Dahlia Seedlings.

Raymond Top Member Posts: 2,677	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 5, 2015 10:59:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Raymond on Aug 5, 2015 10:59:20 GMT Got some nice buds coming on the seedlings not flicking colour yet but hopefully soon.

Raymond Top Member Posts: 2,677	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 5, 2015 11:01:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Raymond on Aug 5, 2015 11:01:25 GMT I prefer the collar on pink pat and perc but like the colour of the outer petals of yours better Tel

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 8, 2015 16:55:51 GMT Moonlight and Cat like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Aug 8, 2015 16:55:51 GMT This one is 3 years old now. upload image
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Raymond Top Member Posts: 2,677	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 8, 2015 22:11:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Raymond on Aug 8, 2015 22:11:48 GMT Lovely colour Tel and nice petal overlay if correct terminology. what do you think ? ?

ian Top Member May all you Dahlia blooms have stiff stems Posts: 848	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 8, 2015 22:18:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ian on Aug 8, 2015 22:18:07 GMT Very good colour Tel don't like the notching in the petals. Sorry I think some of your this year seedlings are better. What do I know
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Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 9, 2015 5:23:40 GMT Lou78W likes this

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Aug 8, 2015 22:18:07 GMT ian said:

Very good colour Tel don't like the notching in the petals. Sorry

I think some of your this year seedlings are better.
What do I know

Thanks for your honest opinion ian, that's what I want.

I agree with you, there is a couple looking better this year. Keep up the good work.

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Raymond Top Member Posts: 2,677	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 9, 2015 6:38:08 GMT Cat likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Raymond on Aug 9, 2015 6:38:08 GMT When you say the notching ian you mean the little dimple in the outline of the petal ? Would that be deemed a fault ?

Cat Top Member Until you try you will never know... Posts: 1,002	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 9, 2015 7:44:34 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cat on Aug 9, 2015 7:44:34 GMT Aug 9, 2015 6:38:08 GMT Raymond said: When you say the notching ian you mean the little dimple in the outline of the petal ? Would that be deemed a fault ? Same question ian

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Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 9, 2015 8:09:16 GMT Tel likes this

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Post by ian on Aug 9, 2015 8:09:16 GMT

Not a big fault, but the outer edges of the florets should be rounded or pointed. Could be said an irregular outline which is a fault of a lesser degree. The fault on this one is created when the florets unfold, looks a little like it has been bitten at that point

Raymond Top Member Posts: 2,677	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 9, 2015 8:17:33 GMT Tel likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Raymond on Aug 9, 2015 8:17:33 GMT Many thanks my seedlings budding now. Some of them anyway will post pictures if any are any good .

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 9, 2015 10:06:13 GMT Cherry, Lou78W, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Aug 9, 2015 10:06:13 GMT Aug 9, 2015 8:17:33 GMT Raymond said: Many thanks my seedlings budding now. Some of them anyway will post pictures if any are any good . Never mind good, we want to see the good, the bad and the ugly.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

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Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 12, 2015 11:13:52 GMT Tel and Cat like this

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Post by Moonlight on Aug 12, 2015 11:13:52 GMT

As ever I seem to be doing things differently to everyone else.

All of mine are growing in large pots. Last year I was using those florist shop buckets with holes drilled in them. This year I had 66 seedlings and that would be an awful lot of compost to fill all those. Although I don't use pure compost, I've used a lot of manure as well - in varying degrees of quantity of ratio.

I haven't done any plucking, de-budding or any of that stuff all side shoots still in tact basically because you don't know what you are getting until you see it.

Anyway here are a couple of my seedlings.

Reflexed Dec

(Looks better in real life than in the photos)

Waterlilly seedling

Quite a few of this type of colour and blending seedlings.
Pretty enough for me to move to my front garden but not pretty enough for me to try and save for next year.
Nothing stunning but lots of pretty ones - so I am happy after all who knows what the next one might be like......

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 12, 2015 13:51:33 GMT Lou78W likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Aug 12, 2015 13:51:33 GMT That's the beauty of seedlings, wondering what will come next. I like the white dec, Still a lot to come on the reflex dec.
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Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 12, 2015 13:55:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Aug 12, 2015 13:55:19 GMT Two more collerette seedlings to try again. The pink one is a shocking pink type, not really showing on the pic. image hosting over 5mb print screen windows
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Raymond Top Member Posts: 2,677	Dahlia Seedlings. Aug 12, 2015 14:43:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Raymond on Aug 12, 2015 14:43:54 GMT Nice Tel I like both of those. I like the white Dec Moonlight . My seedlings with nice buds but don't seem to want to open. Taking quite a while now. Will give them a good soak .

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