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Post by Lou78W on Mar 15, 2011 17:40:56 GMT
Looks familiar ;D
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Post by grindle on Mar 16, 2011 7:59:59 GMT
I thought I might have a go at some cuttings of the couple I have, is it too late? do I need to give them bottom heat or will they root without it?
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Post by Tel on Mar 16, 2011 8:09:05 GMT
I thought I might have a go at some cuttings of the couple I have, is it too late? do I need to give them bottom heat or will they root without it? It is not too late, some of mine are not ready to take cuttings yet, but you really need bottom heat to root cuttings at a temp of 18c to19c go on grindle dahlia cuttings are easy.  |
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Post by Lou78W on Mar 16, 2011 8:09:42 GMT
Its not too late Grindle. If they haven't started sprouting already, bottom heat would be beneficial. To get blooms for this year you can take cuttings up to about the middle of April |
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Post by Tel on Mar 16, 2011 8:17:07 GMT
Snap. ;D
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Post by grindle on Mar 16, 2011 8:22:34 GMT
;D thanks, I will have a go when mums begonias are out of the propagator
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Post by Cherry on Mar 16, 2011 9:51:20 GMT
I have some lovely shoots coming up on Amber Festival. This seems to be the strongest dahlia I have and the first one is 2 ins long with cotyledons and four leaves. The first two leaves are black for half their length. They are not reaching the top of the propagator, but I wonder if they are too damp. Perhaps I should have the vents open now. I feel quite silly. They maybe should have been open all the time. They may not even want a lid.
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Post by Tel on Mar 16, 2011 11:14:20 GMT
I have some lovely shoots coming up on Amber Festival. This seems to be the strongest dahlia I have and the first one is 2 ins long with cotyledons and four leaves. The first two leaves are black for half their length. They are not reaching the top of the propagator, but I wonder if they are too damp. Perhaps I should have the vents open now. I feel quite silly. They maybe should have been open all the time. They may not even want a lid. Cherry take that lid of straight away and remove those blackened leaves or you will lose your cuttings they are damping off. i made the same mistake when i first started taking dahlia cuttings. |
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Post by Cherry on Mar 16, 2011 14:21:20 GMT
YES BOSS! I nearly took this post off before you read it because I felt quite foolish.
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Post by Cherry on Mar 16, 2011 14:29:48 GMT
That is done. Now, just over four hours later, I notice that these two leaves are completely black and shoots are coming up on Jomanda and M.Jomanda and doing the same thing. Oh dear! I had better do some reading on this subject.
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Post by Tel on Mar 16, 2011 15:57:59 GMT
That is done. Now, just over four hours later, I notice that these two leaves are completely black and shoots are coming up on Jomanda and M.Jomanda and doing the same thing. Oh dear! I had better do some reading on this subject. I suggest you cut the shoots off near the tubers, leave the lid off. You will get new shoots from around where you cut the cuttings off. The new shoots should be ok then. |
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Post by Cherry on Mar 16, 2011 17:40:12 GMT
Right Tel. I have done that. Thankyou very much.  |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 16, 2011 18:40:28 GMT
Do you have to cut them near the tuber or will just below a leaf joint do?
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Post by Tel on Mar 16, 2011 19:13:39 GMT
Do you have to cut them near the tuber or will just below a leaf joint do? Dahlia growers have their own methods, i take my cuttings between the small cotyledons and the tuber, then more cuttings will form around the cut. Then trim the cutting just below the first true leaves, some growers cut those two leaves off, before inserting the cutting but i do not bother. |
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Post by Tel on Mar 16, 2011 19:30:07 GMT
Right Tel. I have done that. Thankyou very much. No problem Cherry. |
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