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Post by MarkE on Sept 24, 2014 15:57:24 GMT
Nor those bushes and tree if they belong to him.  it's a bit of a running argument with the mrs every time she goes out I take another foot haha! |
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Post by Raymond on Sept 24, 2014 17:18:47 GMT
MarkE if Tel and scrumpy are right it will be more like 180 plants for next year  you will definitely be doing more than 80 my crystal ball has forseen it 
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Post by MarkE on Sept 24, 2014 17:41:20 GMT
MarkE if Tel and scrumpy are right it will be more like 180 plants for next year you will definitely be doing more than 80 my crystal ball has forseen it haha! It would be easy to go mad but I'd rather grow fewer plants well than two many! I work shifts and have two boys who are 18 months and 3 so there the same work as 1000 plants! |
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Post by Raymond on Sept 24, 2014 18:52:28 GMT
Sensible man enjoy your family life and you will have 2 young apprentices soon !
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Post by ian on Sept 24, 2014 18:57:32 GMT
Get it all dug over make you beds put up some covers tell your wife you don't do anything else I am only in the back if you need me and would you like to book a holiday. Hehe go you know you want to. You don't have to plant all the available space but it is there when you need it
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Post by ian on Sept 24, 2014 18:58:54 GMT
Oh and the kids will love playing running between the rows and playing in the mud
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Post by MarkE on Sept 24, 2014 19:48:15 GMT
Get it all dug over make you beds put up some covers tell your wife you don't do anything else I am only in the back if you need me and would you like to book a holiday. Hehe go you know you want to. You don't have to plant all the available space but it is there when you need it I better not let her read this she'll hunt you down!haha think it will do me for now ian it's going to be 3 beds of 10 and 3 of 20 so 90 I'm just going to concentrate on mainly poms for next year with 20 small decs and 10 small cactus. |
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Post by ian on Sept 24, 2014 20:11:25 GMT
Well done I think you are right Ian
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Post by Raymond on Sept 25, 2014 13:21:05 GMT
Hello forum has anyone grown a dahlia called citizen or dagla 80 ? Looking at these not for show but garden display.
Finalising my list for next season. Only 4 classes for showing the rest a mixture of all different types, size, colours so I can find out what I actually like and can grow well going forward.
Many thanks
Raymond
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Post by Tel on Sept 25, 2014 13:32:42 GMT
Hello forum has anyone grown a dahlia called citizen or dagla 80 ? Looking at these not for show but garden display. Finalising my list for next season. Only 4 classes for showing the rest a mixture of all different types, size, colours so I can find out what I actually like and can grow well going forward. Many thanks Raymond I have grown this one, it is a tall grower, you would need a step ladder to look at the centre of the bloom. I don't have it now. Richardr, Withypitt Dahlia's had or has it. |
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Post by Raymond on Sept 25, 2014 16:43:42 GMT
We shall forget citizen then Tel looking max height of 5.5 feet. Back garden all comp ones. Front garden all top quality plants but I want to put on a show of colour mixed with cannas, heleniums etc... If any good single blooms on the day then I have that as well. Want to try lots and see what I actually like and don't like. Many thanks |
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Post by ian on Sept 25, 2014 18:21:44 GMT
Yes Raymond I grew citizen first about six years ago and it was very tall not a great lot of petal great straight stems good colour if you could see the centre then you would find there was very little centre.
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Post by Raymond on Sept 25, 2014 21:19:49 GMT
Hi ian hope your well. I have sacked citizen Stunning colour need to find something else on that vein dagla 80 looks interesting. Unique colouring. Thanks for the advise on citizen from you and TelAll the best Raymond |
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Post by Raymond on Sept 28, 2014 12:03:02 GMT
Good afternoon forum from sunny south east London. I have been going through the dahlias starting to dig up the ones that not been good or looking bad.
My biggest issue this year is spider mites. On close inspection of the plants red spider mite prevalent. Ultimate bug has not sorted the issue. Will be getting dynamec in for next year.
Any other suggestions regarding spider mite treatment prevention would be most welcome.
Will be getting sb invigorator as well.
I think I will sack the entire lot of dahlias. Will not over winter any showing any signs they will be burned.
All the best
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Post by Raymond on Sept 28, 2014 18:13:29 GMT
Sorry to message again has anyone grown any of the hollyhill dahlias ?
Euro dahlia has hollyhill firelight which has caught my eye for my front garden display.
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you will definitely be doing more than 80 my crystal ball has forseen it 
Sept 6, 2018 17:58:08 GMT