It's beginning of November and at my home in Western Oregon, frost hasn't hit hard yet. My begonias are still going strong, not even any browning leaves. I'm watching the weather for hard frost and will bring them inside and set on a cool window spot. Wish me luck!
We've had a really mild autumn so far in Ireland too. Things can only go in one direction though. You could cut your begonias back now and bring them in if you want to get ahead of jobs but it is hard to cut off flowers that are still looking fabulous. I can understand why you want to leave them.
I am thinking of putting my standing propagator cover over them: as that’s what they’re potted in and leaving them in there for winter I can add a plant cover also. Would this be too cold in minus temperatures for them mostly around minus 5-15 c I’m thinking as I write this they’re better inside I put everything at the gas meter press. Scotland
I bought my tuberous begonias as fully grown plants, and when I looked for a tuber, there is none. Could this be because it hasn’t had enough time to form?
Thank you! How long before the last spring frost should I pot up the begonia bulbs? (I’m assuming that they’ll need to stay indoor until all danger of frost is passed.)
Yes, begonias cannot tolerate frost. Do pot them up a couple of weeks before the frosts is due to end but keep them undercover. It all depends how long you can stand them hanging around your house before they go outside. Hope this helps.
Hi! I have 2 tuberous begonias that are indoors. What do I do to get them into dormancy? I am in zone 6 in Connecticut. Should i move them outside to feel the cool nights?
The weather is extremely warm 90s this fall and this weekend it will drop to patchy frost at night. It been like this spring and fall and is really messing up plants and harvesting. The non stop begonias I grew from seed are huge and doing better then any I have ever purchased. Question, because the frost will happen so quickly do I have to chop all the flowers off and bring in tubers? I could put them in the greenhouse for a few days as we may warm up to 60s middle of next week, but I don’t think they will like that either. However maybe that will give them time to wind down.
I think the only choice is to cut them and bring them in to a cool room/basement. I would be afraid the greenhouse 60 degrees might start them into growth again.
Id like to grow Tuberous begonias and over winter each year, inside my bedroom, but I'm very limited space so the conditions are the issue. Its low light, not much humidity (just regular humidity but sleeping at night produces more humidity from breathing) and the room stays cooler than the rest of the flat. Are these conditions suitable? My concern would be with the light more than anything? I would have grow lights only I want to hang them from my ceiling and i don't have room to fix lights to my ceiling, which is also not great because i don't want lights glaring down. I have grow lights in other parts of my flat for other plants, but no space to put begonias in these spaces and I do want these flowers specifically in my bedroom. There really isnt much light that gets in through the bedroom window as this is the side the sun sets on, and there is no room by the window for them to hang down, so it would need be on the opposite wall to the window, hanging from rhe ceiling. Classed as low light compared with outside. I assume this affects if they flower well too. Im in the UK. If I manage to supplement the light somehow, would a cooler room be ok? In the summer it would still be warm, just a few degrees cooler than the rest of the flat. Many thanks for any help
@@GardeningatDouentza ok thanks. I'm now thinking of moving my full spectrum grow light (pink hue) into my bedroom to supplement. Given it's (still) regular humidity and cooler, would this be a suitable place for flowering begonias? And assuming they get just about enough light. Thanks
@@GardeningatDouentza no, they start growing in the same pot the following spring. The pots take up a lot of space tho, so I may do what you do and keep the paper bags in the greenhouse when it gets cold but never freezes
I tried this and put them in my shed. I found them frozen at Christmas.... I think most sheds will get down to freezing at night in winter. I considered bringing them in but then that's 20 degrees 🤔.
It's beginning of November and at my home in Western Oregon, frost hasn't hit hard yet. My begonias are still going strong, not even any browning leaves. I'm watching the weather for hard frost and will bring them inside and set on a cool window spot. Wish me luck!
We've had a really mild autumn so far in Ireland too. Things can only go in one direction though. You could cut your begonias back now and bring them in if you want to get ahead of jobs but it is hard to cut off flowers that are still looking fabulous. I can understand why you want to leave them.
