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Post by Moonlight on Nov 15, 2015 19:00:38 GMT
I take it that the Downham Royal is a plant that you - or Dad - grew ? |
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 16, 2015 0:20:31 GMT
I take it that the Downham Royal is a plant that you - or Dad - grew ?  Downham Royal 
The centre has a blue purple tinge. It is a difficult dahlia to photo because it can look redy purple or this dark purple, depending on the light. |
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 16, 2015 0:28:23 GMT
Mini Update:
I haven't dug up any yet but I have moved 1 tub to our front porch. So no more rain and I am going to let it dry out naturally. I think he has a long journey ahead of him roofgardener. 
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 19, 2015 20:57:50 GMT
Sometimes when I read the dahlia forum posts I think 'Yay! I've done something right.' Other times it is a panic button on the full Red Alert. Today it is the later with posts warning the risk of leaving them too long in the ground.
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 21, 2015 0:18:45 GMT
I've brought 4 of my Bill Seedlings up to the house - it has been advertised as been snow and they are in small buckets pots. So they would be very easy to be killed if it snows as it has been forecast.  
Family commitments has meant that I have been unable to spend any time digging up the dahlias. So potentially I could loose a lot if it snows.
Currently our house is still without heating. Hopefully that will change soon.
Hopefully.
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 21, 2015 0:59:55 GMT
4 trimmed seedling tubers. Waiting for their ride to Grandad. They've booked a vacation somewhere warmer while they rest and hibernate for the Spring.
 
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 21, 2015 14:11:43 GMT
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Post by Cat on Nov 21, 2015 16:32:25 GMT
Hopefully your tides will turn soon Moonlight. P's love the colour very rich and no wonder favoured by you and your dad, smashing  |
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 22, 2015 0:06:55 GMT
And now for something
totalement aléatoire
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 22, 2015 0:46:00 GMT
Hopefully your tides will turn soon Moonlight. P's love the colour very rich and no wonder favoured by you and your dad, smashing
So that is booked for Wednesday.
Looking forward to it.
Currently not worrying about the tubers in the house. It is not like we've got the central heating up on high!
Re. Colour, I don't thing that my Dad has been very big on colour - he is more of a dahlia 'form' perfectionist.
Where as me, well I still haven't got a clue what I am talking about but I am attracted to deep dark purple and red.
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Post by Cat on Nov 22, 2015 7:45:36 GMT
Moonlight - Here's to Wednesday! Lol at central heating not being high it's good you still have some humour through it all. You know a lot more than me I am at the oooh look at that pretty one stage, your dad is the kind of level I aspire to - maybe when the kids have left home eh! We have a possible 1st frost due tonight here in s e Cornwall so I will be checking my few have plenty of "blanket" to keep them snug. Have a good day
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 22, 2015 13:35:50 GMT
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 22, 2015 14:06:44 GMT
Awwwww.....I didn't know you had "mislaid" your ring  .....sooooo pleased it has turned up   |
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Post by Cat on Nov 22, 2015 15:51:57 GMT
Yeah go husband! Great news.
I lost a ring in my parents veg plot one spring and then found it when I was cutting the courgettes in the autumn it was just sat on the soil under a leaf but I was very down all those months.
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Post by roofgardener on Nov 22, 2015 19:01:05 GMT
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.....sooooo pleased it has turned up 
