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Post by Raymond on Feb 26, 2015 12:36:31 GMT
Pleased to say winholm Diane, Mary's jomanda, hillcrest candy (pot tubers),senzoe ursula, the 3 hapets all sprouting Or with proper eyes. So only waiting for Weston pirate, nenekazi, Clearview Sundance, hillcrest candy field tuber,parkland rave and some bedding one's. Clearview Debby got 7 Shoots on it. Some about half an inch now. Hi Raymond, Pleased to see your tubers are doing well. I have had tubers of Winholme Diane on the heat mat for 42 days and still showing no signs of life. Are your tubers still in your bedroom? Last season I started off my tubers inside the house and had a better rate of success than this season. I am now beginning to question which is the better method. Yesterday I started off 2 tubers of Kenora Valentine inside the house to test my theory to see how long it takes for them to produce Shoots. Tubers on the heat mats that are starting to shoot are White Charlie 2, Dikara Superb and Willo's Surprise. Hi diggie I guess I have been able to maintain a nice steady heat. No fluctuations from being in a greenhouse Or outside space like a garage. The fleece tent ian seems to be helping greatly. Weston pirate and others throwing loads of hair roots so just a matter of time. Field tubers will always take longer to get going than pot tubers from what I here Although ryecroft zoe and senzoe sprouted from field tubers Thanks scrumpy. My Diane and Mary's are pot tubers 4 of each. It will also vary greatly as to the variety and of course the quality of the tuber itself as binned a couple already. No cuttings yet so fingers crossed. I need to able to root them though. Now that will be the fun part. Hehehe Good luck ! Ps will be interesting to hear on your Valentine. I have a pot tuber here but not growing it going to a friend. |
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Post by Cat on Feb 26, 2015 20:02:47 GMT
Trying to upload a picture but it is saying the forum has reached its upload limit. Any ideas please?
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Post by Raymond on Feb 26, 2015 20:42:46 GMT
Try using photobucket or tinypic Cat and you link the image |
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Post by Raymond on Feb 27, 2015 15:45:54 GMT
Hillcrest candy field tuber now woken up. It is a race between ac Abby and Clearview Debby as to which gets taken as first cutting. Knowing my luck will be hollow ! Hahaha
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Post by Raymond on Mar 1, 2015 17:57:43 GMT
So things progressing well with tubers. One winholm Diane pot tuber has 10 lovely green eyes. Between the four of them 20 eyes or sprouts.
Still waiting on nenekazi, parkland rave, Weston pirate pot tubers, Clearview Sundance pot tuber and some bedding one's. Everything else has sprouted or with Loads of green or reddish eyes.
Spent the day today digging main dahlia bed. Dug loads of rubble out and dug in lots of peat and manure. More to be done Still.
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Post by ste b on Mar 1, 2015 18:19:57 GMT
So things progressing well with tubers. One winholm Diane pot tuber has 10 lovely green eyes. Between the four of them 20 eyes or sprouts. Still waiting on nenekazi, parkland rave, Weston pirate pot tubers, Clearview Sundance pot tuber and some bedding one's. Everything else has sprouted or with Loads of green or reddish eyes. Spent the day today digging main dahlia bed. Dug loads of rubble out and dug in lots of peat and manure. More to be done Still. Hi Raymod Made up your stuffs doing well and shooting , am going for my roast dinner now and eat some sprouts hehe. |
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Post by ian on Mar 1, 2015 18:48:25 GMT
Hehe sprouts like that one Steve. The National Dahlia Society AGM is next Sunday 8th March at Kenilworth School, Kenilworth Birmingham if anyone is interested in attending.
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Post by Raymond on Mar 1, 2015 19:12:23 GMT
So things progressing well with tubers. One winholm Diane pot tuber has 10 lovely green eyes. Between the four of them 20 eyes or sprouts. Still waiting on nenekazi, parkland rave, Weston pirate pot tubers, Clearview Sundance pot tuber and some bedding one's. Everything else has sprouted or with Loads of green or reddish eyes. Spent the day today digging main dahlia bed. Dug loads of rubble out and dug in lots of peat and manure. More to be done Still. Hi Raymod Made up your stuffs doing well and shooting , am going for my roast dinner now and eat some sprouts hehe. Enjoy your sprouts steve ! Hehe scrub Clearview Sundance off the not woken list two green eyes as of tonight. Just misted the tray and they became visible. Now just really Weston pirate that is important To give me some sprouts ! Haha |
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Post by ste b on Mar 1, 2015 19:27:16 GMT
Soon be taking cuttings Raymond , bet yeah can't wait.
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Post by Raymond on Mar 1, 2015 22:21:55 GMT
I can't wait but also nervous ste b first time doing this. May make a pigs ear of it. Also scrub Weston pirate off the list one pot Tuber with three red green eyes. Just the other two to wake up. One bedding also woken up parc princess not growing it this year will try and get some plants for friends. |
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Post by Raymond on Mar 1, 2015 23:40:45 GMT
One of my winholme diane pot tubers will try and get all the cuttings from this one for a matching set.  Things progressing ac Abby and Clearview Debby  |
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Post by Raymond on Mar 3, 2015 12:51:52 GMT
I noticed this morning in checking the tubers before work that my second shoot or sprout from ryecroft zoe is coming through. They come from quite low down. Know this for next year. Also the angle I set the tubers in. The Austrian one's where split field tubers and cut to the crown so hard to tell where the eyes where.
Also some bedding woken up parc princess, lilac favourite ( my name for it ) mignon sunshine a pretty single with dark foliage so only waiting on a couple of things now 2 Weston pirate, nenekazi and parkland rave and a couple more bedding. Over all I am very pleased. Shoots or sprouts ! Hehehe
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Post by Tel on Mar 3, 2015 13:35:52 GMT
Raymond, have you enough light where your tubers are ? they do look a little on the pale side.
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Post by Raymond on Mar 3, 2015 17:57:19 GMT
Raymond, have you enough light where your tubers are ? they do look a little on the pale side. Hi tel they look much greener in person. Finding this camera makes green look white. Changing set up later this week. Moving tubers under desk with a grow light over them And heat mat. Smaller heat mat has arrived my main one is two big for the area. thermostat and grow light should arrive today or tomorrow. Want to use the vitopod properly for the cuttings. Off to first dahlia meeting of 2015 tonight . |
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Post by MarkE on Mar 4, 2015 10:59:56 GMT
Got the chance of half an allotment plot, just mulling it over! It's 7 miles from my house on the way to work.
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