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Post by johndoe on Oct 21, 2015 13:39:24 GMT
Just had my allotment renewal, and it's staying at £23 per year, plus a fiver for the allotment association. I don't think that's to bad for a 100 square metre plot  |
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Post by robh on Oct 22, 2015 17:48:54 GMT
my allotment is 150 sq feet it was goin up to 74 but just had the bill its 69 quid as we have water we have a maintanance company have taken over the running of all the site,s they were supposed to have done planned maintanencein july no one has seen them yet lol
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Post by Raymond on Oct 23, 2015 14:00:05 GMT
Allotment application submitted so we will have to wait and see as and when. Can pick up to three and have put down the three closest to the house.
On the dahlias loads still in flower but cutting off all blooms next week and plants down by half. Starting the clear up. I will be lifting second week of November most of them some straight in the bin. If under performed etc...
Some better blooms on hillcrest Jersie. Smaller as not disbudding now but form is better not hockey sticks. I will give it another go next year with no feed if there are tubers.
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Post by diggie on Oct 29, 2015 12:33:07 GMT
Still cutting blooms for display in the house. Oakwood Goldcrest, Dikara Superb, Marston George and Blyton Golden Girl showing plenty of blooms.
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Post by robh on Oct 29, 2015 16:03:36 GMT
i have more or less finninished lifting my blooms just the odd ones dotteted round the garden i have 3 of the diane,s windholme ruskin and primrose i am unsure as to what i will keep some of my dahlia,s will make nothing more than garden varitys but they will go to the community garden and to whoever wants them then the heap lol have a cple of days over at eshott then have to start and lift my pal,s dahlia,s will proberley taked 4 days then its just a general tidy up hopeing to get every thing done by mid dec
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Post by Cat on Oct 29, 2015 21:58:26 GMT
Help! We have had no frost, I have 3 days off work. Do I lift my dahlias now as some people seem to be doing elsewhere or do I have to wait for frost? I hate questioning myself. I am thinking just lift them |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2015 22:38:11 GMT
Cat I can see you're dying to lift them! I'm sure you'll get various answers to your question. I am going to wait like last year when it was Nov 18/19th when I lifted. Mild weather is set to continue so they're coming to no harm still in the ground. If there's still no frost by 10th Nov I'm going to get all the canes out and chop the plants roughly down, lifting a week later.
Like you I want it done and dusted and put the tubers safely away for winter.
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Post by ian on Oct 29, 2015 23:18:54 GMT
Cat, just a question do you usually suffer from bad frosts early on, if not leave them as long as you can as soon as you feel the weather is getting v cold and frosty then you start to lift them then. The tubers are better left as long as you can in the ground. one of the main problems Is water getting down the main stem this will then cause the problems when the weather starts to plummet and freeze and rotting
Now what you can do if you are only looking at a few plants you can cut the stems to about 6" then cover with straw and cover with a bucket or secure with plastic and a couple of ground staples. These will then come into life in May just be careful of the frost. Or the tubers can then be lifted and split into several plants just mak sure each piece of tubers has an eye (shoot) Or tift after Christmas then set up ready for taking cuttings.
Cuttings are better for show as a single stemmed plant is better to control, but if the are for garden use just plant split tubers back or leave them covered as described and they will produce shots the will bloom early on right through to the first frost.
Good luck Cat. Hope you understand some of this good luck, if all else fails you can always have more plants, just ask
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Post by Moonlight on Oct 30, 2015 1:27:52 GMT
I leave them for as long as possible. After those early frosts and the foliage goes black. Each to their own. Some of my dahlias look stunning at the moment. Full of colour. Others less so but I would rather the colour for as long as possible.
Weston Buccaneer  n.b. That is just one plant of Weston Buccaneer.
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Post by Cat on Oct 30, 2015 6:33:56 GMT
Thanks all. We are very mild here usually. Im just worried I wont have time or daylight to lift them after a frost before the next frost. I feel very green on this subject, and im finding it hard mum and dad not being here for advice. Thank you ian @davidv and Moonlight |
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Post by Moonlight on Oct 30, 2015 8:56:46 GMT
Thanks all. We are very mild here usually. Im just worried I wont have time or daylight to lift them after a frost before the next frost. I feel very green on this subject, and im finding it hard mum and dad not being here for advice. Thank you ian @davidv and Moonlight
Then of course it is what do you do with them afterwards. Some people scrub them clean of every speck of soil. Others less so. I try and do what me Dad does and just leave them in soil clumps. Some people ram a screw driver through the core of the stem and down. Dad and I don't. Lots of people turn them upside down to let them drain. Dad doesn't but I have once and that was because when I cut the stem water gushed out.
Have you loads of plants to dig up Cat? |
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Post by diggie on Oct 30, 2015 19:16:35 GMT
Thanks all. We are very mild here usually. Im just worried I wont have time or daylight to lift them after a frost before the next frost. I feel very green on this subject, and im finding it hard mum and dad not being here for advice. Thank you ian @davidv and MoonlightHi Cat, Same for me, I am still cutting blooms. Here in Surrey we do not normally get frosty weather until late December. It has been known not to have frost until the new year. I just keep an eye on the weather forecast. Once the plants no longer bloom I then cut them down. |
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Post by Cat on Oct 30, 2015 20:01:38 GMT
Thanks diggie this part of Cornwall is so mild too. I will panic no more! I have calmed down and placed a Mr fothergills seed order to keep myself busy today lol |
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Post by diggie on Nov 5, 2015 23:21:40 GMT
Thanks diggie this part of Cornwall is so mild too. I will panic no more! I have calmed down and placed a Mr fothergills seed order to keep myself busy today lol Hi Cat, Don't know why I did not mention this before. There is a blog on the internet written by Paul Fisher. Paul was a well known dahlia grower and lives in Cornwall. It is well worth reading and the section on lifting dahlia tubers may be helpful to you. I believe Paul has now given up growing dahlias due to ill health. Hope this helps. |
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Post by diggie on Nov 6, 2015 13:02:10 GMT
Sorry Cat forgot to mention, you will find it at paulsdahliaguide.info
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