Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season

scrumpy Top Member Posts: 1,280	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 4, 2013 17:54:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scrumpy on Jul 4, 2013 17:54:52 GMT leaf miner....just cut off affected leaves and dispose of them.

Moonlight Top Member Posts: 4,922	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 4, 2013 20:11:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Moonlight on Jul 4, 2013 20:11:44 GMT Will do thanks Scrumpy

mattolo Senior Member A bit chalky Posts: 255	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 9, 2013 20:40:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mattolo on Jul 9, 2013 20:40:45 GMT Dahlia Zorro by smifter2012, on Flickr Zorro
	Last Edit: Jul 11, 2013 22:00:29 GMT by mattolo Deal Kent

Moonlight Top Member Posts: 4,922	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 15, 2013 8:47:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Moonlight on Jul 15, 2013 8:47:39 GMT Downham Royal. Not grown for show, in a big pot with no stops, just wanted dahlias that made me smile when I came home. nb it's brothers and sisters at the back might be, if any are good enough show time...

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Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 16, 2013 21:27:24 GMT

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Post by mattolo on Jul 16, 2013 21:27:24 GMT

Two days ago one of the main branches of my kenora valentine wilted.I had a good look and found the base where it joins the main "trunk" just above ground level to be rotten.I removed the branch and cleared the leaves that were shading this part of the stem to allow sunlight in to dry this area.I am also taking care to not get it wet. Am I doing the right thing? Have any of the experienced growers out there ever had this happen?

Deal Kent

mattolo Senior Member A bit chalky Posts: 255	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 17, 2013 21:34:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mattolo on Jul 17, 2013 21:34:03 GMT Another stem has collapsed.Maybe I'll lose the whole plant.What should I do? Can it be saved?
	Deal Kent

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Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 18, 2013 8:16:42 GMT

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Post by markb on Jul 18, 2013 8:16:42 GMT

I would dig the plant out and get rid of it, matt. Put it out for refuse collection, don't risk composting it. I would also give the plants and soil a good drench of a fungicide like Fungus Clear Ultra.

I had something similar on 'Hillcrest Candy' last term and if not stopped it will spread to other plants, as mine did last year until I noticed it and got rid of the infected plants.

Moonlight Top Member Posts: 4,922	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 25, 2013 19:36:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Moonlight on Jul 25, 2013 19:36:29 GMT Dahlias are shooting up now. Only problem is that now they are getting so tall they need another tie but the bottles that I used as cane protectors are getting in the way of the tieing.

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 25, 2013 19:39:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Jul 25, 2013 19:39:17 GMT One of the tallest one's I have is Mary's Jomanda.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

Moonlight Top Member Posts: 4,922	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 25, 2013 19:43:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Moonlight on Jul 25, 2013 19:43:28 GMT Jul 25, 2013 19:39:17 GMT Tel said: One of the tallest one's I have is Mary's Jomanda. Beginning to think I should have put mine on 6" canes...

steve2t Senior Member Posts: 312	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 26, 2013 0:25:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve2t on Jul 26, 2013 0:25:39 GMT Spent cartridge cases make excellent protectors on canes. If you have a clay shoot nearby, they should be able to supply all you need. (And for free)

Moonlight Top Member Posts: 4,922	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 26, 2013 23:08:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Moonlight on Jul 26, 2013 23:08:05 GMT I've noticed wasps on some of my dahlias today and I've got black fly on one of my plants. but the dahlias themselves look lovely.

Moonlight Top Member Posts: 4,922	Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 28, 2013 15:37:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Moonlight on Jul 28, 2013 15:37:20 GMT Something's been eating my Weston Spanish Dancer's leaves. Any suggestions?

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Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 28, 2013 15:50:56 GMT

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Jul 26, 2013 0:25:39 GMT steve2t said:

Spent cartridge cases make excellent protectors on canes. If you have a clay shoot nearby, they should be able to supply all you need.
(And for free)

Tried researching that one Steve2t but bit of a dead end. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Dahlias for Beginners 2013 Season Jul 28, 2013 16:12:29 GMT

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Post by Moonlight on Jul 28, 2013 16:12:29 GMT

My Weston Pirate looks (to me) better than My 1st Weston Spanish Dancer and has a damaged petal which is a pity and I don't think that the centre is as neat opening as my Pirate did.

Jomanda

My Jomanda (to me)looks ok, as does my Mary's Jomanda - early days.

It is nice to start to see them flower for the 1st time. A memory or a photo can't compare with the real thing.

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