Help, my begonia is dying! Is there any way to save it?
I got this begonia at the end of May and for a while it was doing really well, then it a couple weeks ago it started taking a turn for the worse. I may have put it in too big of pot, so I just repotted it in this small plastic pot. I’m worried I over watered it. It’s been outside the whole time I’ve had it. I really love this plant because it’s variegated. Is there any way I can still save it? Thank you so much!!
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5” pot with drainage
Last watered 9 months ago
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That so is far too heavy for a begonia they low chunky stuff like bark. They require a lot of aeration in there. They also need to dry out between watering. They stay much happier if allowed to dry out.
Yours does look like it has root rot by the leaves. You will need to check her roots.
Tuberous begonias actually store water in tubelike structures under the soil. This allows them the ability to survive droughts. So always be careful and check the soil before watering.
Root rot treatment:
1. Remove from your pot, to check the roots. If there is anything brown black or mushy you have rot and will need to cut it all off. Keep only the healthy roots they will be whitish in color
Now root rot comes from a bacteria that forms in your soil and then attacks your plant. So treatment is absolutely necessary.
2. Cut off all affected roots soak what is left in:
1 part peroxide + 3 parts water and leave in the peroxide mix to soak for 5 minutes this will kill off the remaining bacteria. It will bubble pot and fizz this is good it’s killing the bacteria.
3. Next is soil, the best
choice is to throw it away. It’s safest. Or bake it for 1 hour in a 200
Degree oven, not the greatest because it REALLY stinks. But it’s effective. Or the most risky way is to thoroughly flush your soil out with your peroxide mix twice! You need to be very careful and do it thoroughly because if even a teeny bit of bacteria is left your rot will come back.
4. Now the pot, it also has that pesky bacteria you must scrub it out with soapy water very well and then also scrub it down with the peroxide mix.
Now you can plant her again. Be sure to add some perlite to your soil for aeration. This will help oxygen reach those roots and I avoid bacteria growth in the future.
Yours does look like it has root rot by the leaves. You will need to check her roots.
Tuberous begonias actually store water in tubelike structures under the soil. This allows them the ability to survive droughts. So always be careful and check the soil before watering.
Root rot treatment:
1. Remove from your pot, to check the roots. If there is anything brown black or mushy you have rot and will need to cut it all off. Keep only the healthy roots they will be whitish in color
Now root rot comes from a bacteria that forms in your soil and then attacks your plant. So treatment is absolutely necessary.
2. Cut off all affected roots soak what is left in:
1 part peroxide + 3 parts water and leave in the peroxide mix to soak for 5 minutes this will kill off the remaining bacteria. It will bubble pot and fizz this is good it’s killing the bacteria.
3. Next is soil, the best
choice is to throw it away. It’s safest. Or bake it for 1 hour in a 200
Degree oven, not the greatest because it REALLY stinks. But it’s effective. Or the most risky way is to thoroughly flush your soil out with your peroxide mix twice! You need to be very careful and do it thoroughly because if even a teeny bit of bacteria is left your rot will come back.
4. Now the pot, it also has that pesky bacteria you must scrub it out with soapy water very well and then also scrub it down with the peroxide mix.
Now you can plant her again. Be sure to add some perlite to your soil for aeration. This will help oxygen reach those roots and I avoid bacteria growth in the future.
