Begonias

**DannyK** · 02-10-2018, 05:04 PM

There's also tubers! If you get plants going early you can bulk up by taking cuttings.

**Scarlet** · 02-10-2018, 07:59 PM

As she wants the apricot variety I think I would order the plugs online.
I have never grown them but my MIL always had begonias in her garden and they flowered profusely all through Summer right upto the first frosts.

**Scarlet** · 02-10-2018, 08:02 PM

T&M do tubers for an early Feb delivery....

https://www.thompson-morgan.com/p/be...ybrid/p87624TM

**Scarlet** · 02-10-2018, 08:03 PM

Originally posted by DannyK View Post

There's also tubers! If you get plants going early you can bulk up by taking cuttings.

Tubers should also give bigger / vigorous plants?

**dennyjim** · 03-10-2018, 05:14 AM

Thanks DannyK

**dennyjim** · 03-10-2018, 05:16 AM

LOL That's what she wants to do, but I love growing from seed if possible. It makes my day to see shoots coming through and growing

**dennyjim** · 03-10-2018, 05:17 AM

Thanks for the link Scarlet

**Scarlet** · 03-10-2018, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by dennyjim View Post

LOL That's what she wants to do, but I love growing from seed if possible. It makes my day to see shoots coming through and growing

I also love growing from seed but I think they are tricky and need good lighting for an early flowering?
Some info here
https://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/pro...SABEgKz7PD_BwE

**DannyK** · 03-10-2018, 10:08 AM

For small pots try Sutherlandii. It has masses of small orangey flowers.

If you put it in a frost free greenhouse so it dies back naturally it'll form lots of nodules on stems, each of which will form a new plant next season.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2049/B...ii-(T)/Details

**Bluenowhere** · 03-10-2018, 10:12 AM

I’d get tubers as they grow much bigger and if you dig them up and keep frost free in a garage/shed over winter in a net or paper bag you can grow them again each year.

**dennyjim** · 03-10-2018, 03:44 PM

Thanks Danny they look good

**dennyjim** · 03-10-2018, 03:46 PM

Again Thanks Scarlet

**rary** · 03-10-2018, 06:57 PM

What area is your garden in, you can grow trailing tuberus begonias from seed but I would recommend buying them from Jersey plants/Nurseries Direct (same company) they have various sizes to pick from, and having used them my self I would recommend them

**veggiechicken** · 03-10-2018, 07:01 PM

Just don't order a 1000

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