Hi planty people!! Sooooo, after seeing so many spring plant hauls from everyone on here, I finally broke down and had to scratch my plant itch lol. I got myself a begonia (Don miller) I’ve been eyeing for a long time. But now, I wanted to see if any of you begonia lovers have any suggestions or advice for how to care for it (potting mix, type of pot, lighting, etc) I am thinking it isn’t as drought hardy as pothos so I don’t want to give it dry rot. 😬
What, no pictures?? 😔
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I concur
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1 mi piace Attached some now!
1 mi piace Appreciate it! Thank you lol
1 mi piace I don’t have a begonia, I would probably kill it lol. I know they need high humidity and water with rich soil. If I had one, I’d get her a personal humidifier lol
1 mi piace lol that’s good advice! Try and give the royal treatment
1 mi piace I love begonias so much! Maybe I’ll dabble in a tiny one and see how I do👀
1 mi piace I know! They’re so beautiful, I hope I can learn them to keep them thriving lol. Ooo good idea!
1 mi piace I love how this comment section became Begonia 101 lol
1 mi piace Haha me too, I need it!
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Yes more begonias!! Mine are in a mix with normal indoor potting soil some fine orchid bark and perlite. I feed mine almost every time I water (but very dilute) Try to bottom water whenever possible. Dont let them dry out! I’ve found it really helpful get a feel for how heavy they are when freshly watered. If they’re feeling very light I tend to water. Cane begonias like humidity but do much better at ambient humidity than Rex (imo).
1 mi piace Thank you Kades! Love the advice, I’ll definitely try all of that. Do you think terracotta pots would be okay for bottom watering? Ahhh I see, that makes sense about the humidity
0 Mi piace I personally wouldnt use terracotta for a begonia just bc it’s gonna wick some of the moisture from the soil and you’ll have to water more. maybe you can use the terracotta as a catch pot?
1 mi piace So I have a question! Since they don’t like the soil drying out, would a self-watering pot be beneficial?
0 Mi piace Ahhh that makes sense, don’t need to be watering every other day now lol. Good idea! That coupled with a nursery pot sounds ideal. Another question sorry lol, but do they like being root bound in your experience?
0 Mi piace They definitely can tolerate being root bound. I’ve seen some people on Reddit say they don’t repot unless they’re having to water more than they would like. I haven’t repotted any of mine but I have only had them for ~6 months
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Lol were you on the new Wed Palmstreet too!!
1 mi piace lol I wish! I saw your palmstreet post and was like I need to get me a plant now, I couldn’t take it anymore
1 mi piace It was brutal! A few i paid like 3x normal $ but they are so nice! They had a few of the miller's, they're so pretty
1 mi piace Oh dang, that’s crazy, almost like a live eBay auction lol. Can see how it’d get competitive, especially with that beauty of a scindapsus you scored! Oh yeah I love the way the leaves are so vibrant on the miller
1 mi piace It really is. Gods forbid it's one of the places that do snipe bidding. The auction only runs for a set time, like 30 secs. So whoever bids last wins. Usually if a new bid is added 10 more secs get put on the timer.
1 mi piace Yikes! You’re brave! I couldn’t deal with that, my indecisiveness and anxiety would come out and I’d throw out some astronomical number at the end, then instant regret lol
1 mi piace Since its a Cane hybrid, it will be more low humidity tolerant. But they all do better with some kind of humidity. If in cabinet i kind of put them under a larger plant, so the light isn't full on. I use my normal chunky mix for them with a small amount of chopped or blitzed moss mixed in.
1 mi piace Oh that’s good, Rex begonias seem so finicky. Ah okay that makes sense, especially since they’re kind of ground cover shrubs, low to medium light. Cool! I might have to get a little more moss then for this one. So excited! lol
1 mi piace Rex are such A-holes 😆 I still loves them. I only have 1 cane so far, and it's the living room, I've tried to unalive it several times now. But I shifted it to the window behind a UV film and it seems to be doing great now. I'm scared to move it or repot it lol
1 mi piace Hahaha, I bet, the slightest drop of deep tropical environment and they off themselves. Oh wow, seems like they’re resilient little things at least, lol right, just leave it be, should put it in a pot that says “do not disturb, or else” lol
1 mi piace "Touch me & I will DROP these leaves!!"
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