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Early season pictures sent in by one of our members Tony Kirk

Large Flowered Begonias for sale.

The 2024 Annual NBS South West area Meeting and talk by one of the countries top Begonia growers Philip Champion

Blackmore & Langdon , will be open from 9:00 until 11:00 AM, for members’ to see the double tubers begonia pots, on display, destined for Chelsea Flower Show- 21st, to 25th May.
B & L; wishes to notify members’ that due to unprecedented high demand for double tuberous tubers this year, they have completely sold out. Thus, no D/T; will be available for sale.
However, pendula/ hanging basket types will be for sale as usual.
Tea and coffee will be available.
The same arrangements, times and venues for Sunday dinner and talk by Phil Champion, remain the same as advertised in the Spring bulletin.

If you would like to grow plants like the ones below join the National Begonia Society today and get the tubers and advice you need. Don’t miss out this is the time to start these tubers and maybe a new interesting hobby in these colourful flowers

Peter with his 2023 National entry.

Bulletin number 224 our 75th Anniversary year.

Ian Rhys Williams 12 Board Champion 2023. These blooms are around 9″ across.

You to could grow blooms of this quality if you join the National Begonia Society which would give you advice and knowledge and especially Named large flowered tubers which are vital in growing blooms to this level.

A review of 2023.

Ian Rhys Williams

Introduction.

Taking cuttings.

I experimented with several types of cutting material. Leaf cuttings taken without a node and cuttings taken with a node.

Also, tip cuttings, that I will discuss in a later article.

Both cuttings were taken on the same day and treated exactly the same.

No mister or propagator was used, they were placed on the lower tier of my staging.

I watered the cuttings in and did not water until the top of the compost began to look dry.

One leaf cutting was placed in one corner of a four- inch square pot, using B&L Bulrush compost and the cutting with a node, placed in the opposite corner.

Photo 1 & 2.

Photo 1

Photo 2

Leaf cutting callusing, with roots beginning to show.

Photo 3.

A cutting taken with a node, showing a more vigorous and faster root growth.

To conclude.

Leaf cuttings, consisting of just a leaf and stem without a node are viable and will produce tubers.

In my experience though, cuttings taken with a node are easier and faster to root and develop faster.

A cutting tuber of Firedance, using a tip cutting

The success rate of my cuttings are at least 95%, successful and the majority will produce viable cutting tubers at the end of the season.

How to increase your Begonia plants by taking cuttings and preparing your hanging baskets

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Cuttings removed all ready for potting then to go into heated bed to enable rooting. Full article is available to members of the NBS.

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Handbook

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