When should you start buying the ornamental plants?

The right time to buy

Ice begonias are not hardy. If you buy very early in the year, you have to keep the plants frost-free until you can move them into the garden plants can. Of course, this is only possible if you have enough space available. Otherwise, you should only buy ice begonias from mid to late May.

Long periods of storage in the house or greenhouse not only require sufficient space, it can also be stressful for the plants. The ice begonia is one of the undemanding plants and is very easy-care, but it should be gradually accustomed from the indoor to the outdoor posture. Therefore, it should also look for a wintering not suddenly be put in the garden.

When is the best time to plant ice begonias?

The ideal Planting time for ice begonias is around late May to early June. Then the ice saints are over and there is usually no more threat of night frosts. These could quickly become doomed for the very frost-sensitive ice begonias. Ideally, the night temperatures also remain well above freezing point. However, you can plant your ice begonias throughout the summer.

Would you like your ice begonias on the balcony cultivate, then you can buy them in early to mid-May and put them outside on sufficiently warm days. That adds some color to the balcony. The ice begonias should better spend the nights in the apartment.

The essentials in brief:

• very sensitive to frost
• ideal time to buy: directly before planting out
• ideal planting time: after the ice saints until mid-June
• Plant out all summer long
• slowly get used to the indoor and outdoor posture