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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2014 16:58:51 GMT
Thanks woodforddahlias6. Took a look at the link and it certainly seems to be the best stuff for the job. Unfortunately I don't think my wife would be best pleased spending £280 on fungus fighting, even though she indulges me with my dahlia obsession  . Will have to find a cheaper alternative, but thank you for letting me know you spray your cuttings to prevent dampening off. |
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 6, 2014 19:13:08 GMT
I've never sprayed with anything to prevent damping off.
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Post by Tel on Mar 6, 2014 19:36:02 GMT
I've never sprayed with anything to prevent damping off. I could not afford that amount of money, I expected to lose a few to damping off over the years. Then on the other hand I always take more cuttings than I really need. |
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Post by derekbrooks on Mar 6, 2014 20:49:01 GMT
I never spray for damping off either but like Tel I take more cuttings than I need.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2014 21:48:19 GMT
Thanks everybody, great sound advice from people with hands on knowledgeable experience. I'll take on board your advice and take more cuttings than I need, so if I lose some I'll still have all I need |
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Post by gareth on Mar 8, 2014 13:54:29 GMT
Just taken the first cuttings of the year, 10 Franz Kafka and 5 Hillcrest Candy. Just awaiting my order from Halls and Station house and then the season is well under way.
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Post by richardr on Mar 8, 2014 17:40:12 GMT
I've never sprayed with anything to prevent damping off. I could not afford that amount of money, I expected to lose a few to damping off over the years. Then on the other hand I always take more cuttings than I really need. I've never sprayed against damp, or used anything else for that matter, and reckon on losing about 2% of those we take. We set our own target for our cut flower production, add the number we have sold and then add 20% to cover late sales, sales off the nursery and losses. Mostly seems to work for us. We strike cuttings into a good quality gritty JI Seed and use a commercial hormone rooting compound. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2014 17:43:51 GMT
Not long back from a lovely day visiting two dahlia suppliers. First went up to Suffolk to meet Matthew Long of Riverside Bulbs, and what a knowledgeable and friendly man. He's tubers are good quality and very reasonably priced. Worth a look at his website, riversidebulbs.co.uk . Then onto Anglia Bulb Co in Boxted, Essex. A bigger company, but Tracey Coyne, the owner, is very much hands on. So much so, when I arrived she was sorting out a mountain of tubers, bulbs and corms. All of which looked in superb condition. Spent a lovely half hour chatting all things dahlias, and got some great advice along the way. That's something I've found since growing dahlias, the people involved with the dahlia are really friendly and helpful, willing to pass on any advice they can. Take a look on Tracey's website, www.angliabulbs.com . The dahlias I got from Anglia Bulb Co, were, Lilac Time, Ludwig Helfert and Spassmacher. And from Riverside Bulbs, I got Apache, Vuurvogal and Fashion Monger. |
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Post by snute2008 on Mar 10, 2014 13:59:25 GMT
I was at the NDS AGM yesterday in Kenilworth and was talking with some other growers regarding propagation.
It seems that I could do with some lighting for my cuttings. Does anyone else use any lighting for their cuttings? I was wondering how many hours per day would be recommended.
Many thanks.
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Post by Tel on Mar 10, 2014 15:19:37 GMT
I was at the NDS AGM yesterday in Kenilworth and was talking with some other growers regarding propagation. It seems that I could do with some lighting for my cuttings. Does anyone else use any lighting for their cuttings? I was wondering how many hours per day would be recommended. Many thanks. I do not use lighting, some growers use lighting if they have a sport that they want to root and keep growing through the winter months. This time of year with the day's getting longer, cuttings should start to root in 10-14 day's now snute. Set my tubers up in January, taken about 450 cuttings so far, 150 of them have been potted up in the last few days. |
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 10, 2014 17:11:37 GMT
No lights here either, though as Tel says, I used them overwinter on my sport.
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Post by dcdahlia on Mar 10, 2014 19:03:02 GMT
Only person I know who uses lights at this time of year is chairman of the northern commitee Geoff Gardiner.But he propogates in his loft.
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Post by snute2008 on Mar 11, 2014 11:36:34 GMT
Thanks for the advice, the issue I have is that the greenhouse is too hot for my cuttings and last year I put the propagator in the shed (has a clear roof) but this was not enough light.
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 11, 2014 13:07:41 GMT
My greenhouse gets well into the 80's, as will most peoples I guess.
That's why I find my method of rooting so good....no matter how hot it gets, there is always plenty of moisture to stop them wilting.
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Post by Tel on Mar 11, 2014 16:20:12 GMT
My greenhouse gets the sun in the morning. So does not get too hot, but I do cover the cuttings with newspaper when the sun is on the greenhouse.
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. Will have to find a cheaper alternative, but thank you for letting me know you spray your cuttings to prevent dampening off.
