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Post by steve2t on Feb 22, 2013 20:42:17 GMT
Sad, but to be expected these days. I won't even put any of my plants on my father in laws allotment. My wife had her bee hives kicked over....... in a vicarage. We know who did it, one of them admitted it. But it seems that nowadays it needs to be on video for any prosecution to take place i.e. (lack of evidence) t The perpetrators are from a school that has nearly 1 teacher to each pupil, and must cost hundreds of thousands a year, for about 30 special needs kids (dead legs). Total waste of money!!!!
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Post by dcdahlia on Feb 23, 2013 19:50:59 GMT
Todays plan to carry on rough digging the plot was scuppered by 2 inches of snow,so I took my first 2 dozen cuttings, hillcrest candy,ryecroft jan,ruskin myra,minley carol and gurtla twilight.
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Post by marynz on Feb 24, 2013 18:50:17 GMT
That is shocking.
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Post by dcdahlia on Feb 25, 2013 19:15:04 GMT
Getting slightly worried about oakwood goldcrest still no sign of life after 7 weeks  |
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Post by Tel on Feb 25, 2013 19:56:13 GMT
Getting slightly worried about oakwood goldcrest still no sign of life after 7 weeks I know you said they are slow DC, but are they still looking ok. |
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 25, 2013 20:08:40 GMT
Getting slightly worried about oakwood goldcrest still no sign of life after 7 weeks Now mine have loads of shoots on them. Some of the other varieties are a bit erratic to say the least. Shoots are appearing from everywhere apart from the crown, so taking cuttings is going to be a nightmare on a few varieties ( BrendaT, Senzoe and Winholme ) As for ruskin Bride, I have 2 tubers and the shoots are coming up through the stem of the tuber only on them  |
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Post by dcdahlia on Feb 25, 2013 20:10:14 GMT
Oakwood tubers look sound tel but no sign of any eyes.Everything else is flying away.
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 25, 2013 20:57:56 GMT
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Post by Tel on Feb 26, 2013 7:53:31 GMT
Wot about the BLUE seedlings?  ?....eh Tel....thought blue was a "no no" for dahlias? ?...muddy mauve perhaps.... That was a joke Lou, you know and i know, just like the roses there is no genuine blue. There again the first person to breed one will make a few bob. ;D |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 26, 2013 8:11:00 GMT
;D ;D
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Post by marynz on Feb 26, 2013 8:57:10 GMT
There's a genetically modified blue one in Japan. It still looks a bit purplish, but I prefer my blue on Delphiniums anyway.
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Post by markb on Feb 26, 2013 19:16:43 GMT
All the varieties now showing growth and more cuttings were ready to take. Did these this afternoon - 12 in all 6 x Rossendale Peach, 3 x Cherwell Skylark, 2 x Westerton Folly and 1 x Lady Linda.
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Post by edwin on Feb 26, 2013 20:31:05 GMT
Today my dahlia season started taking the first 25 cuttings, the first ones are arabian night, Deveril, Gallery Riviera, Hamari pink and Nathalie G. These are just the first ones of many to come, in totall about 60 varieties to take cuttings from. Would like to have 8 plants of each from them to choose from. I am using p7 plant trays for 40 cuttings which fit perfect in a crate i have, so it is not to difficult to move them around for now. But wil need my space in the greenhouse at home, 12 crates with cuttings, 4 with seedlings and then my greenpeas and other annuals..... What am i doing this year.....  ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Tel on Feb 27, 2013 15:10:35 GMT
I ordered 7 more dahlia varieties today.
3, Barbarry Balloon
3, Blyton Softer Gleam
3, Barbarry Parade
3, Barbarry Sunbeam
3, Blyton Romance
3, Marston George
3, Westerton Folly.
Harrogate this year, the only entry i intend to make at the moment is Birkenshaw Pudsey in the seedling class.
I have decided not to replace my covers for the dahlia's. So i am going to spend more time on the breeding side of things, the weather would have to be brilliant to show anything else.
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 27, 2013 15:57:03 GMT
It will be less stressful too Tel. Good luck with the breeding programme ;D
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