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Post by robh on Dec 4, 2011 21:02:13 GMT
im a newbie and i am confused now i thought i had saw the plants i wanted to grow for next year but you experts have so many varietys i dont know what varietys i want to gro i thibk some of u have football fields as allotments
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Post by Lou78W on Dec 4, 2011 21:10:41 GMT
I know what you mean Rob!!....we all suffer from wanting to grow everything, but don't have the room  ....Could I suggest you make a list, or three, of 1) how many plants you can realistically grow. 2) what types you like. say.... ...decs....cacti...pompons....mins.small, med, la...colorettes......the list is endless. There are plenty of sites to browse before making your choices.... If you haven't grown them before, start off with a half a dozen, and see how you get on......then build up your collection........ Hope this helps |
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Post by robh on Dec 4, 2011 21:25:51 GMT
hi lou thats the problem i am a fan of the decs i am not to keen on colleretts amd poms but the decs are nice some of the people on here grow hundreds i read a post paul i think said he planted 800 he must have a field for an allotmeny i am just lookin for different varietys i suppose the trouble the season after next is what to do with all the tubers mind it would be nice to be in that position i can see me getting an allotment
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Post by Tel on Dec 6, 2011 19:42:11 GMT
im a newbie and i am confused now i thought i had saw the plants i wanted to grow for next year but you experts have so many varietys i dont know what varietys i want to gro i thibk some of u have football fields as allotments A quiet word in your ear Rob, I like yourself joined this forum, hoping for some good advise, because i fancied growing a few dahlias for my garden. Don't let the dahlia growers on here brainwash you, like they have with me, or like myself they will have going from growing a few dahlias for pleasure in your garden, to growing some for your local show next. That's the way these dahlia growers work on here to swell their numbers. Now i try to leave but they have you in a vice like grip, escape is impossible, so do not let them suck you in like they did with me.   ;D |
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Post by Lou78W on Dec 6, 2011 20:03:05 GMT
Robh.....we should warn you that our Tel......is a bit of a joker.....he has great skill in growing dahlias but tries to pretend he is an "amateur"....take no heed........he is a "top man" ;D
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Post by robh on Dec 7, 2011 18:00:26 GMT
i think it might be a bit to late tell have been visiting the allotments havent told the wife yet she already thinks i spend to much time on the internet lookin at dahlias will keep it quite till i take her out for a few sherbits she will be ok as i will buy her a rotavator
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Post by Tel on Dec 7, 2011 19:19:51 GMT
Your resistance must be very low Rob, i did not expext them to brainwash you this quickly.  I am so so sorry. ;D
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Post by robh on Dec 8, 2011 11:33:33 GMT
thanks tell i dont need much brainwashingwish id statred years ago i have ordered a few different ones to try im just growing them for the garden i have a huge back garden wich is lawned it vis about 30 mtrs by 10 and a little bit waste that could be cleaned i had crysaths in the front garden last year and had about 30 plants in and some dahlias i have a few old strains my pal give me some old hankys wich il like and painted lady the problem i have a few varitys so i will have a nice selection i read some where that i dont have to take cuttings i can plant the tubers in the garden again next year
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Post by Lou78W on Dec 8, 2011 14:16:43 GMT
You can do both Robh ;D.....if you want to increase your stock. Set tubers in damp compost from Feb-April and take cuttings, then you can plant the tuber in the ground or pots, at the end of May...Result ;D ....more dahlias.....  |
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Post by sweetpea on Dec 8, 2011 14:56:20 GMT
Hi robh, I also wanted to grow loads of dahlias but didn't really have the space at the time. i still managed to cover our local spring, summer and autumn shows by growing daffodils, sweetpeas and dahlias plus loads of veg.
As for dahlias I managed quite well (if prize cards are anything to go by) by only growing 3 of each variety required to cover the schedule.
There are different ways to cater for shows. Some folks grow loads of plants and pick out their best ones at the time, I prefer to grow less plants but give them more individual attention.
swings and roundabouts really so if you got the time to tend 5,000 plants then do so but you will have better quality control with less. regardless of whether its dahlias, sweetpeas or whatever.
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Post by robh on Dec 8, 2011 15:37:03 GMT
i will pot my tubers as i have a few varietys and buy some different cuttings they are just for the garden but i want different varietys i proberley have enough room for about 89 dahlias maybe a biy more so i will need to be able to store the tubers next year i have sent of for a few plants and have my eye on some different one i particuly like gaudy i have some old hanky and tip toe and painted lady i saw them flower last year and were very pretty
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....Could I suggest you make a list, or three, of 1) how many plants you can realistically grow. 2) what types you like. say.... ...decs....cacti...pompons....mins.small, med, la...colorettes......the list is endless. There are plenty of sites to browse before making your choices....
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