A Detailed Guide to Growing Potted Glass Begonias

Glass begonia (Begonia) is a herbaceous plant that can bloom in all four seasons. Its suitable temperature is 18-25 degrees, and it is a plant with great decorative appeal. So do you know how to grow potted glass begonias?

First, choose a flower pot of appropriate size. The pot height should be about 15 cm, the pot diameter should be more than 20 cm, and there should be small breathable holes in the bottom so excess water can drain out easily.

Next, prepare the growing medium. Mix peat soil or garden soil with fermented organic fertilizer at a 1:1 ratio evenly, put it into the flower pot, then water thoroughly and drain off the excess.

Once all this is ready, it is time to take cuttings of the glass begonia. First cut off the stems of the glass begonia into sections about 5 cm long, keeping only the parts with a diameter of more than 0.4 cm. Then place the cut glass begonia stems into a 5% carbendazim solution and soak for 5-10 minutes, then take them out and rinse them clean with clear water.

Next, insert the cut glass begonia sections into a flower pot filled with seedling growing medium, keeping the burial depth at 2-3 cm. Then cover them with a layer of film to maintain moisture. After two days, slowly remove the film so they can adapt to sunlight. After about 15 days, the glass begonia cuttings will have rooted.

Then comes care and maintenance. Water when the surface of the seedling growing medium turns white. Then apply organic fertilizer once about every fifteen days, and loosen the surface soil once about every thirty days to prevent the soil from becoming compacted. After about one year, the glass begonia grown from cuttings can bloom.