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Post by dcdahlia on Feb 19, 2012 16:02:59 GMT
I have half a dozen cuttings big enough to take but am going to wait until there is a few more I will have a bigger batch in about 10 days.For the last 3 years I have used clonex hormone rooting gel along with jiffy sevens I find I dont loose as many cuttings doing it this way.I went through a spell a few year ago of losing 1 in 3 of every cutting I took,using the gel and jiffys on a soil warming cable I barely lose a cutting.I buy the gel off ebay its about £10 for a 250ml bottle and is easily enough for the season.
Oakwood goldcrest is the only variety that is not showing any signs of life.
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 19, 2012 16:39:15 GMT
Talking to Frank Taylor, he says Oakwood is a very slow starter. I ordered some tubers of it from him and he said after a month he had no signs of anything. Needless to say, neither have I. After a very worrying start, i'm finally seeing some eyes on my tubers. Fairway Spur, Ryecroft Rebel, Brenda T, Susan Gilliott and Staleen Condessa yet to wake up  |
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Post by Tel on Feb 19, 2012 19:33:00 GMT
I have one variety not showing anything yet, 2 tubers of Barbarry Maverick.
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Post by dcdahlia on Feb 19, 2012 19:48:41 GMT
make that 2 varieties not showing signs of life the 2 pot tubers of cherwell goldcrest ffrom halls are showing no signs either.
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Post by Tel on Feb 23, 2012 15:46:59 GMT
I bet they are Richard, even up here i had to open the greenhouse today.  |
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Post by dcdahlia on Feb 27, 2012 21:17:59 GMT
first 24 cuttings taken tonight all will be used as mother plants a far cry from last year it was about this time I was throwing all tubers out.
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Post by Tel on Feb 28, 2012 10:36:09 GMT
Taken some more cuttings this morning.
It surprises me how the tubers seem to produce cuttings differently from year to year, last year at this time, Mary's Jomanda was producing cuttings for fun.
This year not taken any yet and they are just showing now along with Ruby and Karenglen, yet Kenora Challenger is going mad producing cuttings. ;D
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 28, 2012 12:49:12 GMT
Same here, Mary's Jomanda just showing eyes, yet Sir Alf, when last year i got one cutting only, is going mad!! Ryecroft Magnum and Staleen Condessa are still not showing anything. Just one Fairway Spur tuber has started with the one eye showing  |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 28, 2012 12:53:43 GMT
Same here  (little echo :  ....Mary's J only just showing...its a funny old business this gardening stuff  |
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Post by richardr on Feb 28, 2012 17:33:55 GMT
It surprises me how the tubers seem to produce cuttings differently from year to year... [/color] [/quote] You are bang on Tel; the weirdest things happen. Last year and this Lavender Perfection is going great guns really early; since I first became involved with taking cuttings and so forth (50 years ago) I've never know it to propagate quickly. On the other hand, Glory van Heemstede which normally grows like a weed is really slow this year. Go figure ...  |
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Post by Tel on Feb 28, 2012 19:54:41 GMT
Well at least i am in good company then. ;D
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 28, 2012 20:16:46 GMT
You can say that again......again....again.....  |
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 29, 2012 17:26:26 GMT
Had a good couple of days giving the garden it's first digging. Been a good test for the new knee and touch wood it's held up well.
Incorporated loads of bags of Keith Singleton Just Naturally into it. Will leave the soil rough and let nature do it's work until May when i'll fertilise it. Good stuff that is a doddle to work with.
For those that haven't used his products and buy lots of compost etc, his stuff is as it says on his web site. Everything is based on 100% peat....no green stuff at all, and is incredibly easy to work with....very few large lumps of peat etc. And he does every compost you can imagine.
Well recommended
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 29, 2012 18:02:44 GMT
Had a good couple of days giving the garden it's first digging. Been a good test for the new knee and touch wood it's held up well.Incorporated loads of bags of Keith Singleton Just Naturally into it. Will leave the soil rough and let nature do it's work until May when i'll fertilise it. Good stuff that is a doddle to work with. For those that haven't used his products and buy lots of compost etc, his stuff is as it says on his web site. Everything is based on 100% peat....no green stuff at all, and is incredibly easy to work with....very few large lumps of peat etc. And he does every compost you can imagine. Well recommended Well done that man! ;D I've heard good things of Singletons.....I must check him out. Thanks for the reminder Scrumpy ;D |
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(little echo :
....Mary's J only just showing...its a funny old business this gardening stuff 
