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Post by Tel on Jan 11, 2012 19:58:55 GMT
Hi WF, here we go again, have you sent out a friendly letter to the opposition, wishing them every success, on coming second and third again this year. Don,t worry about been late on setting them up, it more important you do not miss the stopping date of the plants by much.  |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jan 12, 2012 8:13:09 GMT
That is a releif Tel, I thought I might have fallen at the first hurdle.
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Post by robh on Jan 12, 2012 9:36:44 GMT
helpfull tip for beginers if you suffer from wind dont buy a kite seriously if you have wind problems in your area if you plantbroad beans on the windward side of your dahlias they will act as a natural barrier for your dahlia
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Post by Tel on Jan 12, 2012 9:46:51 GMT
I use windbreak material, i find that beans can create wind.  ;D |
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Post by AJ on Jan 13, 2012 11:00:58 GMT
Bought a dahlia today so I can join in, in the fun. 'lolo love' |
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Post by Tel on Jan 13, 2012 19:45:38 GMT
Bought a dahlia today so I can join in, in the fun. 'lolo love' Welcome to the mad house AJ ;D |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jan 13, 2012 20:52:09 GMT
I like that AJ, I have one very similar but without the red edges.
It looks stunning in the sun.
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Post by AJ on Jan 14, 2012 11:03:38 GMT
Well thank u for a most warm welcome, you never know I might absolutely loose the run of myself and buy another one next year
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Post by Cherry on Jan 14, 2012 11:05:42 GMT
Well thank u for a most warm welcome, you never know I might absolutely loose the run of myself and buy another one next year Treat yourself AJ. Go on, buy another.  |
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Post by jrae on Jan 14, 2012 19:35:36 GMT
Another dahlia convert hi AJ! After reading a bit about dahlias on the other threads figured it was okay to save the twigs I cut off from the tubers (that I dug and potted up) very happy to observe that the sticks I randomly stuck in some pots now have lots of small leaves. |
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Post by AJ on Jan 14, 2012 22:35:01 GMT
I'm just here for the beer ;D, my big problem with dahlia's is the exposure where I live. There is a huge selection of tall one which I think would be bent in half up here, so I'm going to see how I get on with with one 20'' or less.
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 15, 2012 17:27:49 GMT
Unfortunately I haven't got electricity in g'house yet and can't get paraffin so looks like I will have to go for the chicken leg method which I don't really like.
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Post by Tel on Jan 16, 2012 8:34:05 GMT
Well thank u for a most warm welcome, you never know I might absolutely loose the run of myself and buy another one next year Treat yourself AJ. Go on, buy another. Then another, then just one more, and oh i like that one i will have that, then when do you stop. ;D |
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Post by AJ on Jan 16, 2012 9:41:12 GMT
Tel(l) me about it ;D
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Post by jrae on Jan 19, 2012 14:07:57 GMT
I have a bit of a problem. I've taken dahlia cuttings and most of them have rooted (I pull it and it doesn't come out of the pot) and each cutting is about a foot long. When each of them have around 8 large leaves I take them down (I use part of my roofdeck as some sort of greenhouse) and put them out in the garden but even if it gets as much sun as when it was up in the roof it wilts right away. Nothing's changed, just the location, same amount of sunlight, same watering routine. When I pull out the cutting I find that most of it that's in the ground has gone slimy. Tried to water it less often but they still go slimy and die. What am I doing wrong? I haven't repotted them yet they're still in the same 6 inch pots filled with compost and they're not in the ground just lined up in an old bench.
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