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Post by Tel on Aug 26, 2012 15:02:02 GMT
A few more seedlings.  The centre is poor on this one, will wait and see what the next bloom is like.  A couple of singles.  Now i like this single, i hope, i can keep this one for the garden.   |
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Post by grindle on Aug 26, 2012 15:40:27 GMT
that last one is a very nice colour |
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Post by Tel on Aug 27, 2012 6:59:39 GMT
that last one is a very nice colour Going to dig that one out today and place it in a pot, it will sulk for a few hours, but then should perk up, a few people on the allotment have said they like the colour of this one too. |
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Post by Cherry on Aug 27, 2012 7:26:32 GMT
That last one is a cracker. ;D The petals are lined with a deeper red. I love it. ;D
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Post by Tel on Aug 27, 2012 11:07:28 GMT
That last one is a cracker. ;D The petals are lined with a deeper red. I love it. ;D This is the rear view.  |
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Post by Cherry on Aug 27, 2012 15:51:50 GMT
Oh boy! ;D
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Post by Tel on Aug 30, 2012 18:54:02 GMT
No decent garden dahlia seedlings out today. One or two for the compost bin out though. ;D
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Post by Cherry on Aug 30, 2012 19:34:53 GMT
Be careful with that dahlia Tel? That is definitely earmarked for stardom and could be your banker. ;D
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Post by steve2t on Aug 30, 2012 21:57:00 GMT
Do you let the bees do the the work Tel?
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Post by Tel on Aug 31, 2012 6:04:27 GMT
Do you let the bees do the the work Tel? I do Steve, one of the allotment tenants has a couple of beehives on the site. |
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Post by steve2t on Aug 31, 2012 18:15:21 GMT
My better half has bees but they are about a mile away, I've seen a few in our garden this year (dont know if they are ours!) but mainly its been bumble bees. It looks like I wont have any seed this year as every thing damping off! We still dont know if we are going to get any honey this year!
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Post by Cherry on Aug 31, 2012 19:53:03 GMT
The difference between the areas is quite astonishing. My neighbour has had to sell some hives and she has been giving honey away. The rape honey has to come off anyway, but mine has not gone hard so I think the rape was too far away this year.
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Post by steve2t on Aug 31, 2012 20:06:45 GMT
quote author=cherry board=dahlias thread=1069 post=65609 time=1346442783]The difference between the areas is quite astonishing. My neighbour has had to sell some hives and she has been giving honey away. The rape honey has to come off anyway, but mine has not gone hard so I think the rape was too far away this year.[/quote]  With this nearly constant wet weather bees can't get out to gather stores but a late Indian summer would help! |
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Post by Cherry on Aug 31, 2012 20:22:47 GMT
The weather sure has made a difference to the pollination. This year has shown how much we rely on bees. Plums were not so plentiful in some gardens and I had few very early cherry plums. My later ones seemed alright. There are no damsons this year. Must check the sloes.
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Post by Tel on Sept 1, 2012 15:21:58 GMT
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