How to keep my Begonia and Fushia plant over winter?

Irma
by Irma

How do I keep my begonia plant and fushia plant over winter? Can I keep them in the house? If so where do I put them-do they need light? what about temp? I live in Minnesota.

  4 answers
  • Mainiebets Mainiebets on Aug 15, 2018

    I've taken in my Begonias and had great success with them indoors. Fuscia, however, isnā€™t always successful inside because of the warm, dry indoor air. Usually you bring in the fuscia to prepare it to go dormant in the winter. You should decrease water gradually in autumn, gradually increasing the time between each watering. Stop feeding the plant in autumn too. The plant will most likely drop its leaves during the winter months. This is normal. You can trim the plant to a height of about 6 inches in autumn. Move the plant into a cool, dark room where temperatures are consistently maintained between 45 and 55 degrees F. (7-13 C.). Water the plant lightly two or three times during the winter months. Bring the plant back into normal room temperatures and resume regular watering and feeding in spring. If the plant is rootbound, this is an ideal time to move it to a new, slightly larger pot.


    Good luck!

  • Lisa Lisa on Aug 15, 2018

    You can keep both of them in the house, but you will definitely want to make sure there are no bugs in the soil or in the plant that you are bringing into the house. Sometimes, if you have a breezeway or a garage, you can put them in there and check for bugs. You will have to decide how you want to treat for whatever bugs you find. Then, once the plants are definitely bug free, bring them inside. Both plants need more light inside than they do outside. In other words, both plants are great in outdoor shade, but need some sunlight once you bring them indoors. Water them when the soil feels dry. If they start looking straggly, snip them with scissors to shape the plant.

  • Magnolia Mama Magnolia Mama on Aug 15, 2018

    Try to match the light conditions in which they thrive outside in your home. Your home is likely to be MUCH drier than outdoors so you will need to water more frequently.

  • Joann Gonnella Cope Joann Gonnella Cope on Aug 15, 2018

    depending on where you live, it may be hard to do. I have tried a begonia and it did lose a lot of leaves, but I kept it moist and in spring it got repotted and fertilized and it took off, fushia's are a lot more tender, but you can always try, in Minnesota they are annuals and have a short life cycle but indoors I would try a window with light but away from cold glass, maybe a grow light bulb? good luck