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Post by roofgardener on Apr 15, 2015 10:03:36 GMT
You didn't mention that Pirate and Fairy where growing Spudlinks ?
You must ask them to post their progress in the Potato's thread (in the Vegetables section).
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 15, 2015 13:55:54 GMT
 plants arrived today. Lovely looking plants.
Order Update: Received          US order were posted on Saturday.  emailed to check status.
(+Dad has an order with Ridgeview Nursery.)
In the future: 
So we are getting there. 
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Post by Raymond on Apr 15, 2015 20:01:19 GMT
You still have not mentioned what new goodies from USA are coming or arrived Moonlight Unless I missed it. Your dad had a great eye. |
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Post by Raymond on Apr 15, 2015 20:01:29 GMT
Sorry doubled posted.
You doing Clearview Daniel ? The yellow ball . It's looks a cracker
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 16, 2015 3:15:42 GMT
This is what happens when I go to bed early. Awake since 4 dum, de dum dum...
Yawn...
Dum, de dum dum...
Hate it when this happens.
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 16, 2015 3:27:26 GMT
You doing Clearview Daniel ? The yellow ball . It's looks a cracker |
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 16, 2015 6:21:52 GMT
I looked it up my one from US is called Bloomquist Kelly Ann.
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Post by Raymond on Apr 16, 2015 6:59:21 GMT
Enjoy Moonlight that Clearview is a beauty . I know Andrew aspital grows it and thinks highly of it. |
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 16, 2015 9:03:19 GMT
Building up to sowing some seeds. Wanted to test which works best for me (this year) obviously Thinking of using a mixture of compost only / compost + vermiculite / compost + perlite to try and stop me from over watering. I've been through my seeds...
'I'll do that first, and that first and that first or maybe I should do that first.....' etc.
Decisions. Decisions. Should be a lovely day but no where near as hot as yesterday.
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 16, 2015 10:29:24 GMT
I'm growing quite a few new varieties this year, as I've got multicoloured labels, I've been colour coding them by type but not size.
Purple Labels: My balls (ooh er Mrs)
Pink Labels: My Decs
Yellow Label: Pom: Pop Willo
Blue Label: Anemone: Blue Bayou
Red Labels: Waterlilly:
Orange Labels: Collerette
I don't have any semi/cactus plants yet but I am guessing that when I do, they'll get stuck with green  labels as it is the only colour that I have left. Pity really because I don't like green and semi/cactus classifications.
My intention is to colour code my seedlings by the parent varieties.
No idea how long I'm going to stick with this but it will help sort out things in my mind. Then I will spend less time squinting at the labels with the sun in my eyes and more time doing something else.
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 17, 2015 9:02:33 GMT
I planted Willo's Violet, Tisa, Nuland's Josephine, Kenora Valentine and Marston George seeds last night and begun a scientic investigation using Brenda T seeds which I have plenty of and not a variety that I am particularly excited about but I collected the seeds and am happy to be very wrong. It has the potential to do well because Brenda T is a good variety where as Tisa isn't a strong variety but I really like the colour - so totally worth a shot.
A Brenda T seedling with the form of Brenda T and the colour of Tisa, would be very much appreciated by me. Beauty in the eye of the behold n all that stuff  but the best bit of all this is seeing those totally random blooms open up. Ugly or Beauty - I love it.
Photos to follow but I'm can't do anything else until I've planted my semi / cactus seeds.
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Post by Tel on Apr 17, 2015 9:07:47 GMT
I sow my dahlia seeds.  |
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Post by Lou78W on Apr 17, 2015 9:51:23 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 17, 2015 10:06:40 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 17, 2015 11:14:42 GMT
Seedlings 2015...?
Ryecroft Zoe, Weston Spanish Dancer, Eastwood Moonlight, Weston Pirate, Trooper Dan, Peach Delight, Brenda T, Willo's Violet, Tisa, Nuland's Josephine, Kenora Valentine and Marston George.
The round pots are my Scientific Investigation using seeds from the same batch of Brenda T.
My seed trays are a quarter the size of a regular seed tray.
A Massive Fingers Crossed
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plants arrived today. Lovely looking plants.
labels as it is the only colour that I have left. Pity really because I don't like green and semi/cactus classifications. 
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