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Post by jay65 on Feb 9, 2016 15:50:03 GMT
Looking good dahliadave jay65 Not taken any cuttings yet coming through nicely but a little on the pale side for my liking. I am going to let these grow on and take out the tip. Will try and root that and then hopefully the side shoots that follow. I won't start so early again. Mid Feb is early enough. Staleen condessa throwing some fantastic growth 10 shoots coming on one tuber. Had heard a poor cuttings provider and that a why I started it early . All Michelle alive and with growth , all jersie with growth . Nothing on cherwell goldcrest or wittemans superba. Spoke to my friend and wyns favourite has woken up as well as narrows Sonia and kiwi Gloria I sent him. He has massive greenhouses so is kindly propagating some for me. Still do not know what I will grow hahaha Have not put heat on the others yet they are waking up on there own had a check on them and zoe throwing roots all over the place as well as many others they are not boxed up still in trays of dry peat. Must get them sorted. Sounds like everything is waking up nicely Raymond? That's great, hopefully when they are ready for cuttings to be taken, everything will go relatively smoothly. Finger crossed for you. |
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Post by ian on Feb 9, 2016 16:04:47 GMT
Yes I like the last comment. I am sure you will get to where you want to be.
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 9, 2016 16:39:33 GMT
Hi Jay, Well that's fantastic and if you can make the odd few pounds then why not and more power to your elbow, well done that man. To be honest, the amount that I sell (unless the Nursery man mentioned wants 500!!) is barely enough to pay for compost throughout the year, but we take a few to BootSales in the Summer too when we feel the house needs a clear out too, but as I said a couple of hundred pounds just about pays for pots and compost throughout the year. But the Church is always grateful for any blooms I give them in the Summer, and if that buys myself into a better place when I kick the bucket then.......  ha.ha......I don't think it quite works that way pet  |
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Post by jay65 on Feb 9, 2016 17:36:11 GMT
To be honest, the amount that I sell (unless the Nursery man mentioned wants 500!!) is barely enough to pay for compost throughout the year, but we take a few to BootSales in the Summer too when we feel the house needs a clear out too, but as I said a couple of hundred pounds just about pays for pots and compost throughout the year. But the Church is always grateful for any blooms I give them in the Summer, and if that buys myself into a better place when I kick the bucket then....... ha.ha......I don't think it quite works that way pet It doesn't?? Whhaaaattt!!!!!!!  Lol. |
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Post by Raymond on Feb 9, 2016 18:36:23 GMT
Fingers are crossed jay65 but I won't stress like last year lets see what happens hopefully what I learned has helped. Trying not to use the grow light as I found it makes them grow rapidly. Slow and steady in no rush. I have ordered cream Diane and vals white from Frank Taylor. As per usual I am a sucker for new ! but making some more space and can still do the numbers in what I want to grow for show. Dont think i will grow a kiwi this year. |
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Post by ste b on Feb 9, 2016 18:44:11 GMT
Nice set up DahliaDave it's good to see the birthplace of some of my stock , only wish I was working for you it would be like being in paradise hehe . Its a fascinating place ste b. I've been lucky enough to have "the grand tour"... I remember you saying you had been to see the dahlias in flower , bet you had a great day out Lou . |
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Post by jay65 on Feb 9, 2016 20:01:06 GMT
Fingers are crossed jay65 but I won't stress like last year lets see what happens hopefully what I learned has helped. Trying not to use the grow light as I found it makes them grow rapidly. Slow and steady in no rush. I have ordered cream Diane and vals white from Frank Taylor. As per usual I am a sucker for new ! but making some more space and can still do the numbers in what I want to grow for show. Dont think i will grow a kiwi this year. I, for one. will be really interested to see and hear how. both, Vals White and Cream Diane turn out for you. Please keep us up to date with those Raymond? |
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Post by Raymond on Feb 9, 2016 22:47:52 GMT
Will do jay65 I hope to grow 4 cream Diane to compliment my 10 winholm Diane I would like to grow. Vals white will grow 2 or 3 max as I want to grow some hillcrest candy only 2 or 3 and compare the form and size. There is some talk with some that hillcrest candy is running out of steam loosing size, a bit of form and colour going streaky and not as intense . I had some nice blooms I thought on most of my plants ( from good stock from a top grower ) but not when I needed them . Size ok later on. I have kept one tuber of candy and some pot tubers . I will grow from the tubers not a cutting on these and have a look. I have way to many varieties many I will edit out but will attempt to propagate anyway for friends and plant sales etc... |
