My #Begonia is going mad
What does a mature #Begonia look like? Do I chop this? I don’t want to. But how can I support it? At the moment I have tied it, gently. But what are some options?
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I bought some bamboo sticks from Amazon- they have different lengths, or if I have a really tall plant, I use plant stakes from Home Depot, and then I tie the plant with a”string” called Bio Stretch (also Amazon) as it’s like T-shirt material that stretches and doesn’t hurt the plants. That’s a pic of mature polkadot begonia (not mine). #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #Begonia
Came begonias do go mad! 🙌 Staking is a great option (Yours is beautiful @SillyPlantGirl !!) They also respond well to pruning. Here are my three at the moment.
@StableKale82 I cut my begonia back and propagated the cuttings for a new plant when it got that tall and leggy. Now it’s growing more full and it’s nearly the size it was when I initially cut it back. I have both the mom and baby begonia on a trellis now. I bought plastic trellises from Amazon. They come in various sizes and they connect so as the plant grows, your can add another piece of trellis to grow with the plant.
