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Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	two weeks to go Jul 10, 2011 7:31:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Jul 10, 2011 7:31:31 GMT I wish you every success at Shrewsbury with all your exhibits Scrumpy.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	two weeks to go Jul 10, 2011 10:40:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Jul 10, 2011 10:40:43 GMT Any weather related problems you have are just the same as the others. Makes it a level playing field.
	I'll get around to it eventually

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two weeks to go Jul 10, 2011 12:52:48 GMT

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Post by scrumpy on Jul 10, 2011 12:52:48 GMT

Not altogether true. Because people come from all over the country to exhibit, storms in one area can be missed altogether in another. And of course vice versa.
So if gods reading this forum, it can rain where you like except shropshire

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	two weeks to go Jul 10, 2011 16:35:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Jul 10, 2011 16:35:42 GMT You are right of course, I was thinking of more local shows. Mind you, the way this 'Summer' has been so far..........
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two weeks to go Jul 10, 2011 17:43:25 GMT

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Post by scrumpy on Jul 10, 2011 17:43:25 GMT

well it's bucketing down at the moment.
When growing new varieties it's a bit hit and miss. Now i don't know whether it is me, or if it's the varieties, but my stems are nowhere near as long as they normally are at this time of year.
Do you reckon the very cold weather last november may have had an influence on this years blooms? Or maybe the very hot April?

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two weeks to go Jul 10, 2011 22:00:06 GMT

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Post by sweetpea on Jul 10, 2011 22:00:06 GMT

Jul 10, 2011 17:43:25 GMT scrumpy said:

I doubt it scrumpy. had much much colder times past with no adverse affect.
Now the dry spell - a different matter but that should have righted itself by now I would have thought. If it is affecting ALL the plants then it rules out the variety and would indicate either a cultural problem or a deficiency of some sort.
Scratching my head here, sorry.

I'll get around to it eventually

scrumpy Top Member Posts: 1,280	two weeks to go Jul 15, 2011 7:51:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scrumpy on Jul 15, 2011 7:51:06 GMT I'm sure you are right.....probably cultural. Anyway, cut enough sweet peas for 5 vases of 6 stems. Sir Jimmy Shand will be my best ones. Hope they look better when arranged

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two weeks to go Jul 15, 2011 12:29:40 GMT

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Post by sweetpea on Jul 15, 2011 12:29:40 GMT

Strange isn't it? I grew Sir jimmy Shand when it came out a couple of years or so back and it failed miserably for me.
Mind you years ago I nearly gave up on Mrs. Bernard Jones as it didn't do for me then after giving it one more chance it was winning all over the place for me.
Same thing with Noel Sutton way back.
Never figured out why.

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Post by Tel on Jul 10, 2011 7:31:31 GMT

Post by sweetpea on Jul 10, 2011 10:40:43 GMT

Post by scrumpy on Jul 10, 2011 12:52:48 GMT

Post by sweetpea on Jul 10, 2011 16:35:42 GMT

Post by scrumpy on Jul 10, 2011 17:43:25 GMT

Post by sweetpea on Jul 10, 2011 22:00:06 GMT

Post by scrumpy on Jul 15, 2011 7:51:06 GMT

Post by sweetpea on Jul 15, 2011 12:29:40 GMT

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