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Post by lesley on Feb 13, 2011 16:37:08 GMT
It is in a seed-tray of compost with loads more. I was given them so I don't know what type they are, I also had no idea which way up they were supposed to be so I just spread them out, covered them with compost and put them on a windowsill. Thats fine WLF just leave them till they have some more leaves, then you can transplant them to were ever you wont them to flower.  |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 13, 2011 18:07:31 GMT
It is in a seed-tray of compost with loads more. I was given them so I don't know what type they are, I also had no idea which way up they were supposed to be so I just spread them out, covered them with compost and put them on a windowsill. I would just cover the roots with compost and wait and see. In retrospect perhaps if you had put them all in a bag full of compost and kept them in the airing cupboard....you would eventually be able to decipher which are roots and which are shoots.....then pot them up. ;D |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 13, 2011 18:26:37 GMT
You live and learn  Next year. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 24, 2011 12:41:10 GMT
You just saved the life of my begonias...I wondered why I had trouble with them last year. When I bought them they were already showing a little bud..so I popped them in pots. Today I tipped them out after reading this thread...they're now in a propagator sitting in the compost surface with their noses in the air.
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 24, 2011 16:10:01 GMT
Good luck with them ;D
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 24, 2011 18:42:26 GMT
thanks Lou....  |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 20, 2011 19:49:23 GMT
Well, the leaves are fully open now, they are not much to write home about. This Begonia can't be grown for its leaves so I presume it will have good flowers  I'm also presuming they are not frost hardy, do I grow them on in pots, and then do what with them?  |
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Post by peony on Mar 20, 2011 20:19:29 GMT
They look very healthy WF If you are going to put them in the ground it would be best to keep them in pots until there is no risk of frosts. They will be OK in an unheated greenhouse. I grow my large flowered ones in big pots which I plant up in April and keep in the greenhouse until beginning of May. |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 20, 2011 21:22:40 GMT
Thanks Peony, they will be going in the garden, I'm not good with pots. Do slugs and snails like them?
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Post by peony on Mar 20, 2011 21:36:20 GMT
I've never had any problems with slugs or snails on begonias in pots WF |
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Post by Rosie on Mar 20, 2011 21:53:56 GMT
I've never had any problems with slugs or snails on begonias in pots WF Me neither, i don't think i've even had a slug nibble one of my begonia's, i counted mine up today...i have 23 growing away so far..   |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 4, 2011 19:21:56 GMT
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Post by peony on Apr 4, 2011 19:37:33 GMT
Thats very interesting WF, I didn't know there was a hardy begonia. It sounds an ideal plant for your woodland area, I'd like to see a photograph when it flowers as it sounds an ideal plant for my shady garden As they are hardy, you could try planting some in the garden now and keep a few back 'just in case' |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 4, 2011 20:39:37 GMT
I'll be interested to see the flowers too.
I have about 20 pots of them so there are plenty to experiment with. They did survive the winter before last in a garden.
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Post by grindle on Apr 5, 2011 7:06:41 GMT
looks interesting, I never knew there was a hardy one either.
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