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Begonias

Tanty2Tanty2 Posts: 231
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Hi

I have a couple begonias happy in a container outside that I want to protect over winter.  Two years ago I had nine - they all made it through the first winter, still outside, the container wrapped in fleece.  Last winter, the milder winter, I wrapped them the same way, kept them in the same spot, and lost seven of them!  I really need to keep these last two, so any advice about how to get them to Spring in a happy and healthy state?  Thank you!

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  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    I assume they are corm type ones,pot them up put them inside somewhere cut down on watering so they die down, then start them off in spring.image
  • Tanty2Tanty2 Posts: 231

    Hi - Thanks!  But when I last potted them up, they seemed more root than corm.  Will that make a difference?  And do you think a cold garage will be ok for them or do they need to be somewhere warm?  I don't have a greenhouse or frame, unfortunately.

  • Lou12Lou12 Posts: 1,149

    My hanging basket begonias are already dead. We had one very cold night recently and it finished them off. I did think they were hardier than that.

  • Tanty2Tanty2 Posts: 231

    Sorry about your begonias!  I think last year I left mine under fleece for too long and some went mouldy.  These plants are of huge sentimental value to me and I'm really determined to see them through the winter!

  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    Tanty2 yes a garage will be fine don't need warmth over winter just frost free. The size won't make a difference. I haven't got a gh but a conservatory that I use as a ghimage
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066

    I tried to overwinter mine last year by lifting them, potting them and keeping them in a cold but frost free greenhouse.  I didnt succeed, don't know what I did wrongimage

    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • Lou12Lou12 Posts: 1,149

    Could you not bring them inside as house plants for the winter?

  • cornellycornelly Posts: 970

    Usually lift or remove from the container and store dry in the shed until early spring them place on top of moist compost, I don't have many, so I start them off in the bedroom, when the shoots appear cover with compost.

  • Tanty2Tanty2 Posts: 231

    Thanks Cornelly - do they need the roots covered in anything or just sat in a dry tray?

  • cornellycornelly Posts: 970

    Just press them down into the compost, they will put down fresh roots, the previous years roots will have died back.

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