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Post by Cherry on May 22, 2011 21:15:41 GMT
I sounded very ungrateful to Paul, but having the dahlias here is half the battle. I wonder if the lower one is related to Lady Linda from shows in the seventies.
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Post by scrumpy on May 22, 2011 21:33:30 GMT
I sounded very ungrateful to Paul, but having the dahlias here is half the battle. I wonder if the lower one is related to Lady Linda from shows in the seventies. think i've confused you a bit...Paul above the picture refers to Paul Chester, Linda to Lindas Chester. The reason i mentioned those particular ones was that they are very early flowering. I know it's no good for this year, but for future years, as your show is so early, it may be useful . They are also quite easy to grow, and don't take up much space. |
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Post by Tel on May 23, 2011 5:56:20 GMT
A question from me, now. I still have three pots in the propagator, and the plants have no sign of shoots at all. Should I chuck them out as a bad loss now? Should I empty them out and see if the tubers are firm? Has this happened to any of you, please, and did I do something wrong? I have had tubers that were firm and did not grow, they call them blind, i tried dipping it in hot water, tried the cutting in half to see if i could shock it into growth. I had one of two tubers this year that did not grow, ths again looked firm, but i decided before i binned it to cut it in half, it had rotted from the inside the stem inside was black.  |
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Post by Tel on May 23, 2011 6:12:41 GMT
Which variety out of mine would be the first to flower and I can then give them prime position? I took good cuttings of Gateshead and Amber and something else, but they are outside. Believe it or not Cherry and this may sound daft, that is the hardest question i have been asked about dahlias. I have never recorded which one is the first to flower out of the ones you have, you have me completely stumped on this one. I suggest you list on here the varieties you have the most plants off and see if our other dahlia friends can come up with a answer |
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Post by Geranium on May 23, 2011 7:48:02 GMT
Thanks for your answer, Tel. I shall tip them out, cut through a tuber and then bin them. |
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Post by Cherry on May 23, 2011 9:37:42 GMT
Amongst others, I have 8 Amber Festival and 9 Jomanda. Jomanda is a good colour for exhibition. I expect this is different to Mary's Jomanda.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on May 23, 2011 11:57:01 GMT
I've just been looking up your dahlias, they are lovely colours. On the same page as one of yours was this one, I just had to show you. I'm a fan of single flowers and dark foliage and this one just shouted 'wow'. 'Waltzing Mathilda'  |
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Post by Tel on May 23, 2011 12:23:45 GMT
Amongst others, I have 8 Amber Festival and 9 Jomanda. Jomanda is a good colour for exhibition. I expect this is different to Mary's Jomanda. I would sugest you let them grow straight up without stopping, then its a case of you having warm weather and your fingers crossed. Cherry its a shame you did not raise the subject earlier, say Jan or Feb, we would have had 90% more chance of getting your blooms to the show. |
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Post by Cherry on May 23, 2011 13:30:57 GMT
I feel better about it today, and will just grow and see what happens. Even when I grew the sweet peas, no-one knew I was going to show them. I don't know why I don't say. I suppose I don't want to look foolish when I know nothing.
Thanks for that Tel. I am going out to lift my Rubies from their favoured position and put in Jomanda instead. If I don't make it to the show, they will look good anyway because they will have a lot of Aconitum carmichaelii behind them for contrast. Some are going into a sandier type soil too. In Victoria they grew well in the sandy soil of the Mornington Peninsula and there were lots of dahlia farms there.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on May 23, 2011 18:43:11 GMT
The cuttings I took of my dahlia 'sunshine' have buds on them. The plants are only five inches high. I am guessing I need to nip the buds off so the plants keep growing.
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Post by Tel on May 23, 2011 18:58:11 GMT
The cuttings I took of my dahlia 'sunshine' have buds on them. The plants are only five inches high. I am guessing I need to nip the buds off so the plants keep growing. I too have a couple of cuttings that have buds on them, if you let them flower at that size the bloom will be poor. If the leaves look healthy, i would nip the buds out and let the laterals grow, lose a poor flower now for better blooms later. |
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Post by (DahliaMan) Cornish Paul on May 23, 2011 21:28:37 GMT
Which variety out of mine would be the first to flower and I can then give them prime position? I took good cuttings of Gateshead and Amber and something else, but they are outside. Believe it or not Cherry and this may sound daft, that is the hardest question i have been asked about dahlias. I have never recorded which one is the first to flower out of the ones you have, you have me completely stumped on this one. I suggest you list on here the varieties you have the most plants off and see if our other dahlia friends can come up with a answer I would think impossible to say which would flower first, for one thing depends when cuttings were struck. |
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Post by (DahliaMan) Cornish Paul on May 23, 2011 21:36:18 GMT
I like those  I'm glad Tel chose the ones I am growing. I didn't realise they all flowered at different times, it is all getting more complicated by the minute. Regards flowering different times, this is why record keeping is a must do, and why you may have read about planting out earlier or later cuttings. Some dahlias are naturally slower than others. You may recall Ive written how Kelsae Carla races away and I plant it as tiny plants maybe 3 inches high. Whereas trelyn kiwi I prefer 2nd.3rd week March cuttings as its a slowish grower. Basically its all about timing for shows. Unless you are exhibiting I wouldnt get too bogged down in the timing stuff, just pinch out tip of dahlias at say mid june and take from there. |
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Post by (DahliaMan) Cornish Paul on May 23, 2011 21:44:18 GMT
Regards 'stupid' questions - simply no such thing. This is what a good reason for a forum is about, an opportunity, an avenue/opening to ask anything. Also even for a more experienced grower like myself, Im always asking stuff like what compost others use/methods/findings of dahlia suppiers etc. I just like making comparisons, no harm in 'picking others brains'. Again I really wouldnt get too bogged down in technical jargon, think of the dahlias as a giant marigold. Bit of basic knowledge and boom we have flowers. Remember your best friend in this dahlia growing thingy is THE DAHLIA itself. Then if the bug bites well you go off at a tangent called exhibiting. I have a saying for myself "the more I learn, I realise the less I know". Basically if I live forever (so far so good!) I'll never learn it all.
Paul
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Post by sirplantalot on May 23, 2011 21:48:17 GMT
Being one of the new Dahlia growers on here I thought I would let you know I purchased a book on growing Dahlias from eBay. It is one that Paul recommends on his website. It is called DAHLIAS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE BY PHILIP DAMP. Only had a quick look so far but it does look to be very interesting and informative. I will reading it for sure over the next few days. |
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