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Post by ian on Jan 19, 2016 22:02:13 GMT
Hi Raymond, yes as Lou says as though you were taking cuttings just cut them off allowing more cuttings to come, avoid taking the shoot or eye off completely even if you just let the shoots get bigger when you decide to cut off the tip more cuttings will come in each leaf axle, let these develop then cut these as cuttings.
Again if they are too early still cut the growth back to just above the tuber more shoots will replace it. You will find more often then not these cuttings will be thinner and these will be easier to root.
As Lou says there is no need to apologies, just ask always willing to offer advice.
I tend only to take early cuttings if I want to increase stock by allowing the early cutting to root (mother plant) then when the plant has two to three sets of leaves the tip of the plant is rooted then other shoots that appear, these In turn can be taken and rooted. (the original cutting can be used as a pot tuber). You probably know this already but try not to over propagate, taking too many cuttings can weaken the stock.
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Post by Raymond on Jan 19, 2016 22:58:03 GMT
Many thanks ian and Lou78W Let's see how it goes this year. Having my crisis of confidence coming after the disaster of the first couple of batches last year. I took far to many cuttings last year. Won't make that mistake again. Keep it simple multipurpose and perlite 5050 with a bit of horticultural sand. |
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Post by Raymond on Jan 23, 2016 17:24:05 GMT
I have life in Ruskin Michelle I was concerned as not good tubers thin and not much meat on them so to speak. No eyes as yet but nice roots coming. Hillcrest Jersie one tuber with two nice plump eyes and think a third coming
They are not starting as fast as when I set up indoors last year but I am happy about that.
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Post by Cat on Jan 28, 2016 22:03:34 GMT
Ok so heres my mid winter crisis. I dont have a heat set up I have windowsills and a greenhouse with bubblewrap. I will be starting my Garden friends and Wyn's Favourite in the house for definate as these are Che's babies, but When would be the best time for me to start warming field tubers in the greenhouse? I am in no rush. I am not growing for show just for Che's pleasure, as most of you know. I will be lucky if i have got my stock through the winter  lol |
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Post by ian on Jan 28, 2016 22:25:45 GMT
Hi Cat I would have thought in your area you would be OK boxing your tubers up in wither mushroom boxes with compost or may be polystyrene boxes (with drainage)Then plenty of fleece over them and they should be fine in your greenhouse. Sit the box on plenty of news paper this will give another layer of insulation especially if using plastic mushroom boxes, polystyrene should be ok without, but the fleece layers will keep the tubers in a good condition until it gets nearer Spring.
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Post by dahliadave on Jan 28, 2016 22:30:29 GMT
Ok so heres my mid winter crisis. I dont have a heat set up I have windowsills and a greenhouse with bubblewrap. I will be starting my Garden friends and Wyn's Favourite in the house for definate as these are Che's babies, but When would be the best time for me to start warming field tubers in the greenhouse? I am in no rush. I am not growing for show just for Che's pleasure, as most of you know. I will be lucky if i have got my stock through the winter lol As long as the tubers are looking sound and not withering/drying out too much they will be fine for a few weeks yet. If you were just going to plant the field tubers in the garden and not intending to take cuttings then you wouldn't normally plant them until April. For taking cuttings, setting them away mid to end February would be fine but with no heat they will be slower to come away. We don't get round to taking our main stock cuttings until mid-end April and they always in flower for end August onwards. At the moment we still have a few thousand pot tubers that we are keeping cold (frost free) and on the dry side but come early next month we will be going through and traying a few up to bring into growth. They will be watered up and moved into a greenhouse running at about 10 Celsius. They will often be showing signs of life in a week or 2. We do that progressively through February and then early March, any that we have left are potted up for sale- if they haven't come into growth naturally they will only take a week or so to start showing signs of life. It still surprises me every year that tubers we might have rejected for sale because they are too small or the stems have rotted back will 9 times out of 10 be showing growth by April. I know this is not really a definitive answer for you but what what I am really getting at is that the dahlias. providing they are in good nick, will come away when the conditions are right for them- sorry starting to waffle a bit now!
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Post by dahliadave on Jan 28, 2016 22:34:02 GMT
Hi Cat I would have thought in your area you would be OK boxing your tubers up in wither mushroom boxes with compost or may be polystyrene boxes (with drainage)Then plenty of fleece over them and they should be fine in your greenhouse. Sit the box on plenty of news paper this will give another layer of insulation especially if using plastic mushroom boxes, polystyrene should be ok without, but the fleece layers will keep the tubers in a good condition until it gets nearer Spring. And I know a lady who leaves her tubers in the ground from year to year and puts the polystyrene boxes upside down over the tubers each winter with a brick on top. Not very pretty but it works for her. She lives next door to the village church and she provides them with armfuls of flowers each year! |
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Post by Cat on Jan 28, 2016 23:42:57 GMT
Thanks ian dahliadave that's helpful. Like I say no rush I'm not after 5/6/700!!! I have mushroom trays etc. So now it's just waiting to see if what I have has survived. Che will be pleased if just one makes it but i would like a few more than one lol |
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Post by Raymond on Jan 29, 2016 15:18:22 GMT
Cat if I can over winter them you can ! Trust yourself. You will have loads come to life before you know it and will be thinking where am I gonna put them all ! Hehehe remember anything I sent you that fails I have spares so just let me know.
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Post by Raymond on Feb 1, 2016 10:48:55 GMT
So my pot tubers of Ruskin avenger arrived today from Jack gott 4 of them. I will set these up mid month. I will take 2 or 3 cuttings max from each and then also grow the pot Tuber itself. I sent Jack a Tuber of garden friends which he hopes to grow well and get on the bench this year. He was very very sad to hear the news on tel's passing  |
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Post by Raymond on Feb 1, 2016 11:19:24 GMT
Some of the tubers I have started so far this morning. Hillcrest jersie pot tuber with one of the field tubers behind. Both showing good life.  Another jersie pot tuber . The second field Tuber showing nothing yet or cherwell goldcrest.  Staleen condessa more eyes not in picture and a Ruskin Michelle showing life ! Another rmichelle has 5 nice green eyes on it and the last one is showing eyes now.  |
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Post by jay65 on Feb 1, 2016 18:01:01 GMT
Nice one Raymond. All looks very good there at the moment. I also had some tubers from Jack Gott come about 10 days ago, no sign of life on those yet, but they look like nice tubers. I also had some arrive on the same day from another Garden-friends member and many of his are already showing shoots including Dikara Superb, Blyton Softer Gleam, Blyton Golden Girl and even one of his George Marston has a shoot on it! Must be a record that...haha.
Sir Alf Ramsey? WILL YOU PLEASE GET A MOVE ON!!!!
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Post by ste b on Feb 1, 2016 19:21:19 GMT
Tubers are looking good Raymond , looking like you will get plenty of cuttings and with all the experience of last year you should be fine.
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Post by Raymond on Feb 2, 2016 0:42:09 GMT
Fingers crossed ste b and jay65 the early cuttings where a disaster last year a combination of too much moisture and not enough air flow. I am trying clonex gel this year and also the clonex mist. Let's see what happens. |
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Post by Raymond on Feb 18, 2016 18:03:52 GMT
Started the rest of the show tubers today also the seedling tubers. The pot tubers from Jack gott already showing life as where many of them with roots etc... Coming.
Better get digging I want to put down bone meal soon on main plot.
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