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Post by Tel on Mar 13, 2012 20:19:54 GMT
I only have 180 under cover, but i do have room now to grow around 200 without covers, but the majority of those are for seed and stock plants. I will keep on taking cuttings until the end of March, then in May, i sort out the ones i am going to plant. Those i think are not up to scratch i give to anyone on the allotments that want them.  |
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 13, 2012 20:45:26 GMT
I only have 180 under cover, but i do have room now to grow around 200 without covers, but the majority of those are for seed and stock plants. I will keep on taking cuttings until the end of March, then in May, i sort out the ones i am going to plant. Those i think are not up to scratch i give to anyone on the allotments that want them. Strange how we all grow the same plants differently. I'll take cuttings up to mid April and know that they'll be flowering early August for me, yet you take cuttings earlier and have them flowering for early September. |
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Post by Tel on Mar 14, 2012 19:38:51 GMT
Just about given up on the 2 tubers of Barbarry Maverick though both are firm no sign of anything.  |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 14, 2012 20:12:20 GMT
Are you going to try the "hot water treatment" Tel...?
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Post by Tel on Mar 14, 2012 20:18:43 GMT
Are you going to try the "hot water treatment" Tel...? Worth a try Lou, nothing to lose by it. ;D |
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 14, 2012 21:03:09 GMT
Just about given up on the 2 tubers of Barbarry Maverick though both are firm no sign of anything. Been told that if you saw down the middle of them that can encourage them to start ..... |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 14, 2012 21:07:11 GMT
Ouch!!....the pain should do it  |
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Post by Tel on Mar 17, 2012 18:36:01 GMT
Potted up a few dahlia cuttings, there is a few cuttings to take tomorrow. |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 17, 2012 20:23:02 GMT
I potted up some rooted cuttings today too......and there are one or two more to take before I call a halt for this year |
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Post by dcdahlia on Mar 22, 2012 19:39:34 GMT
200 cuttings taken so far and 70 rooted and potted up.I will continue taking cuttings until the end of april. I can't go out at the moment without someone asking me if I will have any spare dahlias.I am going to kendall on saturday to the national dahlia society northern commitee agm.
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Post by Tel on Mar 22, 2012 20:36:07 GMT
Hi DC, i saw you passing so i thought i would ask. Do you think you will have any spare dahlias.  ;D |
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Post by dcdahlia on Mar 23, 2012 18:02:26 GMT
You can have as many as you want tel,I have taken the growing tips out of about 3 dozen tonight to use as mother plants.I wasn'nt sure about this method but with not having a lot of choice last year I tried it and was very pleased with the results you can easily get 6/8 plants from 1 and use that initial plant as a pot tuber for next year. |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 23, 2012 20:55:30 GMT
What a good idea DC ....I might just try that ;D |
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Post by dcdahlia on Mar 24, 2012 6:56:40 GMT
Up early this morning off to a lovely part of the country (lake district) for dahlia agm and the weather is set fair as well.I am going to try my best not to buy any new dahlias but I can't promise you that ;D
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Post by robh on Mar 24, 2012 10:10:52 GMT
have a good day what varietys have you got
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;D
