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Post by Tel on Jul 6, 2015 10:42:41 GMT
The best of the bunch so far, the colour looks a bit wishy washy, to me.  free uploader
 I will wait and see what the next bloom looks like, this moment in time I would say compost bin. I do not think Epsom salts would help on this occasion with the colour, only because the seedlings are planted close, the plants that are around it, their colours are good. |
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Post by Lou78W on Jul 7, 2015 14:53:01 GMT
I have a couple "showing colour"....can't wait to see what they look like (rubbish probably lol)
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Post by Raymond on Jul 7, 2015 17:36:15 GMT
Fingers crossed Lou78W . How was the hols ? I have one seedling in bud. Not flicking colour yet. The others growing strongly though and when I potted on into 4litre pots you can feel Tuber formation already. |
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Post by Lou78W on Jul 7, 2015 18:57:26 GMT
Fingers crossed Lou78W . How was the hols ? I have one seedling in bud. Not flicking colour yet. The others growing strongly though and when I potted on into 4litre pots you can feel Tuber formation already. Very enjoyable.....but it was too hot.....not used to 38 degrees  |
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Post by Raymond on Jul 7, 2015 20:23:24 GMT
Come to London that's almost what we had last week Lou78W lost some plants sadly. Hope you get some great seedlings. |
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Post by Raymond on Jul 8, 2015 7:49:44 GMT
All looking ok compared to the show ones. One in bud. They are from the parent kilncroft Becka a collarette raised by John Carter former national champ. I have 7 of them at the side of the garage. No specific feed only base dressing . Will feed tomorrow with a balanced feed and add some Epsom salts at 1teaspoon per gallon   |
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Post by ian on Jul 8, 2015 7:59:56 GMT
Raymond just a question why have you not stopped those plants? We are in July and if they are collerettes the tops should have been out weeks ago to develop the breaks. If they are just for garden use do you not what to see flowers or are you happy with the foliage?He he Good luck. Lancashire Ian
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Post by Raymond on Jul 8, 2015 9:17:48 GMT
Raymond just a question why have you not stopped those plants? We are in July and if they are collerettes the tops should have been out weeks ago to develop the breaks. If they are just for garden use do you not what to see flowers or are you happy with the foliage?He he Good luck. Lancashire Ian I was told not to stop them by John. Just grow them straight up and have a look at them. One was stopped though and gave 7 stems when the greenhouse collapsed on it ! Sums up my season so far. I will stop the others tomorrow . One is very small not in picture I only got it 3 weeks ago and was tiny. I will nip that one out. It's actually nice to have some reasonable foliage the show one's look a total mess as do the pot tubers and the trial one's and I mean a mess no rain,scorching sun and heat and thames water have not helped and my lack of knowledge and talent on top of that. Not thinking I will get anything on the bench at this moment in time. Never mind. Soldier on and learn for the future. |
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Post by ian on Jul 8, 2015 14:07:53 GMT
Raymond we do not show plants as I once told a prominent Dahlia grower. its the blooms on the bench that count preferably with some foliage attached. You will get something onto the bench you see. Always be positive.
I understand you wanting to see a bloom of the plants but to be frank the crown buds are usually not very good and the proceeding blooms are far better. So next time stop them (collerettes & miniatures) soon after planting out. Good luck and remember positive thinking
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 15:07:30 GMT
Ian, if Raymond were to snap off that crown bud in the picture, does that count as 'stopping' or would you need to go further down the main stem?
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Post by Tel on Jul 8, 2015 15:12:46 GMT
I would take those buds and the first pair of leaves down off.
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Post by ian on Jul 8, 2015 15:27:18 GMT
Yes that would be stopping but as Tel says and the top pair of leaves I also remove the two top shoots as these tend to romp on now on miniatures rather than take them off altogether I tend to stop the top shoots as well as removing the tip and the top pair of leaves. Hope this is ok for you David
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Post by Raymond on Jul 8, 2015 17:38:12 GMT
I will do that tomorrow as at work now. My Mary's jomanda are spindly.they budded up so early I removed the buds but they just are getting tall got the breaks but not the growth from them. Should I remove the top two pairs of leaves coming as shoots to encourage the lower one's to move on.
Happy with the miniature cactus. Got masses of breaks and shoots .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2015 17:39:15 GMT
That's fine thanks Tel and Ian. Like Raymond I also have plants not stopped. (my super late rooted cuttings) Will sort this in the next day or so. Some will need a little disbranching. Can you stop a plant down to the required amount of branches in one cut? Or perhaps take Phil Damps advice and snap off one or two over a number of weeks? I'm Up to 72 plants this year, record for me haha, don't know how you cope with 600
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Post by Tel on Jul 10, 2015 13:29:00 GMT
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