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Im going to try this for the 1st timw this year. Thanks for this 🎀
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I am thinking of putting my standing propagator cover over them: as that’s what they’re potted in and leaving them in there for winter I can add a plant cover also. Would this be too cold in minus temperatures for them mostly around minus 5-15 c I’m thinking as I write this they’re better inside I put everything at the gas meter press. Scotland
I think your temperatures are too cold. If you lift and dry them you can keep them easily in the house.
I bought my tuberous begonias as fully grown plants, and when I looked for a tuber, there is none. Could this be because it hasn’t had enough time to form?
Yes, exactly.
Do you have waxy ones or regular?
So could i left them after cutting out side in winter ?
It's a tender perennial so unless you have frost-free winters and minimal rain, No!
Can the pots be kept in a sunny window throughout the winter without digging up the tubers?
Yes, you can do that if you want. You're probably going to have to refresh the soil by repotting in spring anyway though
@@GardeningatDouentza Thank you so much. Yes, I will change the soil.
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Thank you! How long before the last spring frost should I pot up the begonia bulbs? (I’m assuming that they’ll need to stay indoor until all danger of frost is passed.)
Yes, begonias cannot tolerate frost. Do pot them up a couple of weeks before the frosts is due to end but keep them undercover. It all depends how long you can stand them hanging around your house before they go outside. Hope this helps.
Thank you! I might start them even earlier.@@GardeningatDouentza
Hi! I have 2 tuberous begonias that are indoors. What do I do to get them into dormancy? I am in zone 6 in Connecticut. Should i move them outside to feel the cool nights?
Hmmm, tricky question. You could try moving them out but I don't know how long it will take to shut them down.
The weather is extremely warm 90s this fall and this weekend it will drop to patchy frost at night. It been like this spring and fall and is really messing up plants and harvesting. The non stop begonias I grew from seed are huge and doing better then any I have ever purchased.
Question, because the frost will happen so quickly do I have to chop all the flowers off and bring in tubers?
I could put them in the greenhouse for a few days as we may warm up to 60s middle of next week, but I don’t think they will like that either. However maybe that will give them time to wind down.
I think the only choice is to cut them and bring them in to a cool room/basement. I would be afraid the greenhouse 60 degrees might start them into growth again.
Id like to grow Tuberous begonias and over winter each year, inside my bedroom, but I'm very limited space so the conditions are the issue. Its low light, not much humidity (just regular humidity but sleeping at night produces more humidity from breathing) and the room stays cooler than the rest of the flat. Are these conditions suitable? My concern would be with the light more than anything? I would have grow lights only I want to hang them from my ceiling and i don't have room to fix lights to my ceiling, which is also not great because i don't want lights glaring down. I have grow lights in other parts of my flat for other plants, but no space to put begonias in these spaces and I do want these flowers specifically in my bedroom. There really isnt much light that gets in through the bedroom window as this is the side the sun sets on, and there is no room by the window for them to hang down, so it would need be on the opposite wall to the window, hanging from rhe ceiling. Classed as low light compared with outside. I assume this affects if they flower well too. Im in the UK. If I manage to supplement the light somehow, would a cooler room be ok? In the summer it would still be warm, just a few degrees cooler than the rest of the flat.
Many thanks for any help
I would be concerned about the lack of light too. An interesting experiment.
@@GardeningatDouentza ok thanks. I'm now thinking of moving my full spectrum grow light (pink hue) into my bedroom to supplement. Given it's (still) regular humidity and cooler, would this be a suitable place for flowering begonias? And assuming they get just about enough light. Thanks
@@GardeningatDouentza what do you think?
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Well, yes 😊
I just put the whole pot into my greenhouse and let the leaves die back. My greenhouse stays around 45F (7c). They start growing back each spring.
And you don't repot them in spring? Look, whatever works for you!
@@GardeningatDouentza no, they start growing in the same pot the following spring. The pots take up a lot of space tho, so I may do what you do and keep the paper bags in the greenhouse when it gets cold but never freezes
I tried this and put them in my shed. I found them frozen at Christmas.... I think most sheds will get down to freezing at night in winter. I considered bringing them in but then that's 20 degrees 🤔.
@@argonaut6386 Yes, it can be tricky to find the right position in some climates, especially if you have a uniformly heated house.
@@GardeningatDouentza Thank you for taking the time to reply 🙂
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