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Post by Geranium on Mar 9, 2011 11:26:46 GMT
Oh, yes - THAT beauty! Thanks, Lou. That'll be something to look forward to.  |
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Post by candyblue on Mar 9, 2011 12:16:49 GMT
My cheques cleared today for the dahlia society, I joined for the first time and have also ordered the rings and a book. Just need to get some vases and then I will be all set, oh yes and then just the small matter of getting the flowers grown ready lol All the local shows i attend provide vases, have you checked to see if you really need to provide your own? Oh and welcome to the NDS Most of the shows do but there is one that I went to last year that dont provide vases, lst year was ok as I borrowed a friends but they have moved to Scotland now, hence I got my allotment but no vases |
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Post by floydie on Mar 9, 2011 13:09:18 GMT
Well my first tubers came today i have Procyon, Atlantic city, Akita, Fire & Ice & Gypsy Night.
One of them has a small shoot, some of them have also broken up abit, will the small broken bits grow? Is it too late to start them off for cuttings?
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 9, 2011 13:14:49 GMT
Thats good Floydie!!....the broken bits won't grow....just chuck 'em. You can start them off now for cuttings...Good luck ;D
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Post by floydie on Mar 9, 2011 13:17:56 GMT
Now i need to find a space for them  . |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 9, 2011 13:19:05 GMT
;D...now, where have I heard that before...lol |
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Post by Tel on Mar 9, 2011 13:46:26 GMT
Well my first tubers came today i have Procyon, Atlantic city, Akita, Fire & Ice & Gypsy Night. One of them has a small shoot, some of them have also broken up abit, will the small broken bits grow? Is it too late to start them off for cuttings?[/color] You can still set them up and take cuttings, then when you have enough cuttings, you can plant or pot up the tubers as well. Like my star pupil says the broken bits will not produce anything, unless they have part of the stem attached. |
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Post by floydie on Mar 9, 2011 14:11:00 GMT
Some have roots.
May just bung em in a pot see if they do anything lol.
I'll sort them out later then (If i can find a space)
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 9, 2011 14:44:18 GMT
Well my first tubers came today i have Procyon, Atlantic city, Akita, Fire & Ice & Gypsy Night. One of them has a small shoot, some of them have also broken up abit, will the small broken bits grow? Is it too late to start them off for cuttings?[/color] You can still set them up and take cuttings, then when you have enough cuttings, you can plant or pot up the tubers as well. Like my star pupil says the broken bits will not produce anything, unless they have part of the stem attached.[/quote]  |
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Post by Geranium on Mar 9, 2011 18:26:22 GMT
I am just flabbergasted at how many different Dahlias there are!  I have quite a few this year (all your fault, you experts!) but I don't think that any of them have been mentioned on the forum. |
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Post by floydie on Mar 9, 2011 18:43:40 GMT
May be a daft question but what way up do they go lol.
Crown up or down? the roots seam to be all over haha.
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Post by Tel on Mar 9, 2011 19:18:33 GMT
I am just flabbergasted at how many different Dahlias there are! I have quite a few this year (all your fault, you experts!) but I don't think that any of them have been mentioned on the forum. I only grow the show dahlias, Except for one garden dahlia i bought last year called Windmill, that one did not turn out like it said on the pkt, so it was left in a pot outside all winter. That dahlia has now gone to dahlia heaven. |
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Post by Tel on Mar 9, 2011 19:30:22 GMT
May be a daft question but what way up do they go lol. Crown up or down? the roots seam to be all over haha. If you are going to take cuttings leave the crown exposed.  If you are potting them up cover the crowns (crowns upwards) with a couple of inches of compost. |
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Post by floydie on Mar 9, 2011 19:45:16 GMT
OK thanks think i sussed it, the first one i opened wasnt very clear as to which way was up . |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 9, 2011 21:32:20 GMT
I am just flabbergasted at how many different Dahlias there are! I have quite a few this year (all your fault, you experts!) but I don't think that any of them have been mentioned on the forum. I only grow show ones too....apart from the likes of Twinings after 8 etc.,.......there are so so many different garden varieties....many more than the "heinz varieties"....lol......you will of course be letting us see pics of yours when they flower ;D |
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I have quite a few this year (all your fault, you experts!) but I don't think that any of them have been mentioned on the forum. 
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