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Post by Tel on Aug 21, 2014 16:14:15 GMT
Cheers lad's! I've got another question if you don't mind me being a pest! I've only managed to grow 5 plants of each variety this year, mainly because I couldn't afford the 20 of each I wanted, so I got 5 plants of each with plans to propergate the 15 or 20 for next year. so my question is. how many of the tubers would you keep for each variety to end up with say 20 plants? Hope this makes sense as you can tell writing and spelling is not my forte! Haha !! I you have 5 off each, I would keep them all, some make good ground tubers IE Moorplace, but some do not, then they maybe winter losses. Some years tubers of a variety can give more cuttings than other years for some reason, maybe they have more eyes some years than others. |
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Post by MarkE on Aug 21, 2014 16:22:58 GMT
Cheers lad's! I've got another question if you don't mind me being a pest! I've only managed to grow 5 plants of each variety this year, mainly because I couldn't afford the 20 of each I wanted, so I got 5 plants of each with plans to propergate the 15 or 20 for next year. so my question is. how many of the tubers would you keep for each variety to end up with say 20 plants? Hope this makes sense as you can tell writing and spelling is not my forte! Haha !! I you have 5 off each, I would keep them all, some make good ground tubers IE Moorplace, but some do not, then they maybe winter losses. Some years tubers of a variety can give more cuttings than other years for some reason, maybe they have more eyes some years than others. Thankyou that's great, ive got mooreplace so that's a good start also Charlie two, Bryn terfel gurtla twighlight trelyn kiwi and Rossendale Lewis. Thankyou |
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Post by Tel on Aug 21, 2014 16:27:19 GMT
I you have 5 off each, I would keep them all, some make good ground tubers IE Moorplace, but some do not, then they maybe winter losses. Some years tubers of a variety can give more cuttings than other years for some reason, maybe they have more eyes some years than others. Thankyou that's great, ive got mooreplace so that's a good start also Charlie two, Bryn terfel gurtla twighlight trelyn kiwi and Rossendale Lewis. Thankyou Gurtla Twilight, can be a problem making tubers, had no problem with Charlie Two, Bryn Terfal and the Kiwi's, not grown lewis. |
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Post by markb on Aug 21, 2014 16:39:24 GMT
Cheers lad's! I've got another question if you don't mind me being a pest! I've only managed to grow 5 plants of each variety this year, mainly because I couldn't afford the 20 of each I wanted, so I got 5 plants of each with plans to propergate the 15 or 20 for next year. so my question is. how many of the tubers would you keep for each variety to end up with say 20 plants? Hope this makes sense as you can tell writing and spelling is not my forte! Haha !! I would save all 5. First thing thought is to identify your best plant of each variety - good flower, angle of bloom, height, health of plant, etc - and mark it on the label, then your second best and so on. For propagation I would then use the best two that have been identified (if they survive) and aim for 10 cuttings off each tuber. Keep the others as reserves in case the best two don't grow. Anything that is not up to standard - too short, bad blooms, virused plant - I would get rid of and re-stock if necessary. |
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Post by MarkE on Aug 21, 2014 17:15:06 GMT
Cheers lad's! I've got another question if you don't mind me being a pest! I've only managed to grow 5 plants of each variety this year, mainly because I couldn't afford the 20 of each I wanted, so I got 5 plants of each with plans to propergate the 15 or 20 for next year. so my question is. how many of the tubers would you keep for each variety to end up with say 20 plants? Hope this makes sense as you can tell writing and spelling is not my forte! Haha !! I would save all 5. First thing thought is to identify your best plant of each variety - good flower, angle of bloom, height, health of plant, etc - and mark it on the label, then your second best and so on. For propagation I would then use the best two that have been identified (if they survive) and aim for 10 cuttings off each tuber. Keep the others as reserves in case the best two don't grow. Anything that is not up to standard - too short, bad blooms, virused plant - I would get rid of and re-stock if necessary. Thankyou mark and tel. |
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Post by scrumpy on Aug 21, 2014 17:47:41 GMT
I only keep 3 tubers of each variety, the best that have flowered the previous season, and after overwintering will use just 2 for propagation. If one of the tubers is particularly good I'd try and get all my cuttings from that one.
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Post by MarkE on Oct 4, 2014 9:07:09 GMT
Could anyone suggest a frame for dahlia covers, can't really afford the posts but I've got shorter posts and loads of 12 ft rails so was thinking of knocking short posts in deep and just screwing the rails onto them?
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Post by scrumpy on Oct 4, 2014 9:25:12 GMT
What area are you trying to cover?
If you are making an "apex roof" type framework need to be at least 9 foot tall at the apex, dropping to 7 foot at the edges.
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Post by MarkE on Oct 4, 2014 9:37:17 GMT
Yes was thinking that about three beds so about 15ft by 18 ft length.
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Post by scrumpy on Oct 4, 2014 11:10:13 GMT
Not to dissimilar to my covered area ( 16 foot by 20 foot ) as I did it first of all. Some pictures there may help you link |
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Post by MarkE on Oct 4, 2014 13:27:44 GMT
It's not letting me see this for some reason!
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Post by scrumpy on Oct 4, 2014 14:51:26 GMT
click on covers. Should open.
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Post by MarkE on Oct 4, 2014 15:04:21 GMT
That's great what gap do you have between posts?
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Post by scrumpy on Oct 4, 2014 16:01:05 GMT
Those were about 5 foot. You might get away with 4 posts along the length.
I did the centre posts first, tried to get them level which wasn't easy as my garden slopes a little, then positioned the outside posts level with them. Just a question then of screwing in the side pieces, with a bit of sawing at the edges, then attaching the perimeter pieces, and finally battens going across the top, the more the merrier.
I changed it all after a few years to the hinged covers I have now as it's less of an eyesore and you don't get pooling of water, which was a problem, but careful tying of the polythene and more battens going across probably would have sorted that.
Tel has used pallets if I remember rightly and has just made some new ones, so maybe he can give you a few tips.
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