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Posted by debbiecz3 z3MB (My Page) on Thu, Aug 14, 08 at 20:36
| I have two cane begonias (same variety) that recently are shedding their leaves. Plants are in different areas of the house. My care practices are unchanged. I have had both of these plants for a number of years and I am unsure why they should suddenly start aborting their leaves. One plant is almost bare. There are no pests as far as I can tell. Any comments, recommendations? Thanks. |
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RE: Cane begonia
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| Has your light levels changed? Are you feeding on a regular basis? Is the air drier now than a few weeks ago? Usually canes will drop all or most of their leaves when light levels change dramatically such as bringing them indoors after spending summer outdoors. |
RE: Cane begonia
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| I do feed my begonias regularly. The light levels are lower in the summer months due to the sun's angle, however these plants have been in the same position for 4 or 5 years and haven't shed their leaves before. Humidity is better in the summer months with no drying heat on. I will try changing their position to a brighter spot to see if that will help. Thanks for your advice. I've never put these begonias outside for the summer mainly because I have so many others to bring in but maybe next year I will give it a try. |
RE: Cane begonia
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| That is weird. Same spot for 4 or 5 years and then this year all the leaves are falling off. I know in the past I would move certain canes indoors or to another spot in the house and they would shed like crazy - B. 'Medora' being the worst. I take it you don't run AC so humidity would be okay in that case. We run air all summer and it lowers the humidity to low conditions. Maybe it's time to rejuvenate and repot. Sometimes the soil structure breaks down and is so dense that hardly any air can get to the roots. 
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