Re: Tuberless Begonias

It has been my experience that "non-stop" tuberous begonias do not produce
that same type of big tuber at the end of a season that other
bigger-flowered varieties do. Perhaps these plants are usually grown from
seed or from cuttings rooted the previous winter and therefore have not had
the time to develop a big juicy tuber - I'm not sure. But while they bloom
prolifically all summer long, they usually don't have much of a tuber at all
under the soil come late fall- sometimes nothing but a mass of roots. I
usually relate them to the small dahlias raised from seed - which usually
also do not produce much of a tuber by summer's end.
"Pam - gardengal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Fleemo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I just dug up some begonias I'd planted early this year, expecting to
> > find some kind of tuber to store over until next winter.  But alas,
> > there was nothing but a root system down there.  I know there are at
> > least two different types of begonias, but I was sure this was the
> > tuberous kind.  Could it be that I dug it up too early?  Too late
> > perhaps?
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> > -F
> They must not be the tuberous kind - the tubers are there when you plant
> tham and there when you dig them up to store. In fact, the tubers just
keep
> increasing in size over time. The only way they would not be present if
they
> were the tuberous type of begonia is if they had rotted, but your plants
> would have died in that case and it would have been obvious.
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> pam - gardengal
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