bml
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Post by bml on Jul 14, 2019 13:33:24 GMT
I’m in my eighties and have been a spasmodic gardener during my life sometimes going mad and other times not touching the garden. This year I planted Dahlia corms that I bought locally for around £5.00 each and some I bought on the Internet from known sites which were rubbish. I just received a Suttons catalogue with Dahlia corms at around £10.00 which appeared a trifle expensive to me. I also planted some Dahlia seeds which grew easily but seem rather straggly. None of them were up to the standard of a man down the road who has moved so I can’t chat him up for advice so I thought that I would look for a forum where I could find advice and I will start with one question at a time.
Question one. Early this year I planted some Dahlia corms in pots in my unheated greenhouse and Dahlia seeds. I planted some in my front garden borders and some others in pots for my back garden. Thinking about next season I would like to consider the question; Corms or seed and where to buy them and when to plant them.
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Post by chrism on Jul 14, 2019 19:09:43 GMT
As a beginner, I don’t have the answer but know this from last year; keep on top of the aphids. They love the things.
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Post by Cherry on Jul 15, 2019 6:59:34 GMT
Welcome to the Garden Friends Forum bml. Hopefully, one of our dahlia experts will be looking in and come to your rescue.
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Post by SueA on Jul 15, 2019 7:31:13 GMT
Welcome to the forum from me as well bml. I'm not a dahlia expert but I wouldn't pay £10 for a corm unless I was growing them to exhibition standard for competitions, I've bought individual corms in packs from garden centres for around £1.99 in the past to grow for the garden & they've been fine. My problem is slugs & snails love them here & tend to chomp through the stems as soon as they come up so I try to start them in the greenhouse & only plant out when they're fully grown sometimes leaving them in the pots & sinking them in the border so that I can lift them & store them in the greenhouse over winter. Dahlias grown from seed make great 'bedding' type plants for the garden & work out a lot cheaper. |
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Post by keith on Jul 16, 2019 6:43:09 GMT
Hello BML
I am also in my 80s, if you lived in Aust I could send you plenty and most if not all high quality plants. My suggestion would be have a very good look in you local area and talk to them I am sure you would get a few spar tubers.
The other is find a local garden club they would certainly be able to help you.
Keith
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Post by johndoe on Jul 21, 2019 10:45:39 GMT
I’m in my eighties and have been a spasmodic gardener during my life sometimes going mad and other times not touching the garden. This year I planted Dahlia corms that I bought locally for around £5.00 each and some I bought on the Internet from known sites which were rubbish. I just received a Suttons catalogue with Dahlia corms at around £10.00 which appeared a trifle expensive to me. I also planted some Dahlia seeds which grew easily but seem rather straggly. None of them were up to the standard of a man down the road who has moved so I can’t chat him up for advice so I thought that I would look for a forum where I could find advice and I will start with one question at a time.
Question one. Early this year I planted some Dahlia corms in pots in my unheated greenhouse and Dahlia seeds. I planted some in my front garden borders and some others in pots for my back garden. Thinking about next season I would like to consider the question; Corms or seed and where to buy them and when to plant them.
Hi bml. Don't bother with seeds as you'll never really going to know what thy are until they flower. Dahlia tubers or dahlia plants? My advice would be to order plants, as you can purchase these individually. Without doubt the best place to buy either tubers or plants is Halls of Heddon. All are health inspected and come with a guarantee. The tubers come in pot tuber size and plants arrive as single mini or garden size plants. The Hall family have been suppling dahlias to exhibitors and gardeners alike for nearly 100 years, and continue today to supply healthy stock.
The selling season is over now, but the website is; www.hallsofheddon.com/
Hope you have a lovely summer and your dahlias do well.
A couple of photo's of my dahlias on two plots.
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Post by grindle on Jul 23, 2019 5:16:11 GMT
my friend has grown some dahlias from seed which were kept in pots last year, would she be able to plant them out next year or would they need another year in pots?
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Post by johndoe on Jul 24, 2019 9:24:14 GMT
Hi Grindle. They should be good to plant out next year. Just make sure that the plant has made a tuber and its stored safely through the winter. Trouble with growing from seed is you never know what you're going to get despite what the packet states.
Good luck and enjoy the lovely weather. |
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Post by grindle on Jul 26, 2019 7:32:41 GMT
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