On 24/9/08 15:11, in article
, "Judith in
France" wrote:

I have a couple of questions, can anyone help please:


Maurgerittes, I have some in huge pots, I don't want to lose them, the
temps here are savage in Winter with snow and ice, we are at altitude
in the Massif Central, France.

Pendula begonia in hanging pots, any advice, do I take them out of the
pots or just bring in the pots?

Just bring all of them in, in their pots.

I have massive Surfina in hanging pots, can I overwinter these in any
way, by cutting back to just above root level? I have tried to see if
I can collect seed, for some reason the flower dies off but seeds do
not form as they do with Petunia, odd that.

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Try taking cuttings of all your favourites Judith and keep their parents in
a frost free environment, letting them die back naturally and keeping them
very much on the dry side so that their roots aren't sitting around in cold
wet, compost.

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