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Post by scrumpy on Mar 25, 2012 21:51:51 GMT
Well i've got my 2 propagators full now, about 160, desperately need more space so hopefully in the next few days 20 or 30 of them will be ready. Otherwise, it's gonna have to be rooting in cells time.
Finally got some cuttings today of Fairway Spur. They have been my last to get cuttings of. Usually, they are the first.
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Post by peony on Mar 27, 2012 15:22:55 GMT
Tel, my 'After Eight' has a shoot coming from where the stem was cut back. Can I use this for a cutting? Its the one on the right in the photo   |
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Post by Tel on Mar 27, 2012 18:07:52 GMT
You could try to use it has a cutting, it could be on the thick side but worth trying. Take the cutting low down without cutting into the stem. you will then get further cutting material growing round that area again, if you want more plants. |
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Post by peony on Mar 27, 2012 18:34:17 GMT
You could try to use it has a cutting, it could be on the thick side but worth trying. Take the cutting low down without cutting into the stem. you will then get further cutting material growing round that area again, if you want more plants. Thank you Tel, I'll give it a try |
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Post by robh on Apr 26, 2012 14:58:05 GMT
recieved have of my order from the n d c this morning they are a good size far bigger thhan mine i spent the afternoon potting them on along with the cuttings i have taken my last idea putting the cutting on top of the fish tank it wasnt a good idea they just wilted and died ha ha
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Post by Tel on Apr 26, 2012 18:18:37 GMT
Hi Rob you should have posted this in dahlia cuttings mate. |
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Post by steve on Apr 26, 2012 18:23:53 GMT
Just dropped it in there Tel |
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Post by scrumpy on Apr 29, 2012 19:32:12 GMT
All cuttings now rooted. Been a very good year for rooting. They seemed to like the cooler conditions. Only one variety, Ryecroft Magnum, didn't produce any cutting material. At the beginning of this thread I showed my method of rooting them, so here are a few pictures of how they actually look. These cuttings, Ruskin Andrea, were taken on the 2nd of April, 5 in the pot. They were rooted by the 14th of April. I took the pot out of the propagator and left them like you see them in the greenhouse until today. One of the reasons I use this method is for that reason....you can leave them once rooted in the original pot for several weeks to get some good roots before potting on.  Here is what they look like out of the pot....nice strong roots  and finally when untangled  I only chose to pot on 2 of the cuttings. Reason being that the cuttings came from 3 Tubers, but each tuber, even though they are the same variety, has thrown up slightly different cutting material and you can spot the difference. Out of about 20 cuttings in total, i have selected 6 that look the same to grow for this year, and those 2 cuttings look similar. |
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Post by robh on May 2, 2012 18:15:35 GMT
hooray have had a busy day i have potted my tubers up trouble is i havent got labels on then so am not shure what they are i have 75 cuttings potted up in the bedroom and about 120 in the greenhouse im still covering them at nite so i have done better than i thought will just have to see how they turnout all my plats from n d c and halls have come so am full up |
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Post by snute2008 on May 8, 2012 11:46:34 GMT
Can I ask please, I got some cuttings from Ian which are doing really well, lost a couple but the rest are fine.
I have now potted them on into larger pots and they are growing away quite strongly. I have them outside on good days and in at night if very cold or rough.
When is the best time to pinch them out, after two sets of leaves? or one set etc. They will be grown on for show, hopefully - this will be my first year.
Also, the pinchings - can they be used as cuttings? I suspect they will be too late to use for showing but can grow on for stock for next year.
Thanks for your help.
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Post by scrumpy on May 8, 2012 17:52:55 GMT
Tell us the dates of your shows and the varieties you are showing.
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Post by Tel on May 11, 2012 6:35:42 GMT
Like scrumpy says, it depends on the varieties you are growing, on how many pairs of leaves you need to each variety and the stopping dates depend on varieties and date of your show. Then i am sure someone on here, will give you the appropriate advise. |
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Post by snute2008 on May 25, 2012 15:32:11 GMT
Thanks for the info I have been reading up and have tipped out all the poms. I have used the tips (provided they are not hollow) as cuttings to save as pot tubers for next year.
I have a number of rooted cuttings that are growing well and potted on into 5 inch pots. Hopefully will be planting out in about 10-14 days. Do you feed them at this stage? and if so what is the preference on type of feed, i.e. potash etc.
Thanks.
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Post by dcdahlia on May 25, 2012 19:31:51 GMT
No need for any feed yet snute just hoe some top dressing into your beds prior to planting out I use fish blood and bone and then I start feeding about the first week in july.I feed once a week starting with a couple of high nitrogen feeds then go on to a balanced feed until about the middle of august and then I give a couple of high potash feeds.
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Post by scrumpy on May 25, 2012 20:17:31 GMT
I'm due to plant out my dahlias over the next few days. They have been in 5" pots quite a while so i'll give them some chempak high nitrogen feed in the pots before planting.
No more feeds then until until 3rd week in June.
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