on here. I planted them with the concave part facing upwards just below the soil, literally with only a small covering, then left them in my GH. They did take a while to start shooting leaves, but it was colder than it is now so they may come up quicker.
  
  
  
  Mine are ready to pot on now and when I work out which are the hanging basket ones and which are the border ones (I muddled them up!) I will put them in pots.
  
  
  
  I hope this helps a bit, I'm new to all this too and no doubt someone will be along soon to give more advice

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• Tropical Sam Posts: 1,488

  May 2014

  I soak them in warm water for 10 mins (use your own intuition - if it looks dry, then soak it). I then place in a pot, cover with compost so that the top is just under the soil, soak with warm water and leave somewhere warm and light place (windowsill, GH etc). Should see growth quite quickly.

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• Tropical Sam Posts: 1,488

  May 2014

  Snap Orchid Lady!

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• Orchid Lady Posts: 5,800

  May 2014

  I beat you Blairs.....I can't actually believe I now have enough knowledge to give a bit of advice

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• Graham Langford Posts: 93

  May 2014

  Thanks Orchid Lady,I stand corrected.I'm fairly new to this game,I did'nt know there was a difference between a corm and a tuber.I thought it was another name.I did try what you said earlier in the spring but nothing happened,then after a few weeks i took them out[That's me,No patience]I'll try again.Is it too late now?

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• Orchid Lady Posts: 5,800

  May 2014

  Ha ha Graham.....I have no patience either, I have had to learn it!! I had 2 posts on Begonias, I didn't have a clue about them - I was so confused with the annual type or corm type, it seems annuals can produce corms but that's far too complicated for me!! I had never even heard of corms, only bulbs and tubers so you can imagine my confusion.
  
  
  
  The help and support on here has taught me so much in such a short space of time. I love Begonias and have always wanted to grow them but wasn't brave enough, I didn't even think I would manage it after all the advice I got Having said that, they haven't flowered yet so still time to mess up! I'll try and bump up my thread.

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• Orchid Lady Posts: 5,800

  May 2014

  http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/plants/begonias-part-2/222948.html

  Here you go, this is one of the threads.

  http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/plants/begonias/220865.html

  and that's the other

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• Graham Langford Posts: 93

  May 2014

  Thanks for all your help Orchard Lady,my main gardening love is roses and i have about a dozen David Austin roses which are all in bud now so i'm looking forward to those,but these Begonias flowered last year[The first year i had them and they were a lovely orange colour so i hope they perform again,Now where's that dynamite.I'll have a look at both those previous threads of yours. 

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• Graham Langford Posts: 93

  May 2014

  Orchard Lady,I've just had a look at your 2 Threads,Crimey,you do get some replies don't you.It must be nice to be popular.I think i had those CORMS,I remember,free last year from,possibly J Parkers because thats where i get most of my stuff from.Most of my garden is either freebies or special offers.

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• Bilje Posts: 811

  May 2014

  For Graham.   My elderly neighbour is no gardener at all, but she does admire my garden, she often asks where I get all my plants from but explaining about self seeds propagating etc leaves her cold. We all love some thing for nothing or next to nothing.

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