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Post by dcdahlia on Oct 25, 2013 18:06:57 GMT
Been calling up the gardens for an hour after work each night this week and have managed to get 270 cut down,just 140 to go this weekend.
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Post by lesley on Oct 25, 2013 18:14:01 GMT
Cut another bed of dahlia's down this afternoon. I know it's a daft question I thought you were supposed to leave dahlia's until they'd got frosted ?? why is it better to lift them now ?? a lot of mine still have flowers on !! |
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Post by scrumpy on Oct 25, 2013 19:30:16 GMT
For convenience really. Dahlias should be cut down to about 3 " above soil level, then left for about 2 weeks. This encourages eyes to form for next years cuttings.
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Post by lesley on Oct 26, 2013 7:36:31 GMT
For convenience really. Dahlias should be cut down to about 3 " above soil level, then left for about 2 weeks. This encourages eyes to form for next years cuttings. Thank you Scrumpy  |
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Post by markb on Oct 26, 2013 16:32:07 GMT
Thought I'd better cut all my dahlias down today, in case the weather boffins are right and this storm (hurricane?) is as bad as predicted. Hate to cut down plants still flowering but better that than the wind uprooting them (they are on an exposed, south-facing allotment).
Lifted two 'Oakwood Goldcrest' that were cut down a fortnight ago and the tubers are small - even for this cultivar.
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Post by Tel on Oct 26, 2013 17:45:13 GMT
[quote author=" markb" source="/post/87316/thread" timestamp="1382805127 "]Thought I'd better cut all my dahlias down today, in case the weather boffins are right and this storm (hurricane?) is as bad as predicted. Hate to cut down plants still flowering but better that than the wind uprooting them (they are on an exposed, south-facing allotment). Lifted two 'Oakwood Goldcrest' that were cut down a fortnight ago and the tubers are small - even for this cultivar. Cut the rest of mine today too. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2013 17:57:13 GMT
[quote author=" markb" source="/post/87316/thread" timestamp="1382805127 "]Thought I'd better cut all my dahlias down today, in case the weather boffins are right and this storm (hurricane?) is as bad as predicted. Hate to cut down plants still flowering but better that than the wind uprooting them (they are on an exposed, south-facing allotment). Lifted two 'Oakwood Goldcrest' that were cut down a fortnight ago and the tubers are small - even for this cultivar. Cut the rest of mine today too. I think you will find most tubers will be small this year due to the dry summer. Perhaps where possible leave the tubers in the ground for as long as possible to allow them to grow some more. The long term weather forcast continues to predict mild weather. I started lifting on friday and so far mine are a good size, even Barbarry Surprise which produces crap tubers has meat on its roots. |
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Post by Moonlight on Oct 26, 2013 20:10:24 GMT
Thought I'd better cut all my dahlias down today, in case the weather boffins are right and this storm (hurricane?) is as bad as predicted. Hate to cut down plants still flowering but better that than the wind uprooting them (they are on an exposed, south-facing allotment). Lifted two 'Oakwood Goldcrest' that were cut down a fortnight ago and the tubers are small - even for this cultivar. Cut the rest of mine today too. I think you will find most tubers will be small this year due to the dry summer. Perhaps where possible leave the tubers in the ground for as long as possible to allow them to grow some more. The long term weather forcast continues to predict mild weather. I started lifting on friday and so far mine are a good size, even Barbarry Surprise which produces crap tubers has meat on its roots.  Too busy collecting seeds and I think that now it is too late. Weather here is not good.
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Post by dcdahlia on Oct 27, 2013 9:54:09 GMT
All dahlias are cut down now,evaflow and groundcover lifted.I was planning to lift next weekend (won't be able to get up the gardens on a night now it will be to dark when I get in from work)but I think I will keep an eye on the forecast and if it is to stay mild enough I will leave them longer.I lifted 4 joan walker's that had been daisy eyed and they were decent tubers.
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Post by Tel on Oct 27, 2013 18:52:01 GMT
Will have to decide what dahlia's are coming out of retirement for showing next year. Kenora Challenger will have to be one of them, I think.
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Post by dcdahlia on Oct 27, 2013 19:40:30 GMT
I am bringing challenger out of retirement to Tel I hope it does as good as the one I
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Post by dcdahlia on Oct 27, 2013 19:41:14 GMT
brought out of retirement this year eastwood moonlight
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Post by Moonlight on Oct 27, 2013 20:20:28 GMT
I am bringing challenger out of retirement to Tel I hope it does as good as the one I brought out of retirement this year eastwood moonlight  Really glad that you had success with Eastwood Moonlight.
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Post by daitheplant on Oct 27, 2013 22:05:29 GMT
I think you are all panicing, another month will be fine.
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Post by steve2t on Oct 28, 2013 22:50:58 GMT
My covers are still up and I've watered some plants recently - Marston George.
Not grown them before so I don't know if they produce good tubers, so I'll leave them in the ground as long as I can.
My reasoning is, the longer I can leave them in the ground, the less time they have to rot etc.
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Too busy collecting seeds and I think that now it is too late. Weather here is not good.
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