Dahlias 2014 Season

[steve2t]

Nice one scrumpy. And its good news that there were more exhibitors and some novices there

[Moonlight]

Well done Scrumpy, looking forward to seeing your photos.

[Cherry]

Congratulations scrumpy. That was a very unselfish thing to do and the new exhibitors must have felt very proud. They will now be hooked.

[Lou78W]

Well done scrumpy !!....look forward to the pics

[Deleted]

Nice one Scrumpy, great gesture, helping the young couple the way you did.  Look forward to seeing your photo's

[candyblue]

Week too early! Hopefully the others will be ready for next Saturday

[snute2008]

Candyblue, which variety are those beauties they look fantastic.

[Tel]

I hope the forecasted winds do not damage anybody's dahlia's, or covers, if you have them in place.

[ian]

I am holding on until mid week to put three of my covers on I have just this morning put on my polytunnel cover that will be ok. We have had poor weather for Southport for the last three or four years, so I am expecting some weather !!!!

[candyblue]

Aug 9, 2014 15:31:03 GMT snute2008 said:

Candyblue, which variety are those beauties they look fantastic.

They are Jean Shaw, the first time we have grown them

[Sean]

Yesterday when the wind died down a little we went and put a new polythene skin on the tunnel. This tunnel used to have have a white plastic cover on that had its day and it made the tunnel real dark which never helped the plants. It took four of us around two hours to get it on and it went real tight first time which was a bonus.



This shows the size of the new skin compared to my papas miniatures tunnel. Its huge . The tunnels to the left are top Vegetable grower Ian Stocks where he grows his long carrots and parsnips in barrels.



A picture of me(pictured) and my twin brother giant and medium dec frame. I will get some pictures of the flowers when the show colour.

[scrumpy]

Aug 9, 2014 17:21:32 GMT ian said:

I am holding on until mid week to put three of my covers on I have just this morning put on my polytunnel cover that will be ok. We have had poor weather for Southport for the last three or four years, so I am expecting some weather !!!!

Well we had torrential rain last night, more forecast, so I'll be taking some well washed blooms up to Southport

[scrumpy]

So a few pictures from Shrewsbury.

6 vases giants. Bryn Terfel, Sir Alf< Fairway spur



3 vases giants Sir Alf



3 vases mediums , First,Moonlight sport, Vals Candy, White Charlie Two



3 vases mediums second, Ryecroft Magnum, White Charlie Two, Vals Candy



3 vases samlls, First, Zoe Sport, Ryecroft Zoe, Ruskin Andrea, 2nd Winholme Diane, Senzoe Ursula, Ryecroft Brenda T



3 vases miniatures, First, Barbarry Pip, Ryecroft Jan, Mary's Jomanda



Medium Decs, Ryecroft Magnum, First, White Charlie Two second





Medium Cactus, Moonlight sport 1st, Vals Candy second





Small Decs, Winhme Diane 1st, Senzoe Ursula 2nd, Ryecroft Brenda T 3rd







Small cactus, Ryecroft Zoe 1st, Ruskin Andrea 2nd



Small ball, Blyton Softer Gleam, 1st



Miniature Dec, Loretta 1st, Ryecrof Jan, 2nd





Miniature ball, Mary's Jomanda, 1st



and finally,

[scrumpy]

forgot these, Some views of everything on the benches

[Tel]

You had some cracking blooms there Scrumpy, can see why you did so well. I really like your moonlight sport.
Just one observation on Brenda T, I now think the form of it improves in September.