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Post by johnjess on Mar 16, 2017 16:13:20 GMT
I'm almost out of Multi purpose compost for potting on my cuttings so can anyone recommend a 'Best for dahlias' multi purpose compost or are they all
pretty much the same? It was a John Innes one that I've been using.
Thanks
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Post by johndoe on Mar 16, 2017 19:09:16 GMT
I'm almost out of Multi purpose compost for potting on my cuttings so can anyone recommend a 'Best for dahlias' multi purpose compost or are they all pretty much the same? It was a John Innes one that I've been using. Thanks Hi Johnjess, you want to get hold of some Clover compost. It's the best multi-purpose around, and you'll find, the one most used by dahlia growers.
Here's the link for stockists. www.cloverpeat.co.uk/stockists
If you're short of Hillcrest Candy, let me, as I'll have some spare I think.
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Post by johnjess on Mar 16, 2017 20:28:19 GMT
Thanks johndoe, I'll look into sourcing some Clover multi purpose. Is there a reason why it's so good for dahlia s?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2017 23:34:29 GMT
John it's good for most purposes not just Dahlias. It's a peat based compost from Ireland, there's none of the recycled fibrous rubbish or plastic you'd find in the '4 bags for a tenner' deals. As well as Dahlias I use it for Fuchsia cuttings and potting up, sowing seeds in trays, hanging baskets and even my show potatoes in bags. If you have a horticultural Society/association near you (I'm in Worsley HA) you'd find it's cheaper.
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Post by ian on Mar 17, 2017 14:05:17 GMT
Clover professional is the best
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Post by johnjess on Mar 17, 2017 21:47:03 GMT
Is Clover compost only available from the stockists listed on their website or could I possibly find it at a garden centre locally?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 22:53:00 GMT
I think you'd find some if you have a ring around, especially small independent ones. One of our allotment members ordered a pallet load of Clover at a good price from a Bolton horticultural supplier so I've had 20 bags of it. Mostly Pro but some GP too. Some of the Clover stockists listed on your link are distributors so they must be supplying smaller outlets. Our Allotment lock up shed.  PA130026 by lancastrian1, on Flickr |
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Post by derekbrooks on Mar 18, 2017 21:55:48 GMT
We sell a lot of Clover at our supply hut at Worsley where I go every Saturday and where Davidv is a member. Like him I use a lot myself and not just for dahlias. Ours is £4.90 for a 75 litre bag.
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Post by diggie on Mar 20, 2017 18:21:14 GMT
They say patience is a virtue. My Oakwood Goldcrest tuber has just woken up after 50 days.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2017 19:27:21 GMT
You must be the patient sort Diggie! 7 weeks is a bit too long for me. Half my tubers have woken up now after 3 weeks with minimal/no heat. A few reluctant ones want that extra 5 minutes in bed notably Marston G. Give it another week or two before doing anything drastic.
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Post by Cat on Mar 20, 2017 20:01:36 GMT
They say patience is a virtue. My Oakwood Goldcrest tuber has just woken up after 50 days. YYYEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! |
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Post by diggie on Mar 20, 2017 22:58:17 GMT
You must be the patient sort Diggie! 7 weeks is a bit too long for me. Half my tubers have woken up now after 3 weeks with minimal/no heat. A few reluctant ones want that extra 5 minutes in bed notably Marston G. Give it another week or two before doing anything drastic. Dahlia tubers are so unpredictable David. I am still waiting on Marston George and Amber Festival. They went on heat the same time as the Oakwoods. |
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Post by johndoe on Mar 21, 2017 14:40:36 GMT
Better late than never Diggie  . Now the exciting bit begins. Won't belong now before the gardens full of lovely blooms, and all that fretting, will seem like a distant memory  .
So far, 480 cuttings taken, with 120 potted up into 3" pots. And 40 into 5" pots for mother plants. Will start taking show plant cuttings from April the 1st.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2017 15:23:10 GMT
You must be starting a Dahlia nursery JD! Can I place my order now? I'll be taking my first cuttings early April onwards by the looks of things. Aiming for 100 plants this year. Busy time with potatoes/peas/onions to go out in a couple of weeks as well. |
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Post by johndoe on Mar 22, 2017 11:34:10 GMT
Yeah, My wife says the same  . A lot of the plants are for fellow dahlia growers, and friends. And I like to keep my allotment neighbours happy with plants, so they don't get the idea to moan about my polytunnel frame when it goes up .
Also keeps me busy, as I only grow dahlias, and nothing else. Don't think I'd know how to grow anything else!!! |
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. A lot of the plants are for fellow dahlia growers, and friends. And I like to keep my allotment neighbours happy with plants, so they don't get the idea to moan about my polytunnel frame when it goes up 
