Probably a tad late now, but based on experience, I would be careful when buying those begonia corms sold loose in garden centres, especially if a specific colour is important to your plans. Many times I've seen people picking them over and those they decide to reject are just thrown back into any of the boxes....thus the colours are mixed-up.
Totally unconnected, but also don't buy bread rolls etc on open display in supermarkets..... the times I've seen people sneeze over them!!!
Urghh no, I never buy bread rolls that are loose David I also get very cross at people that feel the need to prod and squeeze every piece of fruit/veg before they decide which one to buy and then throw the one they don't want back on the display for someone else to buy bruised products.....which is why I wanted to grow my own
I did wonder about the Begonias, but I couldn't decide which colours to get anyway so as long as I don't have 2 colours the same I don't mind if they aren't what I thought they were. This year was really a trial with a few to see if I could do it
I put my begonias from last year in a bucket with a layer of damp compost underneath and a plastic shower cap over it, in the polytunnel and they are starting to grow leaves.
I left my begonias in their compost from last year and let it dry out completely in the greenhouse (no heat) about 6 weeks ago shoots started to appear so I lightly forked over the surface of the pots and watered with a solution of phostrogen (are you allowed to advertise here?) the plants are now about 6"tall. Four weeks ago a friend gave me 10 corms that were a free gift, won't say where from. Each one was potted into a 6"pot of compost, I fill the pot to about 3/4" from the top, then make a hollow in the top of the compost and lightly press the corm in, half the depth of the corm, then water; most of these corms have now got shoots on 1/4 - 1/2" long. remember the hollow side of the corm is uppermost.
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LOL Graham, I'm not popular it's just the people in here that are so friendly and helpful
Ive git quite a lot of my plants free from GW Magazine offers or cheap on the offer table at my local GC, I love a bargain
Probably a tad late now, but based on experience, I would be careful when buying those begonia corms sold loose in garden centres, especially if a specific colour is important to your plans. Many times I've seen people picking them over and those they decide to reject are just thrown back into any of the boxes....thus the colours are mixed-up.
Totally unconnected, but also don't buy bread rolls etc on open display in supermarkets..... the times I've seen people sneeze over them!!!
I'll get me coat!
Urghh no, I never buy bread rolls that are loose David
I also get very cross at people that feel the need to prod and squeeze every piece of fruit/veg before they decide which one to buy and then throw the one they don't want back on the display for someone else to buy bruised products.....which is why I wanted to grow my own 
I did wonder about the Begonias, but I couldn't decide which colours to get anyway so as long as I don't have 2 colours the same I don't mind if they aren't what I thought they were. This year was really a trial with a few to see if I could do it
I put my begonias from last year in a bucket with a layer of damp compost underneath and a plastic shower cap over it, in the polytunnel and they are starting to grow leaves.
Shower cap, what a fab idea, you should out that on the reuse/recycling thread I started earlier today
I left my begonias in their compost from last year and let it dry out completely in the greenhouse (no heat) about 6 weeks ago shoots started to appear so I lightly forked over the surface of the pots and watered with a solution of phostrogen (are you allowed to advertise here?) the plants are now about 6"tall. Four weeks ago a friend gave me 10 corms that were a free gift, won't say where from. Each one was potted into a 6"pot of compost, I fill the pot to about 3/4" from the top, then make a hollow in the top of the compost and lightly press the corm in, half the depth of the corm, then water; most of these corms have now got shoots on 1/4 - 1/2" long. remember the hollow side of the corm is uppermost.