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Post by scrumpy on Mar 28, 2015 0:47:42 GMT
For some reason hillcrest candy the growing tips keep damping off and going black . This variety only . pinched it out this time leaves are fine . Any ideas ? Temp is at 10celsius all others looking ok. Just candy. Should I spray with a fungicide ? I would say it is the tuber throwing up dodgey cuttings. I've had similar problems in the past with Fairway Spur. You can predict when they are going to go black by looking at the tip of the cutting. Usually you can see black spots on the leaves at the tip. Good news is follow up cutting material usually roots normally. Won't hurt to spray with a fungicide. |
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Post by Raymond on Mar 28, 2015 6:52:06 GMT
Cheers scrumpy will give the tuber and cutting a spray I think my first lot of zoe have rooted as have some winholme Diane And an assortment of others. Got lots more senzoe Ursula and zoe in a couple of days  |
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 28, 2015 9:26:16 GMT
Nice.
I've got 200 that should be ready in the next few days, at least the same number of cuttings to take though I won't take all of them, then apart from the ones that are a little behind, that will do me for this year.
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Post by Tel on Mar 28, 2015 10:11:47 GMT
Nice. I've got 200 that should be ready in the next few days, at least the same number of cuttings to take though I won't take all of them, then apart from the ones that are a little behind, that will do me for this year. Do you still need any Barbarry Pip scrumpy ? |
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 28, 2015 10:27:26 GMT
I'm sorted for Pip thanks.
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Post by Tel on Mar 28, 2015 10:42:10 GMT
I'm sorted for Pip thanks. Ok no probs. |
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Post by Raymond on Mar 28, 2015 17:52:10 GMT
I think I will be taking a nice batch of winholm Diane, Ac Abby and zoe tonight . Holding off on the candy a bit as I want them a touch bigger and stronger plus need to spray them As I cannot loose any more don't have enough.
Hapet pearl is firing up 27 all clean slim cannot believe it. Only concerned with Mary's Candy and pirate. Still got the bedding one's to take and tons of them coming. Don't know where I am going to put them all ! Oops hehe nice problem to have.
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Post by Raymond on Mar 31, 2015 8:08:11 GMT
Well hillcrest candy is a pain in the *** every cutting has sooner or later gone in the bin with a black growing tip. Tomorrow they get sprayed with a fungicide as its the big take of these in a couple of days. No other issues with damping off on any other variety after that pellet disaster.
Although peach delight is the most ugly sickly Awful looking plant . Flower better be better ! Lol
I did bin a Tuber of park princess think it is virused. I have two and one the cuttings just did not look right funny colour mottled leaves and stunted very thick and short jointed. Not taking any chances.
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Post by ian on Apr 2, 2015 8:38:54 GMT
Well by now all your tubers should be covered with cuttings from now on for the next 3 maybe 4 weeks this is the time to take you exhibition dahlia cuttings, with the longer days the cutting root quickly in as little time as 6-7 days depending on the varieties but certainly rooted by day 10 or day 12. I have far far too many cuttings in the propagator at the moment (some 800) but will be useful for friends, topping and pot tubers etc
I pot into number 7 pots (7 x 7 x 8) then move them on to number 9 (9 x 9 x 10) then planted out of these the last week in May (May bank holiday) I see no benefit at all of planting out of bigger pots. In fact if I can plant out of number 7 pots so much the better so so much easier and no need for a trowel on my well prepared soil.
Happy propagating.
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Post by cici on Apr 2, 2015 12:26:10 GMT
Just got over a hundred varieties in soil under lights, double tubers of most, hoping to make cuttings from about twenty varieties for insurance or show. Will have another hundred varieties potted after Easter.
Lots of trade and vendor tubers coming in the mail every day, lots of visits to the post office to send out, too. Fun time of year. I resisted starting sooner, thank goodness, as I had way too little room last year when I began everything early March.
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Post by Raymond on Apr 2, 2015 20:37:06 GMT
I have four rooted winholm Diane and some bedding one's. The others I thought had rooted have not and some rotted off lost all the Clearview Sundance and some peach delight As well as all the hillcrest candy bar one cutting. Some now in the propagator for nearly three weeks and not rooting. I guess not enough light indoors.
At Kent dahlia society yesterday and many others having issues With damping off and rot. Very experienced growers and they don't know why.
Just need to tough it out and keep taking cutting for the next 3 to 4 weeks. Off to take more now.
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Post by Lou78W on Apr 3, 2015 7:32:45 GMT
That's the spirit @raymond !!. That's why I don't rush taking cuttings. I bet the ones you take now will romp away!!
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Post by Raymond on Apr 3, 2015 8:45:40 GMT
That's the spirit @raymond !!. That's why I don't rush taking cuttings. I bet the ones you take now will romp away!! Making some changes Lou moving everything to the summerhouse this coming week. Got a great tip from ian that there is not enough air circulation and that is causing my issues. I am watching the moisture as well will keep the medium a bit drier now. Will set up a fan in the summer house just to circulate the air Which I hope will help. On a good note Tel wyns favourite is a lovely looking plant and doing well as is garden friends. Picture taken just after potting up into 3inch pot.  |
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Post by Tel on Apr 3, 2015 8:54:38 GMT
That's the spirit @raymond !!. That's why I don't rush taking cuttings. I bet the ones you take now will romp away!! Making some changes Lou moving everything to the summerhouse this coming week. Got a great tip from ian that there is not enough air circulation and that is causing my issues. I am watching the moisture as well will keep the medium a bit drier now. Will set up a fan in the summer house just to circulate the air Which I hope will help. On a good note Tel wyns favourite is a lovely looking plant and doing well as is garden friends. Picture taken just after potting up into 3inch pot. You will have to place it with any tall growers Raymond, I had some of them reach 5ft to the top of the bloom. |
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Post by Raymond on Apr 3, 2015 11:40:16 GMT
I will do that Tel I seem to have lots of tall growers ! Is wyns favourite a sml Dec or sml ball ? Oops not that again ! Hehehe |
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