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Post by candyblue on Sept 12, 2013 11:21:55 GMT
Good luck for all at Harrogate, I am really looking forward to going this year as its the first time we have been on the Friday so the blooms will be much fresher!
Should be my first dahlia show (that I have managed) this year on Saturday, but the weather has been so wet and cold this week I`ll be lucky to stage anything, i also have anither show the following week.
Its been a rubbish year for us as we were very behind with moving and not having a heated greenhouse for the cuttings, then it was ages until the sun came out followed by a really dry and hot spell mant the flowers were at least a month behind, and now of course rain - typical! Still theres always next year
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 12, 2013 11:26:15 GMT
Mark do you buy it locally or buy online?
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Post by markb on Sept 12, 2013 11:43:04 GMT
I used to by online, but now buy it from our society. It's not the brand name Oasis but it still does the job. I think we pay £10 per box of 20 bricks. Each brick can be cut into three so a box will do around 60 vases. Make sure you get WET type floral foam not the dry one which will not work. Happy practicing.
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Post by Moonlight on Sept 12, 2013 12:09:18 GMT
Thanks Mark.  I appreciate your help.
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Post by steve2t on Sept 12, 2013 13:27:57 GMT
Good luck for all at Harrogate, I am really looking forward to going this year as its the first time we have been on the Friday so the blooms will be much fresher! Should be my first dahlia show (that I have managed) this year on Saturday, but the weather has been so wet and cold this week I`ll be lucky to stage anything, i also have anither show the following week. Its been a rubbish year for us as we were very behind with moving and not having a heated greenhouse for the cuttings, then it was ages until the sun came out followed by a really dry and hot spell mant the flowers were at least a month behind, and now of course rain - typical! Still theres always next year I know exactly how you feel candyblue.  All year planning and tending them, then pffffft! |
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Post by steve2t on Sept 12, 2013 13:30:14 GMT
Mark do you buy it locally or buy online? Plenty on ebay. Or if your in Lancs, LBS in Colne have big boxes of it. |
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Post by Tel on Sept 12, 2013 14:07:36 GMT
I used to by online, but now buy it from our society. It's not the brand name Oasis but it still does the job. I think we pay £10 per box of 20 bricks. Each brick can be cut into three so a box will do around 60 vases. Make sure you get WET type floral foam not the dry one which will not work. Happy practicing. Same here Mark, a box was enough for the shows I did. |
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Post by Tel on Sept 12, 2013 14:10:43 GMT
Good luck for all at Harrogate, I am really looking forward to going this year as its the first time we have been on the Friday so the blooms will be much fresher! Should be my first dahlia show (that I have managed) this year on Saturday, but the weather has been so wet and cold this week I`ll be lucky to stage anything, i also have anither show the following week. Its been a rubbish year for us as we were very behind with moving and not having a heated greenhouse for the cuttings, then it was ages until the sun came out followed by a really dry and hot spell mant the flowers were at least a month behind, and now of course rain - typical! Still theres always next year I know how you feel Candyblue when my blooms were looking ok for Harrogate about 3 years ago, until the day of cutting, everything had marked up overnight. Then like you after that I had to contend with moving twice in 12 months plus other things. |
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Post by Tel on Sept 12, 2013 14:17:15 GMT
Entries for Harrogate show had to be in by last Saturday, sent mine off the Thursday before so they should have received it Friday, Sat at the latest. When the postie came today still no Exhibitors Number, from the NDS. Just so happens that Birkenshaw Pudsey turned out a load of rubbish this year. So I would not have taken it to Harrogate for the seedling class. The point is anyone entering dahlia classes at Harrogate in 2014 make sure your entry is posted off, well before the deadline for entries.
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Post by Cherry on Sept 12, 2013 16:32:54 GMT
Have you entered for Harrogate Tel? |
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Post by Tel on Sept 12, 2013 16:50:33 GMT
Have you entered for Harrogate Tel? I sent off the entry form Cherry, read my previous post above. |
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Post by Cherry on Sept 12, 2013 18:31:26 GMT
Sorry Tel. I did read that, but did not take it in. All the best for Harrogate. |
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Post by Tel on Sept 12, 2013 18:38:13 GMT
Sorry Tel. I did read that, but did not take it in. All the best for Harrogate. I am not going Cherry, two reasons I did not receive my exhibitor number and you need that, Plus the blooms on Pudsey were not right this year. |
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Post by Tel on Sept 12, 2013 18:40:30 GMT
There is a show a week on Sunday at Wilsden, I may have some small decs and a few poms.
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Post by Cherry on Sept 13, 2013 6:08:24 GMT
That is the one I have always fancied, as long as they have the band. I will keep an eye on the weather.
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I appreciate your help.
