Sowing Dahlia Seeds

jrae Guest	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Mar 24, 2012 15:21:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by jrae on Mar 24, 2012 15:21:23 GMT Hmm Tel can I put dahlia seed in coir pellets or is it a bad idea since coir holds too much water? I'm just not patient enough to do the seed tray then pricking out method...

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Sowing Dahlia Seeds Mar 24, 2012 17:58:16 GMT

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Mar 24, 2012 15:21:23 GMT @jrae said:

Hmm Tel can I put dahlia seed in coir pellets or is it a bad idea since coir holds too much water? I'm just not patient enough to do the seed tray then pricking out method...

Never tried that method jrae, have ago and let us all know, how it goes.

Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Mar 25, 2012 19:06:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Mar 25, 2012 19:06:53 GMT Over a hundred seeds through now, i can see the compost bins full to over flowing this year. ;D
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Lou78W Top Member Posts: 9,402	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Mar 25, 2012 19:18:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lou78W on Mar 25, 2012 19:18:31 GMT You never know Tel......it might just be "your year".. ;D
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dcdahlia Top Member Posts: 693	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Mar 25, 2012 19:51:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dcdahlia on Mar 25, 2012 19:51:06 GMT Hope theres are good un in among them for you tel

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Mar 27, 2012 18:15:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Mar 27, 2012 18:15:11 GMT I will have to get some more pots now, the germination has now reached 232 so far.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

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Sowing Dahlia Seeds Mar 29, 2012 14:45:01 GMT

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Post by jrae on Mar 29, 2012 14:45:01 GMT

Mar 24, 2012 17:58:16 GMT Tel said:

Mar 24, 2012 15:21:23 GMT @jrae said:

Hmm Tel can I put dahlia seed in coir pellets or is it a bad idea since coir holds too much water? I'm just not patient enough to do the seed tray then pricking out method...

Never tried that method jrae, have ago and let us all know, how it goes.

Coir pellets didn't work, I guess it did have too much water. I split up a packet of pompom seeds and the ones in the tray are all good, all of em came up in 2 to 3 days. The seeds in the coir pellets haven't shown up yet, not even one tiny plant. I'll wait one more week before I dump it.

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Mar 30, 2012 18:30:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Mar 30, 2012 18:30:47 GMT Over 300 have germinated now and they could be a few more stragglers yet. ;D
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Apr 7, 2012 15:30:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Apr 7, 2012 15:30:26 GMT Potted up 100 seedlings so far from a tray and half, six and a half tray's to do yet.
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scrumpy Top Member Posts: 1,280	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Apr 7, 2012 15:34:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scrumpy on Apr 7, 2012 15:34:08 GMT Do you plant them all?

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Apr 7, 2012 16:53:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Apr 7, 2012 16:53:35 GMT Apr 7, 2012 15:34:08 GMT scrumpy said: Do you plant them all? I will be doing, they will be planted about a foot apart, because its only the form, angle and the stem of the seedling i would be interested in this year.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

scrumpy Top Member Posts: 1,280	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Apr 7, 2012 17:08:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by scrumpy on Apr 7, 2012 17:08:18 GMT So do you choose your "motherplant" and cross pollinate that yourself, or just save seeds after nature has done her bit? I'd love to be able to get a charlie two the colour of Barbarry Melody.

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Sowing Dahlia Seeds Apr 8, 2012 6:23:59 GMT

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Apr 7, 2012 17:08:18 GMT scrumpy said:

So do you choose your "motherplant" and cross pollinate that yourself, or just save seeds after nature has done her bit?

I'd love to be able to get a charlie two the colour of Barbarry Melody.

Just save seeds after nature has done her bit.

Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Apr 13, 2012 19:02:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Apr 13, 2012 19:02:07 GMT Finished potting on the 8 tray's of dahlia seedlings.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,709	Sowing Dahlia Seeds Apr 29, 2012 10:03:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Apr 29, 2012 10:03:09 GMT I've got some Bishops children coming up from seed
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