| Cultivation:
Tuberous Begonias can be grown in beds but may be better
suited to containers. When grown in beds or pots plant in
fertile well drained soil in partial shade. Feed monthly with a
balanced liquid fertilizer.
Plants Tuberous Begonias grown in the
ground can be dug before first frost, potted and grown as a house
plant, or tubers may be dug and stored until following spring.
To store tubers, dig them before the first hard frost. Remove all
soil, roots and foliage. Dust them with a powdered fungicide
and store them in a brown bag with dry peat moss or sawdust, in a cool (45 degrees), dark area
until spring. Just remember which side is up when you replant them!
Potential pests ~ diseases: Powdery mildew or spider
mites.
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