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Post by dcdahlia on Aug 7, 2011 15:15:17 GMT
I could do with new covers, the ones i have are old and dirty now, but funds are telling me no, you will have to make do with what you have got.  I have knocked back a few varieties, because they are too early, but like you say DC there comes a time to stop knocking back or you will have a great show in mid Oct. ;D I got a 24 metre by 6 metre cover for £80 tel.I have also bought a 45 gallon drum of parrafin for next year for £160 which will save me a £1 a gallon from what I was paying earlier in the year.Just finished up the allotment took 5 hours to strip and tie up kiwis and go through and disbud the whole plot never sprayed as I forgot to take the fungus clear with me will have to do it tomorrow now.looking like its gonna be abouy 3 weeks before anything flowers. |
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Post by candyblue on Aug 7, 2011 17:07:54 GMT
Have just fed and sprayed all the dahlias but rain stopped play!have loads of flowers today just hoping for two weeks time it will be the same story for the show
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 7, 2011 17:16:37 GMT
Have just fed and sprayed all the dahlias but rain stopped play!have loads of flowers today just hoping for two weeks time it will be the same story for the show I hope you have masses of blooms to chose from for your show CandyBlue ;D Fortunately I managed to feed and spray mine before the monsoons started  |
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Post by scrumpy on Aug 7, 2011 17:59:11 GMT
Mine are really forming the blooms now. Stems on these winholme diane are a bit weak, never had that before, hopefully a bit more water will firm them up a bit.  |
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Post by dcdahlia on Aug 7, 2011 19:09:34 GMT
Looking well them scrumpy dianes are best in august and early sept any later than that and I've found they spot very badly for this reason I stopped growing them because my main shows are middle of sept onwards.
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Post by Tel on Aug 8, 2011 6:05:57 GMT
Cracking blooms there scrumpy.  |
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Post by scrumpy on Aug 8, 2011 20:37:43 GMT
well what a difference a day makes. We've had a bit of a battering today with winds and rain. What was looking reasonable is now looking very sad. Rain on it's own they'll survive, but the wind has taken it's toll . More forecast for Wednesday too. Never mind, at least i'll finish arranging earlier this year |
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Post by Tel on Aug 9, 2011 4:55:43 GMT
I am sorry to hear that your ambitions for your big show have taken a battering Scrumpy. It makes you wonder is it worth the time and effort when that happens to you. I felt like calling it a day in Sept 2008, two days before the Harrogate show all was well, thinking to myself at least i will have a few entries even if i do not win anything at least i will have got there. The Thursday morning went down to cut the blooms and every mature bloom on the plot had damped of overnight. I was not the only one that year, all exhibits were way down on the previous year. The following sunday more blooms had matured with not a sign of damping off. |
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Post by Tel on Aug 10, 2011 4:25:47 GMT
Richard, i hope you have nice weather for your open days, followed by a lot of business for you. |
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Post by richardr on Aug 10, 2011 7:44:59 GMT
Richard, i hope you have nice weather for your open days, followed by a lot of business for you. Thank you Tel, mine are 7-10 behind where I would expect them to be, smalls in bloom, mediums coming on (few cultivars now out) and the large & giants still budding up. |
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Post by scrumpy on Aug 10, 2011 11:42:48 GMT
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Post by scrumpy on Aug 10, 2011 12:05:43 GMT
Well it turns out two out of our three aren't rebel so it will be interesting to see what yours are like There you go, will be ready tomorrow for the show. Have got 3 blooms, two almost the same size, so i think i'll put them in a vase with one white charlie two. It's quite a nice bloom, good shape and size and one i'll try again.  |
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Post by candyblue on Aug 10, 2011 14:43:34 GMT
Looking good that's like my rebel I cut last night the trouble is I won't have enough for the show off one plant,mind you with this wind there probably won't be anything left at all by twentieth
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Post by lesley on Aug 10, 2011 15:53:26 GMT
What a lovely site to look out onto ;D well done Scrumpy good luck with show.  |
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 10, 2011 16:11:05 GMT
Looking good that's like my rebel I cut last night the trouble is I won't have enough for the show off one plant,mind you with this wind there probably won't be anything left at all by twentiethSnap!!  |
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