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Post by Cherry on Jul 11, 2011 13:47:16 GMT
There were only three entries, which sort of takes the fun out of it. This is where I exhibited the sweet peas and it was a large class. At that time I was third behind two nationals and mine looked like theirs. I got a national exhibitor to set them up in the vase as I couldn't do this. One of these people has moved just too far, and the other has retired from showing. It was still a big class, but the quality was not as good as in previous years. I had a good look at the vases of four flowers for future years.
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Post by Rosie on Jul 12, 2011 12:23:10 GMT
I have got all my Dahlia's in pots and are growing well, but i wondered if there was a maximum size pot they should end up in??
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Post by Tel on Jul 12, 2011 15:16:23 GMT
I have got all my Dahlia's in pots and are growing well, but i wondered if there was a maximum size pot they should end up in?? A minimum of 10in Rosie. upto and including a dustbin. ;D |
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Post by Rosie on Jul 12, 2011 18:32:51 GMT
I have got all my Dahlia's in pots and are growing well, but i wondered if there was a maximum size pot they should end up in?? A minimum of 10in Rosie. upto and including a dustbin. ;D I wonder if Graham would mind if i filled the P5 with compost and planted them in there   Thanks Tel, i shall be potting them on then, can't tomorrow, out with Emma and Abbie, can't Thursday, out with Graham...Friday it is then ;D ;D |
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Post by Tel on Jul 13, 2011 6:43:13 GMT
A minimum of 10in Rosie. upto and including a dustbin. ;D I wonder if Graham would mind if i filled the P5 with compost and planted them in there Thanks Tel, i shall be potting them on then, can't tomorrow, out with Emma and Abbie, can't Thursday, out with Graham...Friday it is then ;D ;D Dont forget the vaseline apply a ring of it on the stem between the top pair of leaves and the buds. to stop your friends having a meal of your blooms.  |
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Post by Rosie on Jul 13, 2011 7:50:49 GMT
Vaseline....hmm i don't think i have any, i shall buy some today ;D
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 19, 2011 11:15:09 GMT
I did some more de-budding and Vaselining today. I have loads of buds on all my plants now. One plant has a flower beginning to open, it is going to be stunning.  |
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Post by Tel on Jul 19, 2011 18:04:02 GMT
I just hope we have got the timing right and you have plenty of blooms to pick from on the day. When i first viewed Ruskin Respectable at the Leeds Dahlia Trials in 2009, it had been pouring with rain, the blooms of this variety seems to stand the weather without marking up. |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 22, 2011 16:20:41 GMT
Here is my first flower, I think it is stunning  I have loads of buds coming along. I want to have a practice with my early flowers, you said something about pricking the stem so the petals don't drop. I remember picking a vase of my single dahlias and within hours the petals started dropping. |
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Post by lesley on Jul 22, 2011 17:22:59 GMT
Here is my first flower, I think it is stunning I have loads of buds coming along. I want to have a practice with my early flowers, you said something about pricking the stem so the petals don't drop. I remember picking a vase of my single dahlias and within hours the petals started dropping. That's a beauty Sue, what's it called please. |
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Post by Tel on Jul 22, 2011 18:18:07 GMT
WF. when i cut mine for shows, i stick a pointed knife into the stem below the water level and gently twist it to release the air lock in the stem.
Once i stage at the show the blooms are placed in oasis and then it is possible for petals to start dropping anytime, you just hope it will not happen until after judging.
The bloom will be even better by Sunday the back petals will have dressed back to the stem also you should find the centre of the bloom spot on then. another pic is ordered for Sunday. ;D
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Post by Tel on Jul 22, 2011 18:20:55 GMT
Lesley, you will find a clue to what it is called in a post of mine, just after the pic that WF posted on her dahlia just opening further up the page. ;D
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Post by Cherry on Jul 22, 2011 19:20:50 GMT
When I picked mine, I worried about the stem being hollow for a little way and made sure it was filled with water before putting it in a vase. The flowers stay looking good for so long, I don't know when they should be picked for showing, so I hope to learn this. That is stunning, just as you said WF.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 22, 2011 21:29:30 GMT
another pic is ordered for Sunday. ;D Oh if you insist Tel Not that I make everybody who comes into the garden look at my show dahlias There is something special about the first  |
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Post by Tel on Jul 23, 2011 5:01:47 GMT
Here is my first flower, I think it is stunning I have loads of buds coming along. I want to have a practice with my early flowers, you said something about pricking the stem so the petals don't drop. I remember picking a vase of my single dahlias and within hours the petals started dropping. That's a beauty Sue, what's it called please. Are those two little little marks i can see on the bloom, one near the centre and one on the far right, if you spot a mark on a petal 24 hours before a show remove it. The space created by removing the petals will have closed up by show time. |
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