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Post by Moonlight on Jan 26, 2013 17:03:12 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 26, 2013 17:19:42 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 26, 2013 17:52:03 GMT
If I remember right the rubber band is on a pencil and set for 3/4" depth. The main thing is that they are all the SAME depth allowing regular germination. however there is always one or two precocious seedlings and an occasional laggard.
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 26, 2013 18:14:35 GMT
Have PMd you re dahlia Eastwood Star.
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Post by Lou78W on Jan 26, 2013 20:26:01 GMT
:Hi Moonlight. Have you tried the National Dahlia Collection for Eastwood Star?
Never know maybe a friend of a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of a friend......... might have the magic wand. My fingers and toes remain crossed but thank you. After all we have quite a few dahlia nuts here at Garden Friends 
Can't begin to express how much this means to my family.We are so pleased you have joined us Moonlight....  |
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 26, 2013 22:13:35 GMT
Sweetpea, the girls have a pot of T&M sweet peas each planted, I'm going to make HH a cuppa and then I'm going to do mine. Each pot is labelled and ready to go.
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 26, 2013 23:40:04 GMT
Sweetpea, the girls have a pot of T&M sweet peas each planted, I'm going to make HH a cuppa and then I'm going to do mine. Each pot is labelled and ready to go.  |
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 27, 2013 0:48:58 GMT
Kertons usually have 21/22 seeds. Discard the smallest or any wierd looking ones sow 6 to each 5" pot
Done mine, 6 to each pot.
I know it is late, all are in bed, Had Roy Orbison crooning on my laptop, while I sowed my not very wild seeds.  Gave my latest babies a quick shower, and I am going to bed happy. I have been so excited ever since those seeds arrived, I've been so excited, our 3 January birthdays in the family, FPW's birthday party and school and homework in general has held me back - no more. I've achieved my January sweetpea seed sow deadline. Gosh I feel happy.
It's been so frustrating reading all of these sleeping beauties tuber bursting with life from their winter tuber slumber and mine don't come till March. Can't wait. Hurry up snow melt, I've got a garden to get ready. 
Night all
tiny steps...with a yawn and a big grin ;D |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 27, 2013 4:06:05 GMT
So glad you're feeling happier  Lots to look forward to! |
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 27, 2013 23:45:16 GMT
We've been shopping
I've got my roses and HH chose which ones..........  
Another good day.
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 28, 2013 10:47:31 GMT
 This is the one that I was looking for but HH thought that this looked a better plant than the one that I saw first.
 This handsome fellow HH chose because he thought that the colour was 'me'.
I am not sure whether or not it shows on the photo but the label is slightly wonky. That is because when I tried to flex it straighter, it snapped. So I taped it back together for the photo.
Vain on behalf of a rose, who has not started growing again yet, yes but I did give advance warning in the title in my very 1st post here:Diary of a bizarre erratic gardener. PS You can roll your eyes a bit when I do something daft but not when I'm looking. |
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Post by Geranium on Jan 28, 2013 12:40:43 GMT
A word of warning - at this time of year, they're likely to have been bare-rooted stock that the GC/Nursery has only just planted in their pots. You'll have two choices: 1) plant them as soon as the soil isn't frozen or waterlogged, in which case, when you tip the pot upside down to get the rose out to plant, all the compost will fall out! Don't worry - just back-fill carefully with a little bonemeal mixed into the compost. 2) Leave them in their pots for a month or two and then plant them. Whichever you choose to do, you'll need to prune them very soon. Hope all this is helpful! I promise not to roll my eyes at you. |
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 28, 2013 13:01:47 GMT
A word of warning - at this time of year, they're likely to have been bare-rooted stock that the GC/Nursery has only just planted in their pots. You'll have two choices: 1) plant them as soon as the soil isn't frozen or waterlogged, in which case, when you tip the pot upside down to get the rose out to plant, all the compost will fall out! Don't worry - just back-fill carefully with a little bonemeal mixed into the compost. 2) Leave them in their pots for a month or two and then plant them. Whichever you choose to do, you'll need to prune them very soon. Hope all this is helpful! I promise not to roll my eyes at you.  )
I explained that I wanted to plant them in pots and he told me to make sure that I include some heavy soil. I do try really hard to try and ask the right questions when I buy plants and try to remember what I have been told and understand what I am being told. I do read here but I really am very much in the dark haven't got a clue what I am doing, making it up as I go along whilst hoping that what I am doing doesn't kill the plants.
I have not a problem in leaving them alone for a while. I didn't realise that they needed more clipping back. In my don't-have-a-clue-what-I'm-doing-eyes I thought that they were clipped back enough already. How much more clipping needs to be done? I'll probably end up with a root if left to my own devices.
Why does everything plant related so complicated / so expensive?
tiny steps but seriously in the dark. |
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 28, 2013 13:22:26 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Jan 28, 2013 14:19:53 GMT
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Gave my latest babies a quick shower, and I am going to bed happy. I have been so excited ever since those seeds arrived, I've been so excited, our 3 January birthdays in the family, FPW's birthday party and school and homework in general has held me back - no more. I've achieved my January sweetpea seed sow deadline. Gosh I feel happy.
Lots to look forward to!
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