General Chat

I've never grown begonias before !
I bought 2 pots from a DIY store ( don't usually do that .lol) and they have flourished beautifully all summer.
I read that you should lift the tubers when the flowers have gone, but mine are still in full bloom, but there is a frost forecast ( according to a keen gardening neighbour ) for the weekend.
Any advice gratefully appreciated.

Will be away from puter for a short while as have to do son's tea before he goes to work.

Sandie.

I used to let them bloom until they began to die back. The the stems will fall off. Put the corms in a box sprinkle with flowers of sulphur and overwinter in a dry place. To start off again in early spring, place on top of fresh compost until shoots appear - then pot up. It worked for me.

Good advice from Chris, but to be on the safe side I would bring them in this weekend if you can, if a frost is forecast. Help them last as long as you can.

I agree with both answers. They will die back in a cold greenhouse, or to be different you could bring them indoors and keep them growing as a houseplant if you have the room.

Thank you all very much for your advice.Gratefully appreciated:)

I've just checked on the net for tonight's temp and is likely to be zero, so hubby has put them in the shed ( unheated ).Thanks Wend.

They are in a large pot Jean, so it would be a bit impracticable to keep them blooming indoors.Nice thought tho, cos their blooms are still beautiful.

Our shed will be too cold over the winter, so we had intended to wrap them in newspaper and box them in the attic over the winter, Hadn't heard of flowers of sulphur Chris ,thanks.

They have been sooo beautiful and strong plants,only 2 flower heads were lost in the very high winds we have had, I would love to keep them for next yr, when I will be getting some more:)
We live in quite an exposed area and whilst have grown flowers and veg for 30yrs, they always have to be hardy or have no chance here.

We bought 3 clematis 2 yrs ago, and planted them in obelisks. one total failure. one flowered beautifully but lost all its leaves but came back this yr the 3rd hasn't flowered but has an abundance of foliage, unfortunately it blew over in the wind and smashed the obelisk.
So a job for the weekend is to cut the obelisk off the clematis and to put it somewhere else or to put a cane down thro the middle, string the obelisk to that and put it somewhere sheltered out of the wind... difficult in our garden.lol

Thanks again folks:)
Sandie.