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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2014 7:30:49 GMT
Alice nice to see your still doing the pole dancing Hehe cheeky. What variety of Dahlias have taken your eye just shout up and I am sure members on here will have it or will give you advice on the variety. Ian Yes most definitly, it pays the bills !! You should try it too Ian ? The older ladies pay big money for fit lads. With regards dahlias I'm still undecided, I would like a reasonable mix of all types. Alice XX |
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Post by MarkE on Nov 9, 2014 15:25:30 GMT
Just cleaned and trimmed the tubers four gurtla and four mooreplace going to give them a couple of days then box them up! Do people yellow sulphur them even if there's no damage?
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Post by Raymond on Nov 9, 2014 15:55:45 GMT
Just cleaned and trimmed the tubers four gurtla and four mooreplace going to give them a couple of days then box them up! Do people yellow sulphur them even if there's no damage? I will be Mark. All tubers corms that I lift I always yellow sulphur where I Have cut down. You are as well to give them a light dusting. All over. I would also let them dry more than a couple of days . I would leave them a week. I am sure Ian, tel or others will advise you. Dahlias not lifted yet. I lifted my begonias today . Tubers are huge ! |
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Post by scrumpy on Nov 9, 2014 18:07:35 GMT
I don't sulphur mine.
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 9, 2014 19:29:27 GMT
me neither !
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Post by ian on Nov 9, 2014 20:20:14 GMT
and me
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Post by Raymond on Nov 9, 2014 20:43:49 GMT
I suppose scrumpy ian Lou78W yours are not stored for long about 6 to 8 weeks max then back on heat so not a lots of time for rot to get going. I have had some crown rot on some bedding ones. They are currently drying a bit then will cut all the rot off and see what is left and treat. I also want to just make sure mine do ok as some will be stored until end of Feb mid March as being given to friends. Who will grow direct from the tuber . I will core those as well to make sure they dry ok. |
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Post by scrumpy on Nov 9, 2014 21:44:09 GMT
Once the rot has set in..........
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Post by Raymond on Nov 9, 2014 22:48:20 GMT
No scrumpy I will core the main ones which have still to be lifted. The bedding ones stems to thin. I have cut away most of the rot but need to take a very sharp blade and slice the rest away cleanly. Any with to much rot go in the bin. I might split the tubers as well. See how bad it is. If any salvageable ok if not no great loss. Just liked them in the mixed border as nice height and good size bloom for a dwarf bedding. These will be overwintered seperately from the others. |
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Post by diggie on Nov 9, 2014 23:35:24 GMT
Just cleaned and trimmed the tubers four gurtla and four mooreplace going to give them a couple of days then box them up! Do people yellow sulphur them even if there's no damage? I was under the impression that once lifted and cleaned tubers were turned upside down to drain out water. Is this not the case? |
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Post by Raymond on Nov 9, 2014 23:58:19 GMT
Just cleaned and trimmed the tubers four gurtla and four mooreplace going to give them a couple of days then box them up! Do people yellow sulphur them even if there's no damage? I was under the impression that once lifted and cleaned tubers were turned upside down to drain out water. Is this not the case? Hi diggie yes turn them upside down and let them drain. Go onto YouTube there is some great Dave gillam ones on it. Dave Spencer also shows you. With the thick stemmed ones he cores the stem and takes all the pith out of it. Helps it dry properly  |
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Post by MarkE on Nov 10, 2014 0:05:24 GMT
I was under the impression that once lifted and cleaned tubers were turned upside down to drain out water. Is this not the case? Hi diggie yes turn them upside down and let them drain. Go onto YouTube there is some great Dave gillam ones on it. Dave Spencer also shows you. With the thick stemmed ones he cores the stem and takes all the pith out of it. Helps it dry properly yeah I lifted mine about 10 days ago and left them upside down ive just trimmed the fine roots off and removed the dry soil. today |
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Post by Moonlight on Nov 10, 2014 0:25:21 GMT
Hi diggie yes turn them upside down and let them drain. Go onto YouTube there is some great Dave gillam ones on it. Dave Spencer also shows you. With the thick stemmed ones he cores the stem and takes all the pith out of it. Helps it dry properly yeah I lifted mine about 10 days ago and left them upside down ive just trimmed the fine roots off and removed the dry soil. today
I don't wash mine or core them. Obviously I try and copy what my Dad does. Dad believes that keeping the soil helps protect the 'lobes' (my terminology not his) that could snap off. So dig 'em up, give them a bit of a shake, so any loose earth falls away, check labels and put to one side. When I asked him about Yellow sulphur he looked at me as if I were crazy. Each to their own. I only turned one upside to drain because when I cut the stem, the water inside gushed out.
Don't know what I am going to do with mine this year as I have more. Have to see once I get them up and out.
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Post by Raymond on Nov 10, 2014 0:49:52 GMT
Andrew aspital treats his with sulphur so going to do it as have always done my begonias and it was something my mother also did.
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Post by scrumpy on Nov 10, 2014 8:55:32 GMT
As soon as I dig mine up I remove as much soil by hand, then I get the hose sprayer on them, then I trim off all the fine roots, then I saw through the stem leaving about 3" above the crown, then I skewer down the neck, then I dry them. They dry a lot quicker that way. Also, any lingering worms, slugs are removed. This applies to the plants that produce nice tubers.
Those that produce weak tubers I won't do any of the above. This year I'll dig them up and pot them up and keep them "growing" to see if they do better. Barbarry Pip and Bryn Terfel are usually my 2 worst for this.
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