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Post by jay65 on Feb 9, 2016 23:10:11 GMT
Will do jay65 I hope to grow 4 cream Diane to compliment my 10 winholm Diane I would like to grow. Vals white will grow 2 or 3 max as I want to grow some hillcrest candy only 2 or 3 and compare the form and size. There is some talk with some that hillcrest candy is running out of steam loosing size, a bit of form and colour going streaky and not as intense . I had some nice blooms I thought on most of my plants ( from good stock from a top grower ) but not when I needed them . Size ok later on. I have kept one tuber of candy and some pot tubers . I will grow from the tubers not a cutting on these and have a look. I have way to many varieties many I will edit out but will attempt to propagate anyway for friends and plant sales etc... Sounds good! My Hillcrests weren't that good last year to be honest. They were kind of okay but nothing outstanding, and size was a bit of an issue, but as a 'non shower', I wasn't too bothered. And this year although I'm getting a few cuttings, they're one of the few varieties that isn't rooting well. I am running Vals Candy along side it as a comparison this year, as Vals is a variety that I really like, and although it's rooting kind of okay, it's also a bit hit and miss. But I think I will be okay for number on Vals, but Hillcrest will be a battle. But I'm not too stressed about it. That's why I'm interested to see how your White Candy runs. My Harriet G and Karen G tubers are shooting really nicely, so I have high hope for them. Dikara Superb is going nuts on all of the tubers. It's not even a variety that I like that much, but ain't that just typical? Haha. |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 10, 2016 8:28:02 GMT
Its a fascinating place ste b. I've been lucky enough to have "the grand tour"... I remember you saying you had been to see the dahlias in flower , bet you had a great day out Lou . I've been to see the dahlia fields a number of times now and its always a wonderful sight. Dave was kind enough to give me a "behind the scenes" tour...that was a treat  |
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Post by jay65 on Feb 10, 2016 10:46:11 GMT
I think I'll be okay for Hillcrest Candy on reflection. I'm only looking for about 10 plants as a back up to Vals Candy anyway, and I think I have 2-3 rooted cutting already which, at worst, will give me the 10 plants I want by Mother planting them, even if I don't get anything else off the tubers rooting. So worst case scenario is still okay (I think). Vals Candy is fine, I should get 20 plants easy enough.
Daves Choice is a real problem. I've contacted Jack Gott, just to see if he has any Daves Choice Tubers left. Sure they'll be a little late. But better late than never I say!
Also, I've ordered a few plants from Dave at Halls, 4 x Sheval Megan, 4 x Ryecroft Rebel, and 4 x Bryn Terfel. They will just go into my garden, and hopefully they will tuber up nicely this season, so that I have cultivation tubers for next season.
One thing I am noticing is that the Mother plants that I have taken out of the Vitopod and simply put onto the benches at the ambient temperature of the Polytunnel (16*C) are doing far better than the ones left in the Vitopod, which is set at 19*C. Not sure why, but if that's the case, then I'm going to take all the Mother plants that I have left in the Vitopods out of them to join their bretheren on the benches.
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Post by diggie on Feb 14, 2016 8:55:31 GMT
Have now set off my tubers on heat. Have two early risers, Willos Surprise and Dikara Superb both showing five shoots each.
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Post by ste b on Feb 17, 2016 9:17:26 GMT
Hi , selecting the best blooms for show , and then marking your best performing plants and marking them for lifting and hopefully taking cuttings off them , it's funny how sometimes they are the smallest tubers in the beds, it's happened to me with winholme and challenger , there both throwing cuttings up, so should be ok, winholme was a big strong 5ft plant with stems like a drain pipe , and only a 3inch tuber other plants had 6 and 10 inch tubers , sometimes I have to scratch my head and laugh.
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Post by Cat on Feb 17, 2016 9:21:19 GMT
Very true ste b I wait with baited breath as to which of mine will survive the winter or which will produce tubers. What is decent? Only the tuber/plant decides it performance. It's a fun and frustrating game this dahlia growing malarkey!!  |
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Post by ian on Feb 17, 2016 10:04:00 GMT
Steve your wife told me size does not matter hehe. You are dead right. Just a question that plant you are talking about was it at the end of the row? Did it get less water may be with you growing in the greenhouse. But after saying this I have very strong plants at times with small tubers it happens as we often say we know very little about our chosen flower. We some how manage every season and if we fail, because of our network we are able to get stock. Looking forward to Friday Night Steve xx hehe
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Lol.
