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moving hardy begonias
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Posted by KirstenHolm z6 S. OH (My Page) on Sat, May 14, 05 at 16:26
I planted 5 hardy begonias last year, which were eaten down to the ground by thirsty squirrels in late September. To my surprise they've come back, although I had just about given up hope. Four of the five seem to be coming up strongly and even have numerous volunteers surrounding them. At this point I think I need to move the plant/volunteers back a foot or so to keep them from running into the neighboring bleeding heart. Is there a better time to move the main plant and/or the volunteers? The smaller plants are not even quarter size, so I don't know if I could move them now easily, or should wait till they have more of a root system developed. Any advice?
TIA
Kirsten |
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RE: moving hardy begonias
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- Posted by MingTea z8 OR Corvallis (My Page) on
Sat, May 14, 05 at 17:28
| i moved some plants with tiny bulbils as well as fairly mautre plants last year and they came back fine this year. i would expect most of the foliage to die down once you move them...so maybe wait until the season is over if you want to enjoy the flowers and foliage? i guess you could try to dig up a clump of earth without disturbing the roots too much, too. i haven't tried that. -ming |
RE: moving hardy begonias
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| Now is a good time to move. As said get a good clump with out disturbing roots. Keep well watered after transplant. As there name implies they are hardy! |
RE: moving hardy begonias
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| I agree, if they are already sprouting, then now is as good a time as any to transplant them. They do tend to be a bit weedy, as they drop little bulbils everywhere before going dormant in the fall. They are easy to pull but you really need to keep after them. BTW Begonia grandis should be a pretty good companion for bleeding heart, as the latter comes up early and goes dormant early, whereas the former comes up late and will fill in the space left by the bleeding heart. |
RE: moving hardy begonias
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| Have been finding tons of babies from last years bulbils under my established plants. Getting those transplanted now to new places so they can have time to establish and bloom this fall and set more bulbils. The babies are very easy to move. Just plant in good friable soil and keep well watered. How Fun!!! |
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