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Post by ian on Aug 13, 2014 16:10:31 GMT
Hi CMM My great friend Donald Kershaw raised Lewis (named after his grandson Lewis not Rossendale Hehe) I had the privilege of growing Lewis pre release, the season of 2008 I used it in my National winning entry in the individual championship it scored a very healthy 24 points. Rossendale Lewis leaves looks sometimes a little suspect the blooms will be fine, give the plants some Epsom salts 2-3teaspoons per 2gal watering can water on to 8-10 plants it would not hurt to also at this time of the season to put in some seaweed extract and a little tomato feed. Lewis has the best form if the centres hold for you often it is best to select side buds and lightly disbud. It also won the jets cot trophy for the best seedling when shown in 2008. Good luck and good fortune and welcome aboard CMM.
ps Have you decided what you would like to grow if it is for the garden then the smaller varieties will give a better return and are more weather proof as is Lewis so varieties like Western Pirate (mini cactus) Barbarry Kestral (mini ball) dark pink, Ryecroft Zoe (small semicactus) Red, Mary's Jomanda (mini ball) Magenta and most ponpoms etc these varieties would also do well on the show bench happy growing hope the bug bites.
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Post by ian on Aug 13, 2014 16:18:04 GMT
Hi Mark, Yes Golden girl great form from the front but tends to be a little flatter than most, Suzzane is excellent but be warned it is big so grow everything up and more. Marston George is great. Lewis if grown to its potential and with centres will compete with anything. By the way when is the Welsh National?
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Post by markb on Aug 13, 2014 17:09:11 GMT
You're right about Suzanne, Ian, growing mine on a three-stop this year. They've been ok so far but with all the rain we've had now I can see them pushing for disqualification.
The Welsh National is on Bank Holiday Monday with staging from 10pm on Sunday night. Schedule available from:
Mike Davies
31 Kings Hill
Hengoed
CF82 7NJ
Tel: 01443 814688
email: mikekingshill@btinternet.com
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Post by MarkE on Aug 13, 2014 17:50:47 GMT
Thankyou for the advice on the lewis I will give it all a try, ive only got 5 plants this year but hope to have more of it next year depending on how it goes, thanks again for the advice and warm welcome.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 7:46:05 GMT
Welcome to the forum CMM. Good luck with the showing  |
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Post by Moonlight on Aug 14, 2014 10:14:36 GMT
I am sure that I read somewhere here about dirty blooms and dirty dogs at Crufts.  I agreed with the point but didn't ask the obvious question:
So what is best to use to clean up those specs or tiny insects?
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Post by ian on Aug 14, 2014 13:00:39 GMT
If you are showing blooms the a good spraying programme will deal with most aphids etc but as the blooms are being staged each bloom is inspected and any spots(dirt) can be removed with a cotton bud and a little water (spit) Oooo Hehe
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Post by Moonlight on Aug 14, 2014 14:24:41 GMT
Thanks for that Ian, I was thinking of trying a paintbrush.
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Post by MarkE on Aug 15, 2014 8:43:09 GMT
Was just wondering if anyone had heard of or grown a yellow pom good enough for exhibition? Cheers
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Post by Moonlight on Aug 15, 2014 9:46:34 GMT
I'm growing a really 'yellow yellow' pom called Lismore Moonlight (no relation ) I fell in love with it when I saw it ar a dahlia show.
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Post by MarkE on Aug 15, 2014 9:49:57 GMT
I've got a thing for yellow dahlias, but would like a yellow pom to go with my mooreplace and gurtla . Will look out for that one!
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Post by ian on Aug 15, 2014 11:21:08 GMT
Hi fellow Dahlia buds Lismore Moonlight is a good yellow, or there is another called Pop Wiilo a very good yellow.
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Post by Tel on Aug 15, 2014 16:26:00 GMT
My first local show, is normally the last weekend in August, found out they have brought it forward to tomorrow, I have nothing really worth taking, but I have to return a trophy so I will take what blooms I can find.  |
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 15, 2014 17:56:13 GMT
My first local show, is normally the last weekend in August, found out they have brought it forward to tomorrow, I have nothing really worth taking, but I have to return a trophy so I will take what blooms I can find. Hope you gave it a polish Tel |
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Post by Tel on Aug 15, 2014 18:32:55 GMT
My first local show, is normally the last weekend in August, found out they have brought it forward to tomorrow, I have nothing really worth taking, but I have to return a trophy so I will take what blooms I can find. Hope you gave it a polish Tel I have sweetpea, the polish took some finding though, there is no more to polish, I left the others after the presentations last season. |
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I agreed with the point but didn't ask the obvious question:
