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Post by Tel on Apr 15, 2013 19:52:05 GMT
Only 3 dahlia varieties left now on the heated bench, for further cuttings.
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Post by Cherry on Apr 16, 2013 7:43:22 GMT
Do you allow the small seedlings to get much sunlight Tel?
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Post by steve2t on Apr 16, 2013 12:24:29 GMT
I've got some plants outside now, hardening off!
All the other cuttings are going berserk!!!
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Post by Tel on Apr 16, 2013 18:25:34 GMT
Do you allow the small seedlings to get much sunlight Tel? When i transplant them into pots i keep them shady for a few days until they settle down. Same with cuttings when they are potted up. |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 16, 2013 18:49:31 GMT
My dahlia has grown by nearly half and gets the sun for a lot of the day, but it looks very healthy and is short-coupled. Well that is how we describe dogs, so you will have to work it out. It is not leggy. It looks good in fact. Perhaps I will move it slightly so it is only in sun for a portion of the day.
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Post by scrumpy on Apr 17, 2013 19:57:17 GMT
Only 3 dahlia varieties left now on the heated bench, for further cuttings. Still taking cuttings. Been my worst season for a long time for cutting material. Normally the first batch are discarded, ie, given away, but this year I'll be having to use a lot of them for planting out myself. Some varieties just haven't produced follow on material. Looks like next year I'll be keeping 3 tubers of each variety for cuttings, and growing pot tubers as back up. |
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Post by Tel on Apr 18, 2013 7:20:18 GMT
Only 3 dahlia varieties left now on the heated bench, for further cuttings. Still taking cuttings. Been my worst season for a long time for cutting material. Normally the first batch are discarded, ie, given away, but this year I'll be having to use a lot of them for planting out myself. Some varieties just haven't produced follow on material. Looks like next year I'll be keeping 3 tubers of each variety for cuttings, and growing pot tubers as back up. You are not on your own scrumpy, the deadline for entries for the dahlia trials have been extended too. |
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Post by scrumpy on Apr 18, 2013 20:55:29 GMT
Ever get the feeling it's going to be a long hard season again  The only plus side is that as the early cuttings aren't growing very fast ( they would normally be in 5" pots by now) they should be Ok at planting out time. And I'll probably only use half the compost I normally do. |
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Post by markb on Apr 19, 2013 18:59:01 GMT
Took the last cuttings of 'Trelyn Kiwi' today which I hope to have for Malvern Autumn Show - weather permitting. More rooted cuttings have been potted on, along with 8 'Trelyn Kiwi' which have gone into 5 inch pots. Also done quite a few tuber divisions of poor throwing cultivars.
Feels like it's already been a 'long hard season' scrumpy!
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Post by Lou78W on Apr 19, 2013 19:23:04 GMT
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Post by Moonlight on Apr 19, 2013 21:06:09 GMT
Its just as well I'm not showing this year....I will just enjoy the blooms......when they arrive that sis   |
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Post by Lou78W on Apr 20, 2013 7:08:48 GMT
All sorts of reasons; other commitments, plus, I don't have the energy for it now; its an awful lot of work, as you know ;D |
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Post by scrumpy on Apr 20, 2013 20:46:11 GMT
Just had one day away...went up to see Simple Minds in Blackpool... and they seem to have taken off at last....and finally i'll be able to get a few cuttings off the sport.
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Post by dcdahlia on Apr 21, 2013 7:37:57 GMT
Allotments have dried out nicely now and are both ready to rotovate which I will be doing in about 2/3 weeks time.I can now get on and finish clearing an unused area for a leek trench and onion trench (I have joined the local wmc show after years of them badgering me to join).At the moment I only have 200 dahlias potted up with 50 of them being janal amy and hillcrest candy.There is 250 in the propagator so I am hoping the majority have rooted,I will be having a look today and taking my last batch of cuttings of most varieties.I will only hang on a bit longer with some early flowering varieties.Looks like we are never going to get 2 seasons the same again last year early growth was good then they slowed down this season early growth has been slow,I only hope they now get a move on and save this season.  |
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Post by Cherry on Apr 21, 2013 8:35:36 GMT
All sorts of reasons; other commitments, plus, I don't have the energy for it now; its an awful lot of work, as you know ;D I would not worry about the showing. You have learnt a lot about the dahlias and now you probably can't bear to have bad ones, so your garden will always look good. I pulled out all my bad dahlias and won't grow these sort again. The sweetpea growing for show did the same thing to me. Now I like to grow good ones which are much more satisfying. |
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