some variety's i fancy for next year

[robh]

some dahlias i fancy for this year are rye-croft Zoe, clear-view Louise,Ruskin Marigold
Ruskin respectable
and Ruskin respectable

[Raymond]

I will be doing ryecroft zoe robh. You picked some nice ones there.

[Ian k]

Afternoon guys new varieties this year are Barbarry Surprise, Barbarry Vulcan. Older varieties trying again Oakwood Goldcrest, Cherwell Goldcrest, Ryecroft Zoe, Ryecroft Brenda T, Kiwi Gloria

[Raymond]

I would love to try a kiwi just don't think I have enough knowledge and experience yet.

[ian]

Raymond, Kiwi will grow for you or it won't. It is a very easy variety to grow if it will grow to potential in your land stopped late June and grown 8-10 up fed lightly no potash feed at all and lots of water Kiwis like quite a light soil do not over feed and manure will make the blooms look like they have been through the spin dryer. Happy growing

[diggie]

Nov 7, 2014 16:11:00 GMT Raymond said:

I would love to try a kiwi just don't think I have enough knowledge and experience yet.

[diggie]

Raymond, have you looked at Paul Fishers web site. Paul grows Trelyn Kiwi may be worth a look.

Go to www.paulsdahliaguide.info.

[scrumpy]

Nov 7, 2014 17:20:45 GMT diggie said:

Raymond, have you looked at Paul Fishers web site. Paul grows Trelyn Kiwi may be worth a look.

Go to www.paulsdahliaguide.info.

Nice site but a bit irrelevant when it comes to how a plant grows for you. Only one way to find out and that's to grow it.
No 2 people will grow the same variety the same way. If I grew Trelyn as Ian says they'd make a marvellous miniature for me.

[diggie]

Nov 7, 2014 17:44:00 GMT scrumpy said:

Nov 7, 2014 17:20:45 GMT diggie said:

Raymond, have you looked at Paul Fishers web site. Paul grows Trelyn Kiwi may be worth a look.

Go to www.paulsdahliaguide.info.

Nice site but a bit irrelevant when it comes to how a plant grows for you. Only one way to find out and that's to grow it.
No 2 people will grow the same variety the same way. If I grew Trelyn as Ian says they'd make a marvellous miniature for me.

Hi Scrumpy, Understand where your coming from just trying to help. As a novice I try to gather info from any source available.2014 was my first season and I didn't do very well. As I live near Wisley I am trying to achieve something good enough to enter the novices section. Learnt a lot from garden friends. I'll keep trying.

[Raymond]

Nov 7, 2014 17:20:45 GMT diggie said:

Raymond, have you looked at Paul Fishers web site. Paul grows Trelyn Kiwi may be worth a look.

Go to www.paulsdahliaguide.info.

Thanks diggie I have checked his website many times. Quite good one with lots of info on seaweed based feeds. He used to be on here as cornishpaul. It said on his website he has had to stop growing dahlias due to health reasons 

[Raymond]

Nov 7, 2014 17:09:10 GMT ian said:

Raymond, Kiwi will grow for you or it won't. It is a very easy variety to grow if it will grow to potential in your land stopped late June and grown 8-10 up fed lightly no potash feed at all and lots of water Kiwis like quite a light soil do not over feed and manure will make the blooms look like they have been through the spin dryer. Happy growing

Thanks for that tip Ian. I may as well give it a go. Gloria or trelyn ?  My soil is fairly light and drains a bit to well was going to add manure in the spring but could leave it out where kiwis would go. 

Similar soil prep to a Pom ? 

[ian]

Ruskin Marigold lovely colour but short of petal if growing for show