Plants are the beginning of the food chain, or trophic cascade of almost every living system of organisms on the planet. Harnessing energy from the sun, they transform carbon dioxide and water into simple sugars that act as the starting molecules for most of the other compounds plants produce.

Begonia austrovietnamica has been a really rewarding species to grow! I bought one plant from a friend in early fall 2020 and grew it under too-bright lights in my grow tent where I though I could keep it outside a bin, but it soon began to wilt, and the leaves curled significantly. I have since moved it under cover into one of my regular tubs and I use much lower-power lights. Generally, there is little to no air circulation, but I do take the lid off the bin every couple of days for a general bin inspection lasting 15 minutes or so.

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