Yates Thrive Flower & Fruit Soluble Plant Fertiliser

The begonia will be thick with large strong foliage and then the flowers will make it the best begonia in the street – If you buy new and naturally small Begonias, put them in their own pots, about large mug-size, feed until they reach the size that you want, with All Purpose Thrive dissolving Fertiliser. Let’s call it Treatment One ; Using an 8 litre pump sprayer. Put two heaped spoonfuls of the fertiliser in the container and fill with water. Shake the container before each use and spray foliage every night until it has reached your preferred size. Maybe a month or two, so be patient. Water in the morning every third day, so as not to continually wash all of the fertiliser off the foliage.

It won’t flower during this period, but when you are ready, change to using Thrive Flower and Fruit the same way. The Begonia will start to flower in 2-3 weeks, and flower profusely in about 4-5 weeks. Keep it up with this fertiliser throughout the flowering season.

If it starts to become scraggly neatly cut the long stems just below the main leaf level, and carefully pull out dead stems. Never hack the whole plant back. Then continue with Treatment 1 followed by Treatment 2, and so it goes on.

If you are in a frost area it will help if you continue with Treatment 1 and mix 50mls of Clear White Oil with the 8 litres of fertiliser to protect the plant throughout the cold period. It is a good idea to use Treatment One through Winter even if you don’t have frost. It will strengthen the foliage for Spring. If you are in a mild climate you can alternate Treatment 1 and Treatment 2 for about 2 months at a time. The photos show the progression from Treatment 1 to Treatment 2.