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Post by markb on Aug 21, 2014 18:09:17 GMT
Yes, got foliar feeds, soluble feeds, 3 insecticides, fungicides, and the kitchen sink to go on in the next few days  That's after all crappy leaves are removed. You do seem to have healthy foliage on the plants as well. Mildew and red spider mite are more prevalent in dry conditions. Those plants look as if they are the ones grown under cover. If so then perhaps the answer is simply that they needed to be kept moister, both the soil and by spraying the plants regularly with clean water. As you say, remove all the diseased leaves and spray with insecticide and fungicide and see if there is any reinfection on the clean leaves. I wouldn't risk any feed as by now there should be enough in the soil to keep the plant growing quietly until autumn. |
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Post by Raymond on Aug 21, 2014 19:18:24 GMT
Good tips from you all I am also learning a lot. I am a shrub man and rose man. I feed my roses and shrubs spring and also again now until beginning of September then stop as they must have the power built up for spring push especially rhododendrons, camelias and azalias and if you want a last repeat on the roses also if they are evergreen they need it. Thanks for the tips and I wish scrumpy the best of luck in sorting his problems.
I would still give a touch of sequested iron diluted as a root drench to the worst affected plants purely for foliage colour and condition.
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Post by Tel on Aug 22, 2014 18:36:12 GMT
Managed to get the last and biggest cover on a dahlia bed this afternoon. Now finished covering the 3 beds. |
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Post by Tel on Aug 23, 2014 5:38:04 GMT
Good luck to anyone who have a show this weekend. |
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Post by MarkE on Aug 23, 2014 15:38:57 GMT
Cut my first pom today it's the first flower I've cut, I was very late to plant out, anyway its a nice size and colour but just slightly daisy eyed, hope it's not a sign of things to come!
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Post by snute2008 on Aug 24, 2014 14:21:05 GMT
Fantastic Show this weekend. First day was yesterday and runs through to Monday.
Had a "Most points in Novice Section" cup and rosette and a "Best Novice Exhibit" cup and rosette. Also about 30 prize cards.
Looking forward to the next show next weekend. Some photos are appearing on facebook.com/cornishdahliasociety
Simon.
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 24, 2014 14:29:02 GMT
Well done Simon.....great news. we will expect great things from you next weekend too !!
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Post by Tel on Aug 24, 2014 14:30:20 GMT
Well done Simon.....great news. we will expect great things from you next weekend too !! I will second that. |
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Post by markb on Aug 24, 2014 15:33:07 GMT
Congratulations Simon.
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Post by MarkE on Aug 24, 2014 15:40:10 GMT
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Post by snute2008 on Aug 24, 2014 18:54:25 GMT
Thanks Guys. The next show is a much smaller one, no trophies but I will do my best.
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Post by scrumpy on Aug 24, 2014 19:30:24 GMT
Well done, what varieties did you show.
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Post by Moonlight on Aug 24, 2014 22:21:08 GMT
Last year was a very big year for me I started growing dahlias and won the Novice cup. So Novice no more I entered some of the Intermediate classes. I entered:
1 vase with a Large/Giant - Trooper Dan.
1 vase x3 Poms - Willo's Violet.
1 vase x3 Miniature - Weston Pirate and Weston Corsair.
1 vase x3 Small - Ruskin Myra and Ryecroft Zoe.
With my left over blooms I entered Single Bloom challenge classes.
The exception being my Nuland's Josephine in the any other classification of dahlia class which I picked specifically for that class (No large pom class)
Retrospectively I could have tried for the Intermediate Championship and would have then been 1 of 3 entries but I'm glad that I did them in separate classes. 1st, x2 2nd and a 3rd. With my Single Blooms I won x2 1st, a 2nd and a 3rd.
Wow or what!
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Post by Moonlight on Aug 24, 2014 22:30:50 GMT
Wow very impressive Simon.  Doesn't sound like you needed to do Novice and whizzed straight up to a higher level. Well done you. Good Luck in your next show.
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 25, 2014 6:28:22 GMT
Last year was a very big year for me I started growing dahlias and won the Novice cup. So Novice no more I entered some of the Intermediate classes. I entered:
1 vase with a Large/Giant - Trooper Dan.
1 vase x3 Poms - Willo's Violet.
1 vase x3 Miniature - Weston Pirate and Weston Corsair.
1 vase x3 Small - Ruskin Myra and Ryecroft Zoe.
With my left over blooms I entered Single Bloom challenge classes.
The exception being my Nuland's Josephine in the any other classification of dahlia class which I picked specifically for that class (No large pom class)
Retrospectively I could have tried for the Intermediate Championship and would have then been 1 of 3 entries but I'm glad that I did them in separate classes. 1st, x2 2nd and a 3rd. With my Single Blooms I won x2 1st, a 2nd and a 3rd.
Wow or what! Well done....didn't you do well !  |
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