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Post by Lou78W on Mar 17, 2011 17:30:42 GMT
I potted up some rooted dahlia cuttings thismorning in 3and a half inch pots', thought I had better do them in case they "hardened" while I was away. The best root systems so far have been the Twynings after 8  |
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Post by Tel on Mar 21, 2011 6:48:24 GMT
Taken 248 cuttings so far, i now have enough of a couple of varieties, yet on some of the other varieties, i have not taken one cutting yet and all the tubers were set up at the same time on the bench.
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 21, 2011 7:41:55 GMT
how do you hold them back for the shows?
I've taken about 50 cuttings, yet most of the ones i've taken will not be used for showing. The ones i take between now and mid april will form the basis of my exhibition plants for flowering middle of August.
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Post by Tel on Mar 21, 2011 8:28:07 GMT
I stop mine in the last week of June first week in July for my shows in Sept.
By the time i stop them, some of the early cuttings are in flower, i just stop them back to the number of stems i require on a particular variety, this may require cutting the plant back by a third if for instance i need 4 blooms etc.
Or you could use the double stop method for very early cuttings.
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 21, 2011 10:19:53 GMT
good to know when i storm the nationals next year  I stop mine from the 1st of May to the end of may, depending on the variety. |
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Post by Tel on Mar 27, 2011 17:42:25 GMT
Taken another 70 dahlia cuttings bringing the total so far to 296
Not taken one cutting from Amber Festival so far.
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Post by Cherry on Mar 29, 2011 19:46:20 GMT
I took cuttings yesterday and put them in the propagator without the lid. Is this right?
I did some chrysanths too, but they don't look so good. Perhaps they do need to go in the second propagator which has the lid on.
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Post by scrumpy on Mar 29, 2011 20:41:13 GMT
i always have a lid on my cuttings, to help maintain a bit of a moist environment, basically cause it gets too hot in my greenhouse and they wilt to much without.
If you can mist spray the cuttings quite often and shade from hot direct sunlight then the top can be left off.
Only way to find out is to try some in each, one with lid on , one off, and see what happens....
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Post by Cherry on Mar 30, 2011 8:04:45 GMT
Thanks Scrumpy. That problem was sorted when the new growth on the tubers started going black, so the lid is off. This is an electric propagator in the conservatory, completely in the shade. The dahlia cuttings look good, but the chrysanthemums may have to go into the second propagator with the lid on. Thank you for your interest.
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Post by Rosie on Mar 31, 2011 19:40:23 GMT
Shock horror  , i took some cuttings today too, i have never done dahlia cuttings before so i hope they work  |
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Post by Cherry on Mar 31, 2011 19:43:01 GMT
These are my first dahlia cuttings too Rosie. I probably did them all wrong, but they look alright. One was hollow, so I threw that out. I have them at all different sizes. I understand it better when I actually do it and I will be able to find out which make better plants.
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Post by floydie on Mar 31, 2011 21:16:21 GMT
Some of my shoots are coming on well now so shouldn't be too long until i can take some cuttings. I hope I do it right  . |
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Post by Tel on Apr 1, 2011 6:41:53 GMT
Cuttings are easy enough, just remember, to cut just under the leaf joint. |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 1, 2011 8:27:48 GMT
I took some for the first time last year and both worked. The thing that surprised me was the plants grown from the cuttings were better than the plants which grew from the tubers I took them from. I've taken some more this year My dahlia 'dark angel' did nothing, the tuber rotted. I shall have to look out for some more this season. |
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Post by peony on Apr 1, 2011 15:23:20 GMT
 Yippee ;D my dahlia is finally showing two little shoots, its been sitting on the propagator for ages and I had almost given up.
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, i took some cuttings today too, i have never done dahlia cuttings before so i hope they work 
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