Begonias Flourish In Vermont
Vermont gardeners can grow begonias well in cool nights with tuberous, fibrous, and leafed types. Start tuberous begonias in March or April using peat loam sand soils, add bone meal or super phosphate, and feed weekly. After flowering cut buds and store tubers in dry sand or peat at 45 to 50 degrees for next season. Fiber types may be started from seed or cuttings, wax begonias suit pots and beds, cuttings root in sand under plastic, and begonias need bright indirect light with cooler temperatures to avoid leggy growth.