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Post by johndoe on Dec 29, 2016 11:41:44 GMT
Hi Good buds all my very best for the New year and the new growing season. Diggie I have Oakwood shooting already hehe. Good luck and good fortune. Bl**dy clever clogs  . Happy New Year to you and your family, Ian. I was going to wish you good luck for your flowers this year, but as you are the Master, you don't need it!!! Happy New Year everybody, and hope all your dahlias get red cards  . |
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Post by diggie on Dec 29, 2016 12:35:25 GMT
Hi Ian, Last season I started off my tubers in early February. I didn't take cuttings of Oakwood Goldcrest until 3rd June. Marston George was also a late starter. So this year I decided to start earlier. How do you get yours started so early?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2016 16:32:02 GMT
Well, not started the tubers off just yet unlike you earlybirds on here. I have got the plot in good shape though ready for the new season. Was down there this morning early on, think this frost will do the soil the world of good after a few mild winters. Its a fair sized plot so I can grow the Dahlias in a different position alternate years which is a plus and can work the veg around them. Year by year I grow more Dahlias, from 40 origionally, then 60, increasing up to 80 last year and possibly 100 next year as I've got some new varieties/tubers given to me. Good luck to all in 2017. Wintry frozen plot  leafless mini orchard  Bundle of Teasels for finches  Marston George  Some small and mins  |
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Post by Cat on Dec 30, 2016 20:17:24 GMT
Love the pictures @davidv
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Post by ian on Dec 30, 2016 20:50:34 GMT
Hi Ian, Last season I started off my tubers in early February. I didn't take cuttings of Oakwood Goldcrest until 3rd June. Marston George was also a late starter. So this year I decided to start earlier. How do you get yours started so early? Hi Diggie, Oakwood will throw eventually from field tubers and I am sure there are many growers who have no problems with them. It is a naturally late starter. If you have had the foresight to have grown extra plants for pot tubers then these will start off quicker as all pot tubers will. Oakwood field tubers are usually good tubers. I started off my pot tubers on a heat mat in my garage they are now in the greenhouse I am not too worried about them as I am not growing Oakwood this next season. They do require more heat than other tubers but once the start to root and eyes start to appear then the heat can be turned down. Early cuttings can be rooted and used as 'Mother' plants. You shouldn't have a problem with George Marston (Barbarry) and again tends to produce lots of cutting once it starts and reasonably quickly. Good luck. Diggie ie get them started, you don't have to take any cuttings straight away. You can just cut them off and increase the shoots on the tubers then take a batch when you want them at the time you want them. |
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