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Post by Tel on Jun 5, 2011 4:37:32 GMT
The majority of dahlia growers will have planted out, or will be planting out their plants, now the dangers of frost has past.
I finished planting out my plants yesterday, so this is the month i will be taking a holiday. While the young plants reluctantly send their roots into the garden soil, especially if they have been started in peat based compost, the plants will seem to stand still now for a few weeks until they get their roots down.
But when they start to grow away, they will be 3ft tall in no time.
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Post by Lou78W on Jun 5, 2011 5:11:23 GMT
Holiday?...whats that   |
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Post by candyblue on Jun 5, 2011 7:37:52 GMT
Oh a holiday wouldnt that be nice lol Although we managed to get the rest of the dahlias in yesterday we still hav ethe tomatoes and peppers to go and its so dry we are constantly having to water, still it shoule be better now the dahlias are in the ground.
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Post by Lou78W on Jun 5, 2011 13:12:12 GMT
I planted more of mine today...had to put them pot in a pot...at the allotment...just another dozen to go  |
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Post by Tel on Jun 5, 2011 17:10:55 GMT
Gave away the finished with pot tubers, to the other allotment holders, except for the likes of Kenora Challenger, they went in the compost bin.
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Post by dcdahlia on Jun 5, 2011 19:36:41 GMT
whats up with the challengers tel
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Post by Tel on Jun 6, 2011 4:44:13 GMT
whats up with the challengers tel There is nothing wrong with them, i just do not give the allotment holders any varieties that are larger than small, for their plot or garden. |
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Post by Tel on Jun 6, 2011 19:31:41 GMT
I think i need to see a psychiatrist, the last couple of nights i have been selecting blooms for Harrogate in my sleep. i definitely know there is something wrong with me, i select my blooms from certain varieties, then the next night, i select totally different blooms again.   |
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Post by dcdahlia on Jun 6, 2011 19:40:13 GMT
We all bonkers us dahlia growers tel I,ve been planning for 2012 already.Just finished planting out my own 300 and on wednesday I'm off to help phil watson plant out his 800 .
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Post by Tel on Jun 6, 2011 19:44:46 GMT
We all bonkers us dahlia growers tel I,ve been planning for 2012 already.Just finished planting out my own 300 and on wednesday I'm off to help phil watson plant out his 800 . I hope you have a good back. ;D |
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Post by Lou78W on Jun 6, 2011 19:51:04 GMT
I think i need to see a psychiatrist, the last couple of nights i have been selecting blooms for Harrogate in my sleep. i definitely know there is something wrong with me, i select my blooms from certain varieties, then the next night, i select totally different blooms again. Its called "hedging your bets"..lol |
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Post by floydie on Jun 6, 2011 21:24:24 GMT
I still have my cuttings to pot on and plant plus my bedding ones (grown from seed to plant). I need to get on with the front really as im running out of space in the back already. (I dont know how you all buy new plants every year and find room for them if im this full up in my first year  ). |
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Post by scrumpy on Jun 7, 2011 18:02:49 GMT
finally received blyton softer gleam from station house today.....not bad seeing they were supposed to come early April Don't think i'll be showing it in August though..... |
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Post by Tel on Jun 7, 2011 18:27:26 GMT
finally received blyton softer gleam from station house today.....not bad seeing they were supposed to come early April Don't think i'll be showing it in August though..... I wonder if the majority of dahlia nurseries have had problems this year with their cuttings, DC dahlia had a late delivery also.  |
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Post by Tel on Jun 7, 2011 18:43:26 GMT
I planted more of mine today... had to put them pot in a pot...at the allotment...just another dozen to go I have some Winholme Diane, Ruskin Diane, Eastwood Moonlight and other odd plants in flower buckets. Some of them are pots in a pot. ;D |
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