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Post by robh on Oct 21, 2015 18:20:17 GMT
i hate this time of year cutting down dahlia,s i have tried something different this year am cutting them down now but dont plan to lift till the first frost the magority are in pots im going to be quite ruthless everything that is stunted or didnt flower very well are goin onto the heep some im not growing next year a cpl of kiwi,s im not gonna grow plus a few others some i have prommised to guys on here its only right as i have had so much help from peo0ple on here ian k and raymond have been realy good but if im gonna enter the locals im gonna have to get rid my locals this year seemed to be blyton softergleam brenda t elma e but i need to know what has been winning shows to find what i need i had some mary,s jomanda but it didnt do much may also try lavender harvest not to shure if its good enough for showing lol i have windhole diane a lot of the local lads seem to like it but i prefer primrose diane what are your vies on the diane,s what is the best one to show
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Post by Lou78W on Oct 21, 2015 19:29:34 GMT
:)You would be better posting on the dahlia thread robh...you would be more likely to get an answer. |
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 21, 2015 19:32:50 GMT
I've never had much success storing dahlia tubers from the ground so I always arrange to have pot tubers which are so much easier to store and take up less room too. You get ample cuttings from just one tuber so why bother trying to save those big unwieldy roots when there is an altogether better way? Just my opinion of course but I've never lost any pot tubers in over 30 years or more whereas field tubers often rotted no matter what I did to store them over winter.
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Post by diggie on Oct 21, 2015 22:19:13 GMT
i hate this time of year cutting down dahlia,s i have tried something different this year am cutting them down now but dont plan to lift till the first frost the magority are in pots im going to be quite ruthless everything that is stunted or didnt flower very well are goin onto the heep some im not growing next year a cpl of kiwi,s im not gonna grow plus a few others some i have prommised to guys on here its only right as i have had so much help from peo0ple on here ian k and raymond have been realy good but if im gonna enter the locals im gonna have to get rid my locals this year seemed to be blyton softergleam brenda t elma e but i need to know what has been winning shows to find what i need i had some mary,s jomanda but it didnt do much may also try lavender harvest not to shure if its good enough for showing lol i have windhole diane a lot of the local lads seem to like it but i prefer primrose diane what are your vies on the diane,s what is the best one to show Hi robh, I only grow smalls and miniatures. This year for smalls I grew Winholme Diane, Amber Festival and Oakwood Goldcrest. Miniatures I grew Marston George, Blyton Golden Girl, Dikara Superb and Weston Pirate. I had a good year with these varieties and will grow them again next year with the exception of Winholme Diane which I will drop in favour of Rycroft Brenda T. Out of these Oakwood Goldcrest seemed to win a lot this year, the others I grow because I like them and am sure I can improve next season. Here in the south we tend not to get frosts until much later in the year. All my dahlias are still in bloom and we have vases throughout the house. I will not be lifting my tubers until at least December/January and my pot tubers will stay in their pots until I set them off. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2015 23:39:02 GMT
I've never had much success storing dahlia tubers from the ground so I always arrange to have pot tubers which are so much easier to store and take up less room too. You get ample cuttings from just one tuber so why bother trying to save those big unwieldy roots when there is an altogether better way? Just my opinion of course but I've never lost any pot tubers in over 30 years or more whereas field tubers often rotted no matter what I did to store them over winter. I agree field tubers are more bulky but you know exactly how that plant has performed and bloomed. You'd discard or give away the second best tubers. With a pot tuber you don't know till you grow plants from it how good they'll be. I save a few from each variety and accept some losses but generally 90% make it through winter. You say tomayto I say tomato  |
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Post by robh on Oct 22, 2015 17:44:23 GMT
where in the south do you live then diggie
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Post by sweetpea on Oct 22, 2015 17:48:22 GMT
Doesn't make a bit of difference if you can't get them through the winter.
Likewise if you BUY in plants or tubers you still don't know 100% how they will perform for you.
Anyway as I don't exhibit any more As long as I get results I'm happy.
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Post by cici on Nov 19, 2015 16:06:10 GMT
I've never lost any pot tubers in over 30 years or more That's a pretty good average! Could you share your system? What are the measurements of your pots? Do you sink the pots into the ground or leave them above ground? Do you have drip irrigation to each pot, or do you hand-water? Do you just leave the tuber clump in the pot overwinter? I've started playing with pot tubers the last two years, and have had mixed success. Still trying to figure out the best way to make/store pot tubers. Planting potted cuttings is supposed to keep those fickle tubers that don't overwinter well. |
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Post by diggie on Nov 19, 2015 16:25:15 GMT
where in the south do you live then diggie Guildford, Surrey robh |
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 19, 2015 17:19:38 GMT
cici 5"pots placed in ex tomato trench in unheated g'house and some sacking placed on top. Works for me.
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