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ten days or two weeks with liquid fertilizer, after 
it becomes established in the first pot. Be sure 
that the soil is moist before applying the liquid 
fertilizer. If your desire is to have the largest 
and most beautiful flowers possible, then remove 
the buds of the female blossoms. If you want 
to gather seeds, remove the male flower buds. 
Your plant will not bloom as long if you are al¬ 
lowing it to seed. 
In the Eastern part of the United States, Tuber¬ 
ous Rooted Begonias are more successfully grown 
in pots than in beds. The outdoor bed of soil 
seems to give too much room for the roots to 
spread themselves, but with the pot sunk into the 
ground, the roots are confined and a better plant 
the result. The soil in which the pot is sunk must 
be well drained and the roots kept moist. The pot 
also gives the added advantage of being remov¬ 
able to a new location if it does not seem to be 
thriving. They are shade loving plants and must 
be placed in a shady well ventilated place (No 
wind) and unless the weather is damp and mucky, 
sprayed early in the morning. They will stand 
filtered sunlight or light through a trellis pro¬ 
vided it is the early morning sun. Direct sunlight 
will blight the bloom and blast the bud and also 
spot the foliage. Your pots of Tuberous Rooted 
Begonias will do well in your porch boxes that 
are on the Northern or Northeastern side of the 
house. The late afternoon sun is neither helpful 
nor beneficial to them. 
In the fall when the foliage starts to turn yel¬ 
low, do not water as often, and very gradually 
stop watering altogether, when they seem en¬ 
tirely dead on the top, lay the pots on their side 
in a dry place where the sun will get at them in 
the morning for at least a couple of weeks and 
then your bulbs will be ready for storing. Dur¬ 
ing this time do not allow the pots to be rained 
on. Now as to storing the tubers. Some store 
them in the soil in the pot successfully, others 
take the bulbs out and wash the soil off the roots 
and dry them off for a couple of weeks, allowing 
the early morning sun to shine on them and store 
them one to a tin can of dry peat moss, placing 
the cans in a cool dry place with a temperature 
ranging from 45 to 55 degrees. Tubers must rest 
at least three months before starting them again. 
Tuberous Rooted Begonias along with all other 
varieties pay good dividends for the care and at¬ 
tention given them. 
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