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Post by robh on Dec 4, 2011 20:55:33 GMT
yue great where in south yorkshire are u
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Post by robh on Dec 4, 2011 20:56:26 GMT
sorry floydie where in south yorkshire are u
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Post by floydie on Dec 5, 2011 0:17:03 GMT
sorry floydie where in south yorkshire are u Sorry havent been on this evening. Were outside doncaster  . The ones i have ATM are more for the garden than showing. The ones i can think of at this time of night are, Little William (small red ball), Akita (orange/red), shooting star(creamy/white), fire & ice (red and white each head is different). I do have a deep purple/red, also a rusty pink but cannot think of the names  (along with others). Like i said depends what your wanting. I have a few dwarfs too but they would be mixed. |
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Post by robh on Dec 5, 2011 10:28:58 GMT
thats what i mafter i dont show
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Post by floydie on Dec 5, 2011 16:26:51 GMT
thats what i mafter i dont show OK when i start mine off again i'll take some and let you know what i have . |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Dec 6, 2011 19:52:24 GMT
This is how my Ruskin respectable are looking, they have large, thick stems, should I cut these down more or just leave them?  I will clean more of the earth off when they have dried out a little more. |
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Post by dcdahlia on Dec 6, 2011 19:57:18 GMT
Yes you can cut quite a bit more off them WF and you dont really have to clean anymore earth off.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Dec 6, 2011 21:01:30 GMT
Thanks dc, I'll tidy them up tomorrow and put them away for the winter.
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Post by jrae on Dec 18, 2011 12:12:51 GMT
If my dahlias are looking "leggy" can I prune them? And how much can I cut back?
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Post by scrumpy on Dec 22, 2011 18:33:41 GMT
goodness, growing methods vary from Inverness to Lands End so how we can advise on the Phillippines i don't know  I would guess you would have perpetual flowering dahlias over there, so basically your plants would never need to be lifted. I would say that once a year you cut back the whole plant so that no top growth is showing at all. Cut it back as we would prior to lifting, leaving about 2 inches of stem attached to the tuber and no signs of any side shoots. So even more than the picture above. In about a month you'll see new shoots coming through. |
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Post by karen on May 26, 2014 19:25:39 GMT
I started this thread for all of us who are growing our very firsts plants, nurturing our first cuttings and entering our first shows. We need to move a lot slower than the experts with more explanations and less jargon Hi please can you kindly help, I have planted out 17 dahlia cuttings, now I am very worried because it's been raining so much and forecast is more rain on Wednesday, I live near East Grinstead, West Sussex. Will they be alright, as I usually plant on in larger pots and bring them on in my conservatory. I am very worried if they are going to be ok. Thanyou Karen |
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Post by Raymond on Aug 13, 2014 22:21:58 GMT
I started this thread for all of us who are growing our very firsts plants, nurturing our first cuttings and entering our first shows. We need to move a lot slower than the experts with more explanations and less jargon Hi all I have grown dahlias for the first time this year not Looking to show in the future but looking for some advise on heavy flowering varieties for 2015. Have so far picked 30 I want but Looking for some reliable and not to tall max 1m for my main border. Planning to try up to 80 plants have grown 58 this year only 4 so far not flowering. All from tubors. Must say some amazing images on here making me very envious ! |
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Post by Moonlight on Aug 13, 2014 23:34:31 GMT
I started this thread for all of us who are growing our very firsts plants, nurturing our first cuttings and entering our first shows. We need to move a lot slower than the experts with more explanations and less jargon Hi all I have grown dahlias for the first time this year not Looking to show in the future but looking for some advise on heavy flowering varieties for 2015. Have so far picked 30 I want but Looking for some reliable and not to tall max 1m for my main border.
Planning to try up to 80 plants have grown 58 this year only 4 so far not flowering. All from tubors.
Must say some amazing images on here making me very envious !
From the dahlias that you are already growing which are your favourite varieties? Is size of bloom important to you or do you have favourite colours? Of the dahlias that you are growing now are there any that you don't like? That will help to work out possibles for your wish list. |
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Post by Cherry on Aug 14, 2014 5:18:05 GMT
Welcome to the forum @dahlianewbies6.  There will be lots of advice forthcoming here. Moonlight is very helpful for a start and she has already asked about your tastes in dahlias. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2014 8:10:38 GMT
I started this thread for all of us who are growing our very firsts plants, nurturing our first cuttings and entering our first shows. We need to move a lot slower than the experts with more explanations and less jargon Hi all I have grown dahlias for the first time this year not Looking to show in the future but looking for some advise on heavy flowering varieties for 2015. Have so far picked 30 I want but Looking for some reliable and not to tall max 1m for my main border. Planning to try up to 80 plants have grown 58 this year only 4 so far not flowering. All from tubors. Must say some amazing images on here making me very envious ! Welcome to the forum newbie6. I don't show, but I grow many dahlias for garden display. I started buy from mainstream garden centres, but soon learned that un-reliable labelling, and poor quality tubers made for frustrating results. Now after a few years experience, I either take cuttings from my own tubers, or buy cuttings from dahlia growers only. Halls of Heddon is a good starting place, but I can recommend some others as well. 
These are some of the dahlias I grow. This picture was taken after the heavy showers, so their looking a bit tattered  . I get so much enjoyment from doing my own cuttings, but just love dahlias, especially the giants and large.. Happy growing and if you need any advice, this will be the place to find it. Don't be afraid to ask!!!
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(along with others).
There will be lots of advice forthcoming here. 
. I get so much enjoyment from doing my own cuttings, but just love dahlias, especially the giants and large..
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