79pounds

can i plant begonias at this time of the year in florida?

Posted on 10/03/09, 05:53 pm

can i plant begonias at this time of the year in florida?

also, i recently planted large aloe plants that i found on the side of the road. someone just THREW them aside. i couldn't believe it. two of them seem fine and one of them, the smaller one is just soso, is there anything i should be doing. its been about a week or two.

• Reply #1 10/04/09  1:12pm
  
  LeeAnn
  I have never had any luck at all with begonias,,,I think it is because I tend to over water and they rot. Good Luck.
  
  Aloe are so simple, do not over water, they like it on the dry side, I put mine in along one area of the fence line and they grow just fine...
• Reply #2 10/04/09  9:57pm
  
  79pounds
  okay with the aloe. the small one looks crappy again. i haven't done anything. maybe vitamins?
  
  begonias i had as a kid and they did well and we have one set of begonias that flower each year and no one notices them they are just there. amazing.
• Reply #3 10/16/09  8:30pm
  
  SageM
  Aloe needs very little water. I water mine about once a month. Less in winter. Also, the bigger the pot or area their in the bigger they will get. Does the plant look yellow or brown? If so it is getting to much sun.
  
  I have never had begonias sorry.
• Reply #4 10/18/09  5:21pm
  
  79pounds
  the two bigger aloe plants seem to be doing well. the smaller one, varies from week to week, but so far it seems to be holding its own, i guess because it is a hearty plant to begin with. i don't do anything with them, just lives by the water from the sky and so far so good.
• Reply #5 10/19/09  12:52pm
  
  SageM
  I think thats a good idea. My aloe plants are in the house so they depend on me to water them but sometimes I have to adjust where they are if there is to much sun. But if their outside it is probably best to do what you are doing and leave them alone. Just check on them.

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