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Post by Raymond on Nov 3, 2014 16:00:26 GMT
I hope fairy feels better soon  Ear infections are not nice very sore  |
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 3, 2014 16:04:27 GMT
Moonlight what are you going to do if all your seeds germinate ? Hehehe |
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Post by Raymond on Nov 3, 2014 21:32:32 GMT
I meant to ask you moonlight have you come up with a prefix for any good seedlings or sports you get eg tel with birkenshaw and scrumpy with greenways ?
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 3, 2014 23:04:36 GMT
Nope. No prefix just name and numbers Fred 1 Fred 2 Fred 3... etc.
The next decision is do I carry on with Fred or have a different name for each year...
hmmm
I think you need something super special to give it a Prefix.
Collected some lovely dark almost black seeds, swollen like a plump apple seed from a Marston George.
Also Weston Pirate and erm Mary's Jomanda
Might do a staggered start in the seed department. Smaller numbers and see the germination success rate. Decide from where after that. After seeing todays seed, I'm intrigued as to how fertile they maybe as it is late in the season. Not the only one still collecting seeds, Dad collected a few from a White Moonlight today.
I might to Marston George, Valentine, Trooper and Moonlight 1st.
Might do Red Balloon, Brenda T, Jomanda and Mary's Jomanda last. Maybe poms in the middle.
Go with the flow me and now this Go With the Flow woman needs to climb up the wooden hill and go to bed.
Night All 
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 6, 2014 9:29:12 GMT
FROST
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 6, 2014 14:47:16 GMT
Dad waits until the frost comes and the foliage turns black before digging them up. Should be seeing him tonight so I can talk through plan of attack, want to try and keep up with him this year, rather than being weeks later than him. After the panic sets in.
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Post by Raymond on Nov 6, 2014 16:48:08 GMT
I had a bit of frost last night some bedding ones with a touch of black on the foliage but not enough to finish them off. Will start lifting on Sunday weather being ok.
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Post by roofgardener on Nov 6, 2014 16:57:16 GMT
The frost finally killed my outdoor tomatoes. They fought a valiant battle. There will be a short remembrance ceremony on Saturday, and then I will shove them in a bin bag.
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 7, 2014 9:41:45 GMT
The frost finally killed my outdoor tomatoes. They fought a valiant battle. There will be a short remembrance ceremony on Saturday, and then I will shove them in a bin bag.   Like it.
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Post by roofgardener on Nov 7, 2014 20:26:16 GMT
We are not emotionally soft here on the RoofGarden. At this altitude, only a STRONG hand can prevail.
The bin bag will be displayed to the two remaining plants in the greenhouse. With the message...
"Ripen... "
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 15, 2014 7:56:09 GMT
Been a bit thin on the updates recently but have nipped in to the dahlia threads. Family life has over taken well dahlia life really. Still have not planted Sweetpeas so I've missed the boat on that one. For now.
Did have some photos to add but missed the boat there as dahlias are looking more haggard.
What I want to add is that Dad has told me to give him the tubers that I want to keep which he did last year but even more so this year. For obvious reasons he wants to have the girls' dahlias.
He thinks that I was lucky last year due to good weather (and probably luck) with me and my duvets and my unheated green house.
Well I guess fingers crossed I can dig out my Willows Violet without breaking my tuber. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it threw out another sport but I am guessing it isn't that simple.
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 17, 2014 0:05:31 GMT
This year I have grown the following 31 varieties:
(I'm going by size rather than classification or personal favourites.)
Pom - 5
1 Willo's Violet
2 Gurtla Twilight
3 Lismore Moonlight
4 Moor Place
5 Tisa
Large Pom - 1
6 Nuland's Josephine
Miniature - 9
7 Downham Royal
8 Hillcrest Hannah
9 Weston Pirate
10 Marston George
11 Weston Spanish Dancer
12 Weston Stardust
13 Weston Corsair
14 Mary's Jomanda
15 Jomanda
Small - 7
16 Amber Festival
17 Oakwood Goldcrest
18 Ryecroft Zoe
19 Ruskin Myra
20 Clearview Audrey
21 Red Balloon
22 Ryecroft Brenda T
Medium - 4
23 Eastwood Moonlight
24 Clearview Jenny
25 Candy Jayne
26 Peach Delight
Large - 2
27 Trooper Dan
28 Kenora Valentine
Giant - 1
29 Sir Alf Ramsey
Collerette - 1
30 Garden Friends
Waterlilly - 1
31 Edwin's Sunset
31 Varieties - sounds a lot.
Tubers to go to Dad:
Amber Festival, Hillcrest Hannah - top priority because they are the girls.
Garden Friends - because it is special.
Willo's Violet - the one which had the sport.
Edwin's Sunset - lovely red
Kenora Valentine - because it is stunning
I think my 2 keeper seedlings need to go to Dad to give them the best chance of survival.
Candy Jayne and Clearview Jenny after all that fuss getting them to grow from the US.
The rest I need to talk to Dad about, for example my Nuland's Joesphine was much better than his (and mine was a cutting from a tuber) and I need to know which pom varieties he has, no need to double up.
New for next year / Wish List / Maybe / Tempted to / Possibly:
Barbarry Surprise
Marston Lilac
Weston Sunup
Hillcrest Candy
Majestic Athalie
Eastwood Star
Grand Duc
Barbarry Pip
another waterlilly, another large pom + another US
Relegation List i.e. those I'm not fussed on growing again.
Brenda T Red Balloon but I've collected lots of seed this year.
Reduced Plants 1 plant max:
Weston Stardust
Mary's Jomanda
Jomanda
Weston Stardust
Favourites:
Eastwood Moonlight
Downham Royal but going to make a point of giving it more tlc next year
Weston Pirate
Marston George
Trooper Dan
Kenora Valentine
Others that I really like just not my 'favourite' favourites. (If that makes sense)
Well that's where my brain is now.
Night All 
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Post by Raymond on Nov 17, 2014 1:03:45 GMT
What did you think of peach delight moonlight ? On my wish list.
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 17, 2014 10:40:55 GMT
Each to their own but I like it spiky and strong stems.
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Post by Raymond on Nov 17, 2014 11:07:34 GMT
I like it very much moonlight. Lovely colour I do have a preference at the moment for cactus and semi cactus.
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Ear infections are not nice very sore 
Sept 6, 2018 17:58:08 GMT
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