Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Maurice Amey A Summer Bedding Plant?, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Jackie,

I get mildew on some rhizomatous but nothing like the thin leaf canes and rexes. U357 and U002 are two examples. It is definitely a seasonal thing which is an annoyance. I guess it comes with the territory unless you destroy the mildew magnets but I'm not ready to do that.

As for growing a clone of everything indoors, that is idle talk right now. I'm sure there would be trade-offs. No more moving things back indoors would be good, but all the extra work of watering indoors is not so good. No more pests and hopefully no mildew would be a good thing, but no fresh air and sunshine is not so good. Hmmm?

I've had more damage from falling pine needles to the leaves than falling pine cones and branches. Isn't that weird? I'm surprised the deer haven't bothered begonias. Then I had a pair of box turtles playing around among my pots. Thank goodness most of the pots were higher than the turtles could reach.

Here is one of my begonias - 'Shamus' that has never been outdoors. I have a handful that are in the same boat - 'Guy Savard', 'Martin's Mystery', 'Erythrophylla Helix', 'Lalomie', and 4 terrariums. Whenever I get new begonias and they are on the small side, I try to get them to a bigger size before moving them out as well.