Re: Begonia question
- Subject: Re: [SG] Begonia question
- From: Marge Talt m*@HORT.NET
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 00:08:52 -0500
Agree - sounds like too much light to me. Mine seem quite happy in
an east facing bay. Could also be just a bit too warm in the
kitchen? Mine seem happier in cool than warm for winter.
Bobbi, maybe you can just move it back, away from the glass or put a
larger plant in front of it (toward the glass) if you have no good
east facing exposure...
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Peggy Davies <peggydavies@ATTBI.COM>
>
> Hi
>
> The sun and snow combination seem to be making my windows much
warmer here
> in Massachusetts. Begonias generally prefer less sun and a drier
soil.
> However, this year I have had to water more often. Does the plant
feel
> totally dried out. I do believe it probably is also getting too
much sun in
> a south facing window because of the snow situation.
>
> Peggy in Massachusetts
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bobbi Diehl" <diehlr@INDIANA.EDU>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > This is off topic, but for all who grow begonias indoors during
the
> > winter, I have a hanging begonia in a pot in my kitchen
greenhouse window,
> > which faces south. I just noticed that its leaves have become
thin and
> > extremely pale (the begonia is 'Tom Ment II', with
silver-speckled green
> > leaves and coral colored blooms occasionally. Is it getting too
much
> > light? Should I move it to a dimmer location? Is the
almost-constant snow
> > outside a factor? Should I fertilize? Water less? Water more? All
advice
> > appreciated. (NB, it is an ancient begonia that grew in an east
window in
> > our previous house. Nothing has changed except the exposure. We
have no
> > suitable east window here.)
> >
> > Bobbi Diehl
> > Bloomington, IN
> > zone 5/6
