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Post by ian on Feb 6, 2015 22:03:26 GMT
Wales16 - England 21 hehe
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Post by dcdahlia on Feb 6, 2015 22:20:43 GMT
I always have a break from the garden December and January Ian and get to no my couch again.Look forward to you coming to the best society in the uk in april Ian.
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Post by scrumpy on Feb 6, 2015 22:27:16 GMT
Cooking Poussin tonight in white wine and a cream and mushr.... Hang on a minute, this is a Dahlia forum  . Got my schedule for the Shrewsbury flower show, so will be my first ever showing event... Sh**. !4th of August, now doesn't seem that far away. Not only that, I've got to take on scrumpy, and the family!!!! Going to totally get my bottom kicked, methinks  . The things I'll do to get a weekend at my brothers in Shropshire... Don't worry about scrumpy, he only grows weeds. Cannot wait for his reply now. Going to try twice as hard and put some extra entries in now that I know I have some competition  |
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Post by Cat on Feb 7, 2015 12:01:20 GMT
Raymond They are destined for pride of place in our garden. Even my oh is interested in our goings on for dahlias. We are starting this year with a mixed bed (12' x 3'). I have put an order into Halls. Would you like to know which? I love to know what other people are growing Cat I love many many dahlias had to sacrifice loads I wanted for the show one's. Which still beautiful don't always tickle my fancy so to speak ! Lol hehe Your son will be super excited when the plants start budding ! I have a tuber of pooh if you want another collarette . a tuber of pooh would be fantastic, thank you, so kind |
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Post by Cat on Feb 7, 2015 12:07:14 GMT
OK, here's my Halls selection (got to start somewhere) Kenora sunset, bishop of Llandaff, Fairfield frost (our road name) Mary Eveline, pooh, Ruskin marigold, Johann (Che's best friend name) martins yellow (uncle!) Moonfire, yellow hammer. Spent up now but I am very pleased with my purchases. I have had to get mini plants but can grow on no problem and will help educate Che. What do you think Raymond and Tel ? |
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Post by cici on Feb 7, 2015 12:44:37 GMT
I don't really think of them as 'Chicken Legs' more of 'Chicken Wings'...
Buying chicken wings is a gamble but it is worth doing if you are prepared to accept in advance that they may fail. Oh, goodness. The three on the left would have gone in the 'probably won't make it' pile in my storage area. I don't count those in my inventory, and would be VERY hesitant to sell them without a nice sprout off each one and a grower on the other end of the deal that knows to pot them up immediately. I'm sure the supplier was looking at cutting down postage fees by sending smaller ones to you. But still... So sorry you had lousy luck. Show folks around here don't typically want the honking big tubers for their plants, but prefer tubers the size of your thumb with a sturdy neck on them at least the width of a pencil. The reason for that is the plant has less readily-available food in the tuber, and will start reaching deep with it's roots sooner. That means that fertilizer drenches will be used by the plant earlier than a plant with a small root system but a huge tuber to suck reserves off of. Pot roots have become a more popular option with the US dahlia vendors. Two-three years ago, I knew of only a couple places offering them. I've never purchased them, as I order from or trade with other hobbyists that have spares needing homes. |
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Post by Raymond on Feb 7, 2015 16:39:25 GMT
OK, here's my Halls selection (got to start somewhere) Kenora sunset, bishop of Llandaff, Fairfield frost (our road name) Mary Eveline, pooh, Ruskin marigold, Johann (Che's best friend name) martins yellow (uncle!) Moonfire, yellow hammer. Spent up now but I am very pleased with my purchases. I have had to get mini plants but can grow on no problem and will help educate Che. What do you think Raymond and Tel ? Hi cat I had moonfire front of border height and very pretty dark foliage lovely single. Kenora sunset I am doing this year for the first time. A cracking bi colour . The others I have not grown . Bishop of llandaff very famous dahlia. Again dark foliage . Pm me your address so I can sort out pooh for you . |
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Post by Raymond on Feb 7, 2015 16:41:17 GMT
Cat as a bonus would you like a Weston stardust or peach delight pot tuber ?
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Post by Cat on Feb 7, 2015 20:27:16 GMT
Overwhelmed by the kindness of you all
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Post by Tel on Feb 8, 2015 8:47:33 GMT
OK, here's my Halls selection (got to start somewhere) Kenora sunset, bishop of Llandaff, Fairfield frost (our road name) Mary Eveline, pooh, Ruskin marigold, Johann (Che's best friend name) martins yellow (uncle!) Moonfire, yellow hammer. Spent up now but I am very pleased with my purchases. I have had to get mini plants but can grow on no problem and will help educate Che. What do you think Raymond and Tel ? Nice dahlia's, I like your idea of the dahlia's with names that are linked to relatives, people or places you know. Not seen one called Cat though. |
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Post by Cat on Feb 8, 2015 10:01:25 GMT
OK, here's my Halls selection (got to start somewhere) Kenora sunset, bishop of Llandaff, Fairfield frost (our road name) Mary Eveline, pooh, Ruskin marigold, Johann (Che's best friend name) martins yellow (uncle!) Moonfire, yellow hammer. Spent up now but I am very pleased with my purchases. I have had to get mini plants but can grow on no problem and will help educate Che. What do you think Raymond and Tel ? Nice dahlia's, I like your idea of the dahlia's with names that are linked to relatives, people or places you know. Not seen one called Cat though. me neither!!! Lol, I think I have chosen a selection that will be visually pleasing. If mine turn out half as good as yours I will be pleased. Believe me, you are going to be tagged every time a leaf... Moves!!!!!!!  |
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Post by ian on Feb 8, 2015 10:32:20 GMT
All this talk about chicken legs.................. I am getting hungry Cooking Poussin tonight in white wine and a cream and mushr.... Hang on a minute, this is a Dahlia forum . Got my schedule for the Shrewsbury flower show, so will be my first ever showing event... Sh**. !4th of August, now doesn't seem that far away. Not only that, I've got to take on scrumpy, and the family!!!! Going to totally get my bottom kicked, methinks . The things I'll do to get a weekend at my brothers in Shropshire... Keep meaning to ask Mark how is you back after all the digging and hand weeding Hehe |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 8, 2015 12:18:32 GMT
You had better pop round to his lotty ian, he's probably still there!!  |
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Post by Tel on Feb 8, 2015 14:17:43 GMT
You had better pop round to his lotty ian, he's probably still there!! You could be right there Lou78W he is quiet. He could be sat there with his head in his hands, saying to himself why did I want this allotment, b****y dahlia's it's all that ian's fault. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2015 14:41:42 GMT
You had better pop round to his lotty ian, he's probably still there!! You could be right there Lou78W he is quiet. He could be sat there with his head in his hands, saying to himself why did I want this allotment, b****y dahlia's it's all that ian's fault. Tel, you're a mind reader . That ian is so blooming persuasive!!! Have been working really hard on my plot, and there's still loads to do  . Couldn't post earlier, as my hands were so aching, I couldn't type . Mind you, everything's aching....
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. Got my schedule for the Shrewsbury flower show, so will be my first ever showing event... Sh**. !4th of August, now doesn't seem that far away. Not only that, I've got to take on 
. The things I'll do to get a weekend at my brothers in Shropshire...
. Couldn't post earlier, as my hands were so aching, I couldn't type 
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