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Post by robh on Dec 15, 2015 19:13:44 GMT
hi ian he is new to me but looked on frank charltons site he is selling dahlias as well
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Post by robh on Dec 14, 2015 19:58:28 GMT
hi ian yes i know hope you have a nice xmass i have started potting my tubers up as they are all sprouting may as well benifit from it lol ,a lot set on the bench covered in fleech ready to put the heating on jan the 1st
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Post by robh on Dec 13, 2015 18:49:13 GMT
looked at the lists of dahlia growers for 2016 and noticed that there is a new grower in seaham specializeing in earni caukwells askwith dahlia,s
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Post by robh on Nov 27, 2015 16:47:24 GMT
Cheers ian I have them covered with fleas the green house is double glazed and bubblewrapped never dropped below zero at all last year I will be starting to repot them in the next week or2ready to move to the heated greenhouse in Jan
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Post by robh on Nov 26, 2015 15:34:34 GMT
i have aslight problem i have lifted and stored my tubers but my problem is there is loads of shoots comeing from them its a bit early for me to pot them on any ideas what i should do as i normaly store them till jan the first my greenhouse is bubble wrapped but i have no heat on yet
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Post by robh on Nov 14, 2015 17:10:04 GMT
still no results for the leeds dahlia trials
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Post by robh on Oct 29, 2015 16:03:36 GMT
i have more or less finninished lifting my blooms just the odd ones dotteted round the garden i have 3 of the diane,s windholme ruskin and primrose i am unsure as to what i will keep some of my dahlia,s will make nothing more than garden varitys but they will go to the community garden and to whoever wants them then the heap lol have a cple of days over at eshott then have to start and lift my pal,s dahlia,s will proberley taked 4 days then its just a general tidy up hopeing to get every thing done by mid dec
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Post by robh on Oct 22, 2015 17:48:54 GMT
my allotment is 150 sq feet it was goin up to 74 but just had the bill its 69 quid as we have water we have a maintanance company have taken over the running of all the site,s they were supposed to have done planned maintanencein july no one has seen them yet lol
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Post by robh on Oct 22, 2015 17:44:23 GMT
where in the south do you live then diggie
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Post by robh on Oct 21, 2015 18:20:17 GMT
i hate this time of year cutting down dahlia,s i have tried something different this year am cutting them down now but dont plan to lift till the first frost the magority are in pots im going to be quite ruthless everything that is stunted or didnt flower very well are goin onto the heep some im not growing next year a cpl of kiwi,s im not gonna grow plus a few others some i have prommised to guys on here its only right as i have had so much help from peo0ple on here ian k and raymond have been realy good but if im gonna enter the locals im gonna have to get rid my locals this year seemed to be blyton softergleam brenda t elma e but i need to know what has been winning shows to find what i need i had some mary,s jomanda but it didnt do much may also try lavender harvest not to shure if its good enough for showing lol i have windhole diane a lot of the local lads seem to like it but i prefer primrose diane what are your vies on the diane,s what is the best one to show
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Post by robh on Oct 20, 2015 14:19:40 GMT
my local gardencentre has some packets of kelsae seed 4 quid a packet will have to invest in them me thinks
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Post by robh on Oct 19, 2015 18:27:28 GMT
dt brown have them advertised in there catalouge but arnt doing them this year am going to try a local grower i know if he has.nt got any i can get some seed from the garden centre they still have packets at 4 quid i will just set them away when i set my tubers away in january
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Post by robh on Oct 19, 2015 18:20:56 GMT
our allotment prices have whent up to 74 i have been asked to join a site across the road from me its a lot cheeper but it still has the same problems or i may wait till ones comr up either side of me
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Post by robh on Oct 19, 2015 18:15:57 GMT
only glad his family managed to lift them
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Post by robh on Oct 17, 2015 19:25:33 GMT
ian when is is the northern committee
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