Begonias

I have never had much luck with trailing begonias before, but this year I had some moderate success.

They have now started to wilt in the cold so how is best to keep them overwinter.

 

Were they grown from plugs or from a tuber/corm? Not sure if you can over winter them. My large begonia, grown from a tuber wilted and collapsed after one night f frost, so I dug it up, cut away the foliage and have stroed the tuber for next year.

 

I dig ours up when the foliage has died down then dry the tubers in the GH after giving them a wash with Jeyes or dilute bleach and then store in the shed in a box filled with shredded paper. Not always 100% success rate as I usually lose at least on corm to rot.

 

They are tubers , so I will get them out dry them off and wrap them in newspaper.

I will have to put them somewhere cool in the house as neither greenhouse or shed appear rodent proof.

 

"I will have to put them somewhere cool in the house as neither greenhouse or shed appear rodent proof."

Needs to be frost-proof too

 

Hello Pamsdish
this link to a post has some info on storing begonia tubers, hope this helps
Harry

http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/overwintering-begonia-tubers-t29934.html