Dahlia shopping...?

[ian]

Alice you are cheeky, where have you been for the last couple of days and how did you get on with the dance routine audition for Britain's got talent ?

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A little jig for Mr Jackson





Yes Ian, very cheeky. Tee hee

Alice XX

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Welcome to the forum Les

[Moonlight]

Nov 18, 2014 18:54:51 GMT @markymate said:

Nov 17, 2014 23:19:20 GMT Moonlight said:

After a lot of thought this is my wish list.
Barbarry Surprise
Marston Lilac
Weston Sunup
Hillcrest Candy
Majestic Athalie
Eastwood Star
Grand Duc
Barbarry Pip - not sure
another waterlilly, another large pom + another US

I'm doing Barbarry Surprise, Barbarry Pip, and Hillcrest Candy next year.  Had Peach Athalie as a mystery tuber from The National Dahlia Collection this year, lovely coloured miniature cactus. Just kept the cuttings as pot tubers, so hopefully get them through the winter  

Good to hear that you were happy with the tuber that they sent you, I thought that they only sold cuttings. How did you manage to get a tuber?

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Moonlight, every year they have tubers left over with no labels. They offer these for sale in December, I think it's £9 for six tubers. But you take the risk of not knowing what they are, so I grow mine, take cuttings, and use them as pot tubers, till I can Identify them. Then discard the ones I don't want, and keep the ones I do.  Sometimes it's good news, and sometimes nothing, but it's a bit of fun .

[Moonlight]

Nov 20, 2014 13:21:29 GMT @markymate said:

Moonlight, every year they have tubers left over with no labels. They offer these for sale in December, I think it's £9 for six tubers. But you take the risk of not knowing what they are, so I grow mine, take cuttings, and use them as pot tubers, till I can Identify them. Then discard the ones I don't want, and keep the ones I do.  Sometimes it's good news, and sometimes nothing, but it's a bit of fun .

Now that is very interesting. I wonder if they have a problem with their labelling systems. Orders we have received have been the wrong varieties which if this is the case, means the loss of a seasons growing but also a waste of money. My understanding is they convert the individual varieties into number codes and then convert them back for the orders. but received orders where the number code listed doesn't match the varieties ordered but also once in bloom, they are not the same variety of either the one listed on the number code or the one ordered. Been looking at their website today and have noticed that Majestic Athalie which we have tried to order before is no longer on their current list, so it would seem that that is another variety to end up in the great compost bin in the sky.

I wanted to grow this year, so very disappointed and I think that this was the last place that still grew it.

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Nov 20, 2014 14:49:38 GMT Moonlight said:

Nov 20, 2014 13:21:29 GMT @markymate said:

Moonlight, every year they have tubers left over with no labels. They offer these for sale in December, I think it's £9 for six tubers. But you take the risk of not knowing what they are, so I grow mine, take cuttings, and use them as pot tubers, till I can Identify them. Then discard the ones I don't want, and keep the ones I do.  Sometimes it's good news, and sometimes nothing, but it's a bit of fun .

Now that is very interesting. I wonder if they have a problem with their labelling systems. Orders we have received have been the wrong varieties which if this is the case, means the loss of a seasons growing but also a waste of money. My understanding is they convert the individual varieties into number codes and then convert them back for the orders. but received orders where the number code listed doesn't match the varieties ordered but also once in bloom, they are not the same variety of either the one listed on the number code or the one ordered. Been looking at their website today and have noticed that Majestic Athalie which we have tried to order before is no longer on their current list, so it would seem that that is another variety to end up in the great compost bin in the sky.

I wanted to grow this year, so very disappointed and I think that this was the last place that still grew it.

Try giving Penny Issacs on ,07879 337714.  She handles all enquiries, and is a really nice lady. She'll be able to tell you if they still have it, some where on the farm .  Good luck

[Raymond]

Moonlight was on ndc today just checked it and said in stock. If not that what about trelyn kiwi ? Or lady or pink kerkrade. Just a thought

[Moonlight]

Nov 20, 2014 15:31:40 GMT @markymate said:

Nov 20, 2014 14:49:38 GMT Moonlight said:

Now that is very interesting. I wonder if they have a problem with their labelling systems. Orders we have received have been the wrong varieties which if this is the case, means the loss of a seasons growing but also a waste of money. My understanding is they convert the individual varieties into number codes and then convert them back for the orders. but received orders where the number code listed doesn't match the varieties ordered but also once in bloom, they are not the same variety of either the one listed on the number code or the one ordered. Been looking at their website today and have noticed that Majestic Athalie which we have tried to order before is no longer on their current list, so it would seem that that is another variety to end up in the great compost bin in the sky.

I wanted to grow this year, so very disappointed and I think that this was the last place that still grew it.

Try giving Penny Issacs on ,07879 337714.  She handles all enquiries, and is a really nice lady. She'll be able to tell you if they still have it, some where on the farm .  Good luck

Thank You and I rang and she was very helpful.

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I'm glad she was able to help moonlight. Are you going to order some mystery tubers

[Moonlight]

Nov 17, 2014 23:19:20 GMT Moonlight said:

After a lot of thought this is my wish list.
Barbarry Surprise
Marston Lilac
Weston Sunup
Hillcrest Candy
Majestic Athalie
Eastwood Star
Grand Duc
Barbarry Pip - not sure
another waterlilly, another large pom + another US

Forgot to add Weston Buccaneer

[Moonlight]

Nov 20, 2014 19:05:09 GMT @markymate said:

I'm glad she was able to help moonlight. Are you going to order some mystery tubers

Nope can't be tempted by the tubers. Most of my dahlias are single plant per variety, I don't really have space to grow any 'wild card' extras. My list gets bigger without any help.

[Raymond]

Nov 20, 2014 21:25:05 GMT Moonlight said:

Nov 20, 2014 19:05:09 GMT @markymate said:

I'm glad she was able to help moonlight. Are you going to order some mystery tubers

Nope can't be tempted by the tubers. Most of my dahlias are single plant per variety, I don't really have space to grow any 'wild card' extras. My list gets bigger without any help.

I know the feeling moonlight ! 

[Moonlight]

I wonder if any one can help me, I'm looking for individual photos that I can crop to make a close up.



I am planning my dahlia plant layout for next year and I like to use photos rather than just name and type of dahlias to help me visualise what I'm planting. Currently looking for decent photo of:
Marston Lilac, Barbarry Surprise and Barbarry Pip.

[scrumpy]

Pip taken 29th September.