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Post by ste b on Jul 7, 2015 14:19:21 GMT
Epsom salts is good for flower colour and foliage colour it's a good tonic for plants helps plants to take in feed , don't use toilet paper is it some kind of new mulch?
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Post by Tel on Jul 7, 2015 16:15:06 GMT
Tel what is a ping? is it a unit of measurement in common use in Bradford Then? I must give my plants 2 pings then. He he I don't have a clue ian it must be a Cornish term, Paul Fisher used to be a member on here a while back. He was or is the Secretary of the West Cornwall Dahlia club. Cat may know what a ping is.  |
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Post by scrumpy on Jul 7, 2015 16:18:08 GMT
Think it is meant to be pint.
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Post by ian on Jul 7, 2015 16:47:19 GMT
No go on never hehe
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Post by Raymond on Jul 7, 2015 17:31:05 GMT
Epsom salts is good for flower colour and foliage colour it's a good tonic for plants helps plants to take in feed , don't use toilet paper is it some kind of new mulch? The toilet paper is for me when I soil myself trying to cut blooms for show and make a total pigs ear of it trying to find a matching set of bad centres ! Hahaha |
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Post by Lou78W on Jul 7, 2015 18:56:08 GMT
Behave @raymond !!
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Post by Cat on Jul 7, 2015 18:56:13 GMT
Tel what is a ping? is it a unit of measurement in common use in Bradford Then? I must give my plants 2 pings then. He he I don't have a clue ian it must be a Cornish term, Paul Fisher used to be a member on here a while back. He was or is the Secretary of the West Cornwall Dahlia club. Cat may know what a ping is. 1ping = 3.3 sq metre, it is Taiwanese |
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Post by ian on Jul 7, 2015 19:08:47 GMT
Thanks Cat It is very clear now thank you. How is Che? Excited I bet
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Post by Cat on Jul 7, 2015 19:12:14 GMT
Welcome ian, che is loving it, he will be cutting till his hearts content! I have other pics but not on desktop to upload will soon |
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Post by Raymond on Jul 10, 2015 22:13:27 GMT
Well the plants seem to be doing better. Had two feeds of high nitrogen not sure if they need another or not. Weston pirate is going bezerk in growth. A mass of breaks looks like a Pom.
First ties in on a few the zoes, Andrea and a few others. Allowing a flush of kenora sunset to come. Buds much bigger and stems longer. Some disbudded wings and one pair done and some two pairs down. See the difference in size and petal.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 16:42:37 GMT
Any recomendations for bug killer anybody? Plagued with blackfly on our plots. Bugclear Sybol ineffective. I just blasted them clean today with water and a touch of washing up liquid. Trouble is they keep coming back and bringing a few friends! Used to get Murphys tumblebug years ago but no doubt it's on the long list of banned products. That was highly effective.
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Post by Raymond on Jul 12, 2015 18:29:33 GMT
@davidv I have had alot of pests. In the end I ordered decis protech.still not delivered! Better come this week.
So far out of the normal retail products I found resolva bug killer to be effective on the black fly. Good luck .
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Post by Raymond on Jul 12, 2015 19:28:32 GMT
Been assessing the plants tonight once I got in from work. Hillcrest candy etc not getting the shoots I wanted numbers wise.Very strong upper shoots but not lower down. Should I knock these upper shoots out or pinch out to encourage from lower down ? The shoots are there lower down but not developing at the same rate.
Zoe I am having the issue that where it budded up so early on every stem. I knock out the buds and stopped but every new shoot that comes also has buds. Should I knock back .
Some varieties are behaving like Ruskin Michelle, grenidor pastelle, Andrea, pirate. These have just thrown me a bit.
Is it also ok to remove leaves that are obstructing shoot development ?
Any tips would be great.
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Post by scrumpy on Jul 12, 2015 21:24:36 GMT
I remove all leaves to within a foot of the soil.
Zoe, keep knocking back each side shoot from each leaf joints when you see the bud, until you either reach the last pair of leaves and can go no further, or until about the 10th of August. Or you can let them flower now, and go for 2nd flush for September shows. That's what I do. Next year, late cuttings stopped late will make it easier.
Hillcrest candy, if you have 4 or 5 strong shoots concentrate on those, get rid of the weak stuff. Wait for the buds to form, then start knocking back. They will grow nicely on a side bud/lateral. You can allow 2 to grow on some stems, one on the others to get to 7 up.
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Post by Raymond on Jul 13, 2015 9:16:39 GMT
Thanks scrumpy I will allow one zoe and 1 greenways zoe to flower the rest I will keep knocking back. Been watching Dave gillams YouTube video it helps as well. |
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