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Post by Tel on Sept 1, 2013 12:19:27 GMT
With a bit of luck, Garden Friends will be having a outing to the Eccleshill Show next Sat. Fingers crossed we can get a red card for the forum.  |
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 1, 2013 13:06:27 GMT
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Post by markb on Sept 1, 2013 15:08:36 GMT
Good blooms there, scrumpy. Will have to sit down in the 'off-season' to decide what to do next year.
However, with my village show being in early August I think I will try and get them for the Royal Welsh (the first show in Wales) and then follow on from there as there's at least one show every weekend in August.
As for second flush blooms I will have to play around with a couple first as we don't grow that way down here. We grow more blooms per plant and strip all side shoots off when securing buds.
One I will grow again next year is 'Lillian Marston' which was the highest pointed miniature dec at Welsh National and which I could cut 40 blooms from 12 plants yesterday.
That might change by next year though, lol.
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Post by scrumpy on Sept 1, 2013 15:55:15 GMT
with my village show being in early AugustThis is where varieties come in to play, and what is in the schedule. Ryecroft Zoe,Oakwood Goldcrest, Mary's Jomanda, Blyton Softer Gleam, and from this year, Barbarry Pip, all wanted to flower early, so if your village show is on the small side grow a few of those varieties just for that show. You'll find they'll also be ready for later ones though As to your Lilian Marston, sounds a nice one but 40 blooms being ready when you only need say 5 shows you might not need 12 plants
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Post by markb on Sept 1, 2013 16:18:26 GMT
with my village show being in early AugustThis is where varieties come in to play, and what is in the schedule. Ryecroft Zoe,Oakwood Goldcrest, Mary's Jomanda, Blyton Softer Gleam, and from this year, Barbarry Pip, all wanted to flower early, so if your village show is on the small side grow a few of those varieties just for that show. You'll find they'll also be ready for later ones though As to your Lilian Marston, sounds a nice one but 40 blooms being ready when you only need say 5 shows you might not need 12 plants You're right about the 40 blooms but in my defence the buds had been secured before I had the schedules and realised the classes had been changed. Would have needed 30 to cover the five classes that allow miniature decs. As for early flowerers I would add George Marston, Barbarry Sunbeam and Cherwell Skylark to that list. Hillcrest Candy also could flower that early as I've had that on the show bench since August 10th. |
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Post by Tel on Sept 1, 2013 18:22:23 GMT
Bronze medal eh, Tel. Well done. They looked good in the vase, too. One for the Leeds Trials next year? It would have to be in 2015 I think, need to get it through the winter first. Then next year would have to grow it to find out how many to grow up, I know the first couple of blooms did get near the ring. Then again if the trials organiser sends a email saying there short of plants like this year I may be tempted to send it.  |
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Post by candyblue on Sept 1, 2013 19:21:27 GMT
Cut 2 Sir Alfs and a Bryn Terfel yesterday,shame had no show to go to
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Post by candyblue on Sept 1, 2013 19:24:53 GMT
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Post by Tel on Sept 2, 2013 18:36:11 GMT
I like the Alf Ramsey on the right hand side, Candyblue, it looks a gud un. |
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Post by Tel on Sept 3, 2013 11:55:03 GMT
I was asking David Gillam, how he managed to get his stems so straight. His answer is, he places 3 canes round every plant and strings round them 3 times. He also said he strips all the lateral growth from the stems all the way to the floor. So I take it from that, he only grows the number of blooms he requires on the first flush with no second flush later.
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Post by scrumpy on Sept 3, 2013 18:35:32 GMT
And I would guess he has his plot surrounded by wind break netting. No idea which blooms you are on about but no way Mary's Jomanda could be tied up that way unless you use 6 foot canes I use 3 canes and end up tying stems individually to each cane as well as around the perimeter in some cases. |
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 3, 2013 22:25:08 GMT
And I would guess he has his plot surrounded by wind break netting. No idea which blooms you are on about but no way Mary's Jomanda could be tied up that way unless you use 6 foot canes I use 3 canes and end up tying stems individually to each cane as well as around the perimeter in some cases.  |
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 3, 2013 22:44:35 GMT
 Mind you Staleen Condesa is worse. I think it is about 8 foot. I'm struggling to get a ring over it and haven't actually seen the face because it is just too high.
Me on tiptoes and I can't see whether on not the petals touch as I put the ring over.
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Post by Tel on Sept 4, 2013 7:08:39 GMT
I was asking David Gillam, how he managed to get his stems so straight. His answer is, he places 3 canes round every plant and strings round them 3 times. He also said he strips all the lateral growth from the stems all the way to the floor. So I take it from that, he only grows the number of blooms he requires on the first flush with no second flush later. Sorry it was his Midlands Championship winning exhibit.  |
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Post by markb on Sept 4, 2013 14:29:46 GMT
Looks like a good exhibit from the picture, Tel. Those are the first Kenora Challenger I've seen on bench all season.
I wonder how the National Show at Wisley is doing?
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