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Post by Moonlight on Mar 31, 2015 22:27:02 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Mar 31, 2015 22:45:24 GMT
I thought there was three good eyes on your mantis tuber Moonlight. Looking good. How is everyone ? Hope much better 
& Roofy the honest answer is I haven't a clue yet as everything keeps changing.
Dad says Peach Delight and Amber Festival have not got eyes so that is good news. |
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Post by Raymond on Mar 31, 2015 22:59:40 GMT
Moonlight that sounds like family is on the mend Great news And also good news about peach delight and Amber festival. I must say peach delight is the most awful looking cutting. Spindly weak looking and looks Virused. I don't think I will grow it even if it roots. Was told this is how it propagates And improves as it gets bigger.
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 2, 2015 20:02:04 GMT
 order arrived at Dad's today the only thing that is missing is my Tom McClelland  that they have enough plants.
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 2, 2015 20:42:37 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 2, 2015 22:04:23 GMT
2015 Local Dahlia classes:
5 poms (Class 75)
5 large poms (Class 76)
1 miniature ball (Class 77)
3 miniature ball (Class 78)
1 small ball (Class 79)
3 small ball (Class 80)
3 miniature decorative (Class 81)
3 small decorative (Class 82)
3 medium decorative (Class 83)
1 small decorative (Class 84)
1 medium decorative (Class 85)
1 giant or large decorative (Class 86)
3 miniature semi/cactus (Class 87)
3 small semi/cactus (Class 88)
3 medium semi/cactus (Class 89)
1 small semi/cactus (Class 90)
1 medium semi / cactus (Class 91)
1 large or giant semi/cactus (Class 92)
3 any type of Dahlia, other than those mentioned above (Class 93)
Vase or bowl mixed, arranged for frontal effect (Class 94)
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 3, 2015 14:34:10 GMT
Well this is the plan that was... 2015 Local Dahlia classes:
poms (x5 Class 75) Willo's Violet, Gurtla Twilight, Lismore Moonlight, Moor Place & Tisa
large poms (x5 Class 76) Nuland's Josephine
miniature ball (x1 Class 77) (x3 Class 78) Downham Royal
small ball (x1 Class 79) (x3 Class 80) Red Balloon, Mary's Jomanda & Jomanda
miniature decorative (x3 Class 81) Hillcrest Hannah, Marston George, Barbarry Surprise, Marston Lilac, Barbarry Pip+ Downham Dec
small decorative (x1 Class 84) (x3 Class 82) Amber Festival, Ryecroft Brenda T
medium decorative (x1 Class 85) (x3 Class 83) Don’t like these!
giant or large decorative (x1 Class 86) Sir Alf Ramsey & Kenora Valentine
miniature semi/cactus (x3 Class 87) Weston Pirate, Weston Spanish Dancer, Weston Stardust, Weston Corsair , Weston Buccaneer, Weston Sunup, Majestic Athalie + Fred Fire
small semi/cactus (x1 Class 90) (x3 Class 88) Oakwood Goldcrest, Ryecroft Zoe, Ruskin Myra & Clearview Audrey + Fred Flump
medium semi / cactus (x1 Class 91) (x3 Class 89) Eastwood Moonlight, Peach Delight, Hillcrest Candy, Eastwood Star (+ Clearview Jenny & Candy Jayne)
large or giant semi/cactus (x1 Class 92) Trooper Dan
3 any type of Dahlia, other than those mentioned above (Class 93)
collerette Garden Friends Grand Duc
waterlilly Edwin's Sunset
Vase or bowl mixed, arranged for frontal effect (Class 94)
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Post by Tel on Apr 3, 2015 14:41:45 GMT
I like it when a plan comes together.  |
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 3, 2015 15:05:50 GMT
Currently...
miniature ball (x1 Class 77) (x3 Class 78) Downham Royal, Sheila Mary's Jomanda and Jomanda
small ball (x1 Class 79) (x3 Class 80) Red Balloon, Clearview Daniel, Blyton Softer Gleam, Mary's Jomanda and JomandaBut I need to go out and check, Dad thinks that I didn't give him a Jomanda tuber.
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 4, 2015 0:23:59 GMT
Well this is the Dec 2015 plan that was... 2015 Local Dahlia classes:
miniature decorative (x3 Class 81) Hillcrest Hannah, Marston George, Barbarry Surprise, Marston Lilac, Barbarry Pip + Downham Dec
small decorative (x1 Class 84) (x3 Class 82) Amber Festival, Ryecroft Brenda T
medium decorative (x1 Class 85) (x3 Class 83) Don’t like these!
giant or large decorative (x1 Class 86) Sir Alf Ramsey & Kenora Valentine
mini dec as above + extra red & yellow
small dec as above + Birkenshaw Wyn's Favourite  Fairy's Hillcrest Hannah is doing well and Pirate's Amber Festival has eyes on it.
Marston George - unsuccessful cuttings (so possible miss this year).
Don't know how Kenora Valentine is doing or whether or not the Sir Alf's are growing.
(all of these at Dad's).
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 4, 2015 0:49:11 GMT
Well this is the plan that was... 2015 Local Dahlia classes:
miniature semi/cactus (x3 Class 87) Weston Pirate, Weston Spanish Dancer, Weston Stardust, Weston Corsair, Weston Buccaneer, Weston Sunup, Majestic Athalie + Fred Fire
small semi/cactus (x1 Class 90) (x3 Class 88) Oakwood Goldcrest, Ryecroft Zoe, Ruskin Myra & Clearview Audrey + Fred Flump
medium semi / cactus (x1 Class 91) (x3 Class 89) Eastwood Moonlight, Peach Delight, Hillcrest Candy, Eastwood Star (+ Clearview Jenny & Candy Jayne)
large or giant semi/cactus (x1 Class 92) Trooper Dan
Mini semi/cactus: Don't know how the Weston's at my Dad's are going but I've ordered a Buccaneer and a Tom McClelland.
Decided against ordering Majestic Athalie from ndc - not been reliable source in the last 2 or 3 years which is a shame because I wanted to order Eastwood Star but that arrived as another Eastwood Moonlight from there. Oh well. 
Small semi/cactus: Don't know how the tubers and cuttings at Dad's are doing except that the Greenways Zoe has rooted cuttings. My Clearview Audrey tuber is currently at the stage where I look at it so long that I start imagining that it has eyes Dad finally found a tuber that looks alive but I was rather hoping to grow it again myself - so who knows?
Medium semi/cactus: The plan had been to grow Hillcrest Candy this year but it isn't playing ball for Dad so who knows. No good news yet for Eastwood Moonlight but Peach Delight is getting there. Jenny and Candy Jayne, I don't know. Hopefully we will get another Medium semi/cactus.
Large or giant semi/cactus: Trooper Dan is growing but also running later than my Dad would have wanted.
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 4, 2015 1:08:42 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 4, 2015 9:46:08 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 4, 2015 13:11:51 GMT
We went to the horticultural shop collected leaflet. Unfortuantly the instructions state use a 3 inch pot. Problem was they didn't sell any 3 inch pots. Just 3 and a half.
Ended up at Wilkos and bought some pots there.
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 4, 2015 18:19:22 GMT
Managed to avoid a major family disaster, HH parked car in a multi-storey carpark at the top as there were no lower spaces, got out of car and as I got out the leaflet blew out, luckily I managed to find it blown under another car but must have looked like a decidedly dodgy car thief. HH thought that I had hurt myself.
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, Sheila 
, Marston Lilac 
, Karen G 
, Sheila 
, Marston Lilac 
, Weston Buccaneer 
Bring it on!
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