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Post by Tel on Jan 14, 2014 15:24:28 GMT
Noticed today, the Garden Friends tubers, are all showing signs of life.  |
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Post by richardr on Jan 15, 2014 16:10:22 GMT
Having thought I'd finished setting all the tubers down I realised there was a cultivar missing. Worse still, I couldn't find it. Looked again. No, still not there. Somewhat puzzled, I had a sit down (not always the answer but comforting)
Flash of inspiration! I had a look in the field and lo and behold there they were in a very neat little heap. Pretty much undamaged by the weather and a couple were already sprouting as well and now 6 tubers set down!
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Post by dcdahlia on Jan 15, 2014 18:46:49 GMT
Hillcrest divine and westerton lillian are already showing signs of life |
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Post by Tel on Jan 16, 2014 19:30:57 GMT
Hillcrest divine and westerton lillian are already showing signs of life The Joan Walker you sent me are showing now too. |
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Post by robh on Jan 16, 2014 19:40:13 GMT
i hve nothing showin have had them in the greenhouse since jan the 1st
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Post by Tel on Jan 16, 2014 20:26:02 GMT
i hve nothing showin have had them in the greenhouse since jan the 1st Rob my tubers are on a heated bench set at 66f the greenhouse temperature is set at 40f at the moment. The greenhouse temperature will be turned up to 50f when more tubers start to show. |
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Post by steve2t on Jan 16, 2014 22:20:11 GMT
Most of my tubers are still in the ground. |
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Post by gareth on Jan 16, 2014 22:32:11 GMT
Hi,
I have a quick question. Have any of you ever experienced Poms going daisy eyed as it happened to a couple of my Moor place last year ? I was just wondering whether its the plant or possible under watering ?
Gareth
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Post by Tel on Jan 17, 2014 7:07:36 GMT
Hi, I have a quick question. Have any of you ever experienced Poms going daisy eyed as it happened to a couple of my Moor place last year ? I was just wondering whether its the plant or possible under watering ? Gareth I had a few dahlia's that were daisy eyed last year, including poms. Other blooms on some varieties did not show their best form. I am putting it down to the prolonged hot spell. |
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Post by Tel on Jan 17, 2014 15:49:15 GMT
Because of the rising cost of electricity to heat the greenhouse to 10c 50f. I am going to keep the greenhouse at the 40f mark for now. I am going to cover the tubers with fleece on the heated bench. The heated bench is set at 66f, I will place a temperature thermometer under the fleece if the air temperature reaches 50 - 55f under there it will save a few bob in the mean time. the greenhouse heater is 3000 watts, the heated mat is 100 watts. Will see how it goes. |
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Post by gareth on Jan 17, 2014 16:06:46 GMT
Hi, I have a quick question. Have any of you ever experienced Poms going daisy eyed as it happened to a couple of my Moor place last year ? I was just wondering whether its the plant or possible under watering ? Gareth I had a few dahlia's that were daisy eyed last year, including poms. Other blooms on some varieties did not show their best form. I am putting it down to the prolonged hot spell. Ok thank Tel, that would make sense as a few of my other cultivars weren't showing their best form either at the time. |
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Post by Tel on Jan 17, 2014 19:23:29 GMT
Sorry Gareth, forgetting my manners. Welcome to the forum. |
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Post by Cherry on Jan 17, 2014 20:17:09 GMT
Welcome to the forums gareth. You have come to the right place as a dahlia grower. |
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Post by gareth on Jan 17, 2014 20:39:20 GMT
Hi, and thanks for the welcome to the forums |
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Post by markb on Jan 18, 2014 13:50:38 GMT
Welcome to the forums Gareth. Tel is right about the hot spell probably being the cause of your daisy-eyed poms. Some years ago I attended a talk by Mr. Newberry of Bristol who specialised in poms, and he spoke at some length on this issue. I made a lot of notes and in short he believes the "problem is that blooms develop in too short a period and are therefore immature and the problem is worse during a hot summer period".
You could try some or all of the following measures if we get another hot summer in 2014:
Use a shade of some sort over the plants
Keep paths around plants well watered in hot weather to create humidity and cool the air
Apply a thick mulch around the plants to keep roots cool
The same would apply to any type/size of dahlia but I believe poms suffer more because they have less flower size to develop.
Hope this helps and good luck with your growing season.
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