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Post by Cherry on May 26, 2014 4:59:26 GMT
You are very good at finding your photos Moonlight. I can never find mine. |
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Post by robh on May 26, 2014 19:20:45 GMT
i had the pleasure of meeting a grand old gentleman ernie caulkwell a raiser goes by the prefix asqwith give me loads of tips he was just about to rotorvate the land in prep for putting in 2000 dahlias hope i have that much energy at that age
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Post by karen on May 26, 2014 19:43:42 GMT
You are very good at finding your photos Moonlight. I can never find mine. Hi please can you kindly help, I have planted out 17 dahlia cuttings, now I am very worried because it's been raining so much and forecast is more rain on Wednesday, I live near east grinstead West Sussex. Will they be alright, as I usually plant on in larger pots and bring them on in my conservatory. I am very worried if they are going to be ok. Thank you Karen |
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Post by Lou78W on May 26, 2014 19:49:41 GMT
You are very good at finding your photos Moonlight. I can never find mine. Hi please can you kindly help, I have planted out 17 dahlia cuttings, now I am very worried because it's been raining so much and forecast is more rain on Wednesday, I live near east grinstead West Sussex. Will they be alright, as I usually plant on in larger pots and bring them on in my conservatory. I am very worried if they are going to be ok. Thank you Karen Hi Karen, and welcome to the forum. Its always good to have new members who grow dahlias. How big are your cuttings?....your biggest danger is frost. is there any forecast?...did you harden them off before planting them out?......if it continues to rain, I suggest you cover your plants .... |
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Post by karen on May 26, 2014 19:57:18 GMT
Thankyou for the reply there is no risk of frost just rain,
I bought most of my Dahlia cuttings from Halls of Heddon in Northumberland and a few from a local grower called Withypitts and they said they were ok to put straight in the ground.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2014 20:46:55 GMT
Thankyou for the reply there is no risk of frost just rain, I bought most of my Dahlia cuttings from Halls of Heddon in Northumberland and a few from a local grower called Withypitts and they said they were ok to put straight in the ground. Hi Karen, and welcome to the forum. I've been putting my cuttings out over the last 3 days, even with the rain. As long as your ground drains ok, you should be alright. My Halls cuttings arrived in February, so have grown on quite well, and Richard, who owns Withypitts, posts on here, so you should get some firm advice from him, but I'm sure they'll be fine  . I'm more worried about the gusts of wind we keep getting  . |
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Post by Moonlight on May 26, 2014 21:00:16 GMT
You are very good at finding your photos Moonlight. I can never find mine.
Most of the time I look in my Diary, I've got loads of photos, sometimes it makes things simpler to start with the Diary but this time with the Franz, I went through the photos brought back lots of memories.
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Post by karen on May 26, 2014 21:22:06 GMT
Thank you for putting my mind at rest, I was thinking of making garden cloches to put over them, or umbrellas, Over my 17 dahlia cuttings. Looking foward to some sunshine maybe at weekend fingers crossed and hope they will be ok, Thanks again Karen . |
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Post by Cherry on May 27, 2014 5:35:01 GMT
Diary! That is what I will do Moonlight. Better late than never. Thank you. |
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Post by Lou78W on May 27, 2014 6:12:49 GMT
Thankyou for the reply there is no risk of frost just rain, I bought most of my Dahlia cuttings from Halls of Heddon in Northumberland and a few from a local grower called Withypitts and they said they were ok to put straight in the ground. Hope they do well for you. I get most of my plants from Halls, I don't live too far away, and as has already been said, Richard from Withypitts is a good supplier too and Richard is a member of the forum |
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Post by sweetpea on May 27, 2014 16:18:48 GMT
I have always understood that dahlias need water and sunshine more than most.
They are about 90% water anyway.
ps my bedding dahlias are now at the bud opening stage and should be in flower in a few days. here in S. Wales we tend to get more rain than many other places so ok for dahlias and runner beans.
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Post by Tel on May 27, 2014 18:27:01 GMT
I have always understood that dahlias need water and sunshine more than most. They are about 90% water anyway. ps my bedding dahlias are now at the bud opening stage and should be in flower in a few days. here in S. Wales we tend to get more rain than many other places so ok for dahlias and runner beans. You are right sweetpea, sunshine and plenty of water when they are growing away strongly, but they will not tolerate been waterlogged. Quite a few years ago now, I lost over 50 plants in August because we had torrential rain and the bottom of my allotment had 4in of water stood on it for a couple of day. The dahlia's did not have their wellingtons on.  |
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Post by Tel on May 27, 2014 18:28:38 GMT
All my dahlia's are now planted out. |
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Post by sweetpea on May 27, 2014 18:45:08 GMT
I have always understood that dahlias need water and sunshine more than most. They are about 90% water anyway. ps my bedding dahlias are now at the bud opening stage and should be in flower in a few days. here in S. Wales we tend to get more rain than many other places so ok for dahlias and runner beans. You are right sweetpea, sunshine and plenty of water when they are growing away strongly, but they will not tolerate been waterlogged. Quite a few years ago now, I lost over 50 plants in August because we had torrential rain and the bottom of my allotment had 4in of water stood on it for a couple of day. The dahlia's did not have their wellingtons on. Not seen them with wellies on although have seen them with brollies over them |
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Post by Lou78W on May 27, 2014 19:07:59 GMT
You are right sweetpea, sunshine and plenty of water when they are growing away strongly, but they will not tolerate been waterlogged. Quite a few years ago now, I lost over 50 plants in August because we had torrential rain and the bottom of my allotment had 4in of water stood on it for a couple of day. The dahlia's did not have their wellingtons on. Not seen them with wellies on although have seen them with brollies over them Nice one Sweeptea....xx |
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