Begania tuber is very popular, planting and caring for it can be carried out both at home and in the garden, but require the gardener to know certain subtleties of her growing. Then the culture will please the fluffy inflorescences of a variety of colors of terry, non-marble with corrugated or notched edges, like roses, peonies or camellias.
Begonia tuber - planting and care in the garden
Before planting begonium tuber to the street, it is important to find a suitable area for it in the garden. The place should be light, protected from wind and hot sun - from the direct ultraviolet flow on the foliage, burns may appear. To grow Begonia tuber, planting and care begins with the selection of bulbs of the plant. They should be even, dense and have a dark brown color. They can be planted in the open ground when the danger of recurrent frosts passes, approximately the landing of the roots in the garden should be planned for the beginning of June.
Begonia tuber - preparation of tubers for planting
The planting material must be removed to a cool room or kept until March in the refrigerator in a vegetable container, if its kidneys have not yet started to grow. Before settling into the ground, germination of the tuber begonia occurs:
- First, from the nodules, the plants remove the dried roots.
- After they are disinfected in a fungicide, diluted in water according to the instructions. In the bowl with the drug, the bulb is deepened by 2/3, so that the liquid does not reach the outside, and it is held for 20 minutes.
- Then the tuber is placed in a pot in a loose fertile soil to a depth of 5 cm. In this case, the kidneys should appear on the surface.
- It is advisable to germinate several begonias in a single container with a distance of 10 cm from each other.
- The pot is placed on a light window sill, the temperature is not below + 16 ° C, it is protected from drafts and restrained soilfully.
Planting of tuber begonia in the open ground
Rules for planting a tuber begonia in the garden:
- After 5-6 weeks, a flower with young shoots is prepared for transplanting into the garden. First, he is accustomed to the conditions of the street little by little, taking out on the balcony and constantly prolonging the interval of stay in the fresh air.
- In the garden, the planting pit is prepared, it is advisable to fill ash or humus on their bottom and cover the plantings with the same composition.
- Massive begonia tubers are embedded in 30 cm from each other, medium - in 20 cm, small - in 15 cm.
Begonia tuber - planting and care in the garden:
- Water the flower systematically with standing water after a slight drying of the soil mixture.
- They are fertilized with potassium-phosphorus make-up, humus or ash from May to October every 2 weeks.
- With a stem length of 7-8 cm, its apex is plucked to stimulate the growth of lateral shoots. 12-cm sprouts also shorten - so the bush will become more magnificent.
- Closer to the fall, watering the flower is reduced. Bulbs need to be excavated, cut off roots, disinfected with fungicide, dried and kept in peat in a dark, dry place.
Planting begonia tuber at home
Cultivation of tuber begonia in room conditions begin in early March. At this time on the rhizome the first buds are manifested, from which the sprouts will soon appear. If there are a lot of them on one bulb, then it can be divided into a few parts by a knife, but on each of them there should be 1-2 eyes. Sections are ground with crushed coal. Pieces of tubers must be planted in the soil, from each of them will get another flower. When caring for begonias, it is important to remember the "light mark" and the position of the flower pot in relation to the sun does not change, otherwise the buds on the plant can fall.
How correctly to plant Begonia tuber in a pot?
The planting of bulbs should be carried out in moist peat, as a result they will receive the maximum amount of nutrients and will develop more rapidly. Tuber begonia - the correct planting in the pot and care:
- The bulbs are put in boxes in the soil with a rounded part downwards - roots will start to germinate from it. The concave, flattened part should be turned upwards - shoots are punched from it.
- When planting, the tuber is embedded in peat half, the outer part of it must remain on the surface. This will make it possible to get through to young shoots and form thin stems.
- The plant sprouts for a long time - several weeks. When the size of the shoots reaches 5 cm and the first leaves appear on them, each specimen is transplanted into the soil, sprinkling the soil completely with rhizome. Ground for planting can be done by mixing the floral substrate with sand or buy a special mixture for begonias.
- The pot is rearranged to a warm, bright place.
The size of a pot for a tuber begonia
When deciding which pot is needed for tuberous begonia, it is important to know that a young plant, whose stems has reached 5 cm in height, is transplanted into a container with a diameter of at least 20 cm. A vessel for culture needs a wide, but shallow, because its rhizome is shallow. After the transplant, Begonia begins to grow rapidly, releasing a large number of flower buds and leaves. The plant blooms all summer and does not fade even in autumn. Before the beginning of winter, the foliage of the tuber begonia falls, its stems cut, tubers removed, cut off the roots. The bulbs are stored until spring in a dark cool place.
How to water Begonia tuber after planting?
Indoor begonia tuber when leaving irrigation must be organized correctly:
- In summer, the flower is moistened with abundantly settled warm water, especially at the time of flowering. At a moderate temperature begonia suffices three times watering per week, with a scorching heat the watering should be daily.
- When watering should be avoided, so that water gets on the leaves.
- There is no need to achieve strong soil moisture, the plant has fragile roots, and waterlogging can harm them. It is necessary to be convinced before the next watering, that the earth from above dried up.
- Pots with flowers on hot days it is better to put on pallets with wet pebbles, irrigate the air around them.
- After the begonia has blossomed, the number of irrigation is reduced gradually.
- When leaving, they feed the plant with complex mineral preparations every 2 weeks, alternating them with organic top dressing.
- After the end of budding, the ground fragment of the flower is cut, the pot with the tubers is put in a cool place with a temperature of + 10 ° C and stored until spring.
Begonia tuber - planting seeds
Decorative begonia tuber, planting and caring for which are made from seeds, is cultivated much more difficult and longer. This process is not fast and you need to be patient. This method of breeding is resorted to when it is necessary to fully preserve the varietal features of the flower. Planting of begonia with tuberous seeds is best done in December or January.
How to plant Begonia tuberous seeds?
Before you properly plant Begonia tuber seeds, you need to buy in the store quality material. Granulated grains are best sowed in peat tablets , and typical - in seedlings. Seeds (previously soaked in a growth stimulant ) are placed over a moistened surface, gently pressed to the soil and irrigated from the spray gun. Capacities with crops are covered with a plastic film or glass and placed in an illuminated place. Care for them is to moisten the soil and systematically ventilate the containers.
How many seeds of tuber begonia grow?
After a few days, the seeds of begonia grow tuberous: at a temperature of + 21-22 ° C, shoots appear on the 10-12 day. After the period of ventilation is increased, to accustom the seedlings to the usual environment. When the third real leaf appears, the strongest seedlings dive into isolated seedling pots with a light friable soil. Flowers are poured, put in an illuminated place, provide a temperature of + 20 ° C. By the end of summer begonia young flowers will blossom, and by December they will develop full-fledged nodules.