[starry]

can I over winter them in their pots rather than taking cuttings as I dont really have the room ??  I dont think they are the tuberous type??? 

[noshed]

I'm going to give it a go in my greenhouse. I'll give them a good trim and water them sparingly and see how we go.

[starry]

okay I am with you on that nothing vetured nothing gained !!  

[savbo]

I used to work in a parks department and every year rescued several big bags of dumped begonias. I put them into 3" square pots and left them out in trays, then picked off the stalks as they died to discourage rotting. let the compost dry completely.

In spring i picked them out of the compost and checked for signs of vine weevil. Healthy corms were potted in fresh compost and watered and I got a very good success rate. I kept some corms going for 5 years, starting 10p-sized and ending up 4"or so across

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