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saving begonia tubers- some sprouting now

10 years ago

I am drying out my begonia tubers and as I just looked a few over I could see several with little red dots like tiny sprouts. So does this mean they are sprouting now and will die and not sprout in the spring? Is there anything I should do. They are drying in front of a register in a shallow box on the floor in my kitchen. They are dry now so if I quickly put them in sacks of peat and move them to a cool place, will that take care of any problem?

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Woebegonia
10 years ago
I think it will slow things down if you do move them as you suggest above, at least the little red eyes show they are healthy. Keep an eye on them and hope they get no stronger.
maryjozone5 thanked Woebegonia
bouldergrower
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
I have one Non-Stop begonia and at the end of its season last year I just stuck the pot under the sink in the guest bathroom after leaving it in the garage long enough for the stems to dry and be removed. I forgot about it until today so I added a note on my computer reminder program to check it annually on April 1 .

Here it is what it looked like in 2014.
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maryjozone5
Original Author
10 years ago
Cool! Looks like its sprouting for you!

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