Wonderful Planting Begonia Tubers In Hanging Baskets

These are hanging tuberous begonias.

Planting begonia tubers in hanging baskets. This year Ive decided to plant only trailing begonias in my 16 hanging baskets but dont know how many to plant in each one or whether to plant them just around the edge and leave the middle clear or if I need one in the. They have a hairy potato like tuber. Like all begonias this plant may require staking once the flowers start to bloom plant in a.

Bring your tubers out of storage in the spring and place them in a warm area indoors until you see small roots and tops beginning to grow. At this point you can plant them in pots with well-drained potting soil or in the ground. Begonias are great lovers of moisture and during dry weather they should be watered in the early morning or the evening.

Try planting three 56cm tubers into an average hanging basket in moist compost for a display that will cascade beautifully over the edges. Fill your containers with planting mix that is light loose and drains well. This begonias works great in hanging baskets as well as containers.

In colder zones Starting begonia tubers indoors to. Use a 6-inch 152 cm pot for up to two small 1 to 3-inch 25 to 76 cmdiameter bulbs or one larger bulb. When roots and tops have started plant them in pots in rich well drained potting soil.

Earlybird Oriole Re-Blooming Daylily. Double Begonias provide large rose shaped blooms and work great for shaded garden beds and container planters. They used to be a yearly purchase until I found out how easy they were to grow and overwinter.

Give your patio pots and containers a splash of colour. Once leaves have emerged move the tubers and plant them into pots window boxes or hanging baskets but keep them in their frost-free position until risk of frost has passed. Plant one begonia tuber per 6 pot or 2-3 tubers in a 12 pot.