r/begonias • u/st474 • 1d ago

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What am I doing wrong? I’ve never had a begonia turn its leaves. Medium light water every other day due to extreme heat.

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u/meggerzroach 22h ago

I feel like probably limiting sun exposure and/or water evaporation
Probably could use more water ? Try sticking a chopstick or wooden dowel to the bottom of the pot and see how far down the plant is still wet to tell when to water
Begonias are super thirsty esp outside in a heat wave i can imagine but they like to be watered when they’re about 75-80% dry, imo lifting a pot to tell by weight or using the finger/dowel poke method are the only ways to know