Marksbegonias' Garden

Average varieties to be dipped in diluted Jeys fluid, let soak a bit.
Place on top of compost and spray with a little water

All average tubers to be planted by today.
Quick varieties to be planted after others are in.

Keep checking propagator temps, should be 65 - 70 degrees F.
Greenhouse to be kept at min. temp of 55 degrees F. now for all plants not in propagators, foilage Begonias in greenhouse this year!

Plant slow varieties for last shows of the year.

All remaining plants for final shows to be planted

All buds off the slow varieties - Shrewsbury Show

Buds off average plants - Shrewsbury show

Buds off slow varieties for Pontesbury show.
Buds off average varieties for Minsterley show.

Buds off Pontesbury plants

Start measuring to be completed by 7th

Shrewsbury
size, bear in mind weather and the actual date any individual plant is measured!
Guide: Slow 2inch, very slow 2 1/4 inch
Average: 1 1/4 to 1 1/2, poss 1 3/4 (2 inch off)
Quick varieties 1 inch remember Masquerade quick but not as quick as some - 35 days in book as opposed to 30 days.

Measure Minsterley

Measure Pontesbury

Would be measure Hanwood & Cruckton show, probably not on, so if replacement show found, measure for that!

Measure for the Roden show