Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Some begonias starting to grow now, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Jackie,

I don't think if you potted your rhizo's in big pots, that they would croak. It depends on your potting mix, the pot itself, and how much water it received.

I've had torrential rains where a begonia looks like it's gasping for air afterwards. At that point, I popped the plant out of the pot and let it air dry for a day or however long it needed to perk up again. I then put it back in the pot and move on.

Sounds like you had a good trade on the pots. I like nursery pots for propagating so I'm always saving a few from 6" to 10 gallon. Then I go stock up on 4", 6", 8" and a couple of 10" clay pots - usually bonsai or azalea types when I'm running low on supplies. I also like the Norcal glazed pots at the big 3, especially the cobalt blue ones. Wal-Mart lists them as pickle pots. I even buy plastic bowls and large pots to economize at times.

Butch


Here is a picture of a begonia I gave my mother. She put it in the large pot and it really filled out nicely. Her begonia on the left was started by a leaf from the plant on the right. This is an example of pot size and how it influences the plant.