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Expert: - 8/10/2010


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How do i make last years begonia cormes germinate

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Brian,
I'm assuming that you just found them and that they're all dried up at this point, is that right? If so, you can pot them up in moist potting soil now and put them in a place that is bright but not in the direct, hot sun.  If they haven't gotten too dried up they will put out shoots. It is possible, however, that they have dried so much that they no longer are alive... only time will tell.

If you have already potted them up some time ago, and they aren't sprouting, be sure that they are in a warm location (but not direct sun) and that you water when the soil is going dry but don't keep them constantly wet. Begonia corms can rot if the soil is kept too wet.

If they are soft, in or out of the pot, they may have already rotted and there isn't anything to do at that point.

I hope this helps,
C.L.

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Annuals suggested for specific situations (sun, shade, windowboxes etc) New or unusual annuals are a particular interest of mine, and I grow many of these from seed. I am happy to help problem solve, answer questions about maintenance, and guide you to sources of unusual plants.

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I am a garden writer/speaker/consultant and host of a weekly gardening radio program in the Northeast. I have been gardening all my life for my own pleasure, and started as a professional gardener and garden communicator 15 years ago. I work part-time at a garden center, selling and tending shrubs/trees/annuals/perennials...and doing some propagation and design work. I often think that all these professional activities serve to put a somewhat legitimate framework around a serious case of plant-lust.

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