Ditto here for Carlo's treatment. I've grown it 4 years now. Never thought to grow it year round as understand it has a natural dormancy- perhaps I'm mistaken. Nancy Ellis Dayton, Oregon On 30 May 08, at 12:54 AM, carlobal@netzero.com wrote: I just dry out the pot and bring it in to a cool dry (root cellar, basement, etc.) place. You can pretty much ignore it until it shows signs that it wants to wake up. I haven't TRIED to keep it going by bringing it in before dormancy--don't know how that would work. It was put back outside and watered just a week or two ago after it started into growth. So far it's slow...but it was spectacular all last season, so I can wait... Carlo Carlo A. Balistrieri The Gardens at Turtle Point Tuxedo Park, NY 10987 Zone 6 (845.351.2049) Visit: http://www.botanicalgardening.com/ and its BGBlog -- Pelarg@aol.com wrote: Hi Tsuh Yang, Yes, Begonia bolivensis is tuberous. My tuber came from Brent and Becky's a few years ago, it is quite large (maybe 5 inches across) and I just replanted it in a hanging basket outside yesterday. For winter storage in our climate, I wash and dry the tuber off in fall after the plant has died back, and pack it in a plastic ziplock bag. I recommend keeping a watch on it or applying fungicide in case of mold, but so far my tuber hasn't had problems. It is easy to grow outside, but doesn't like our hottest summer days. I think there might be a few strains of it around, the BB strain is an older one, I suspect, but I believe there have been newer introductions from wild collected mate rial, at least out west. Good luck, Ernie D. **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence/…) _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/