|
|
Post by Lou78W on Aug 10, 2011 16:16:05 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.  Its a beauty.....you have some lovely looking dahlias there Scrumpy....best of luck with the shows ;D |
|
|
|
Post by scrumpy on Aug 10, 2011 18:42:08 GMT
They look fantastic from a distance  It's been the worst run up to the show for a long time, which is annoying considering back in May we were told it was to be the hottest driest summer ever  At the moment i'm avoiding looking at the plants, as each gust of wind is depressing me more and more. It'll be the same for all of us local growers, but at this rate i'll be showing half or less of what i've entered. Just waiting for the first person at the show to say i can grow them better than that and i'll......... |
|
|
|
Post by Tel on Aug 10, 2011 18:51:25 GMT
They look fantastic from a distance It's been the worst run up to the show for a long time, which is annoying considering back in May we were told it was to be the hottest driest summer ever At the moment i'm avoiding looking at the plants, as each gust of wind is depressing me more and more. It'll be the same for all of us local growers, but at this rate i'll be showing half or less of what i've entered. Just waiting for the first person at the show to say i can grow them better than that and i'll.........[/color] What about before the show then, oh go on why not, i can grow them better than that.  ;D |
|
|
|
Post by Lou78W on Aug 10, 2011 18:52:10 GMT
....punch him .....I know I've worked hard and spent a lot of money getting my stock up and growing...as it stands at the moment I might be lucky to get one vase to show........  thats the name of the game unfortunately .....we are at the mercy of the weather....  |
|
|
|
Post by Tel on Aug 11, 2011 5:08:29 GMT
[quote author=lou78w board=dahlias thread=929 post=36541 time=1313002330 punch him .....I know I've worked hard and spent a lot of money getting my stock up and growing...as it stands at the moment I might be lucky to get one vase to show........ thats the name of the game unfortunately .....we are at the mercy of the weather.... [/quote]   ;D |
|
|
|
Post by scrumpy on Aug 11, 2011 8:39:35 GMT
Well after all the attempts of nature to make things as difficult as possible, these are half of what i've cut for tomorrow  Been going since 6 o'clock, cup of tea now, then it's the giants to be cut and that'll be everything. |
|
|
|
Post by scrumpy on Aug 11, 2011 9:55:37 GMT
the rest of the smalls and mediums  and finally the giants  They look good until you get close up Never mind, i'm pleased with what we've cut and i'll be showing lots of new varieties. Just a question of what goes where. I'll start planning that this afternoon as i get them ready for transporting to the show tonight. |
|
|
|
Post by grindle on Aug 11, 2011 11:25:55 GMT
that's a lot of dahlias, hope you get lucky scrumpy
|
|
|
|
Post by scrumpy on Aug 11, 2011 12:35:23 GMT
I do not believe it Severn trent water have cut off my water supply. They are doing essential work!!!!! I now have no water to fill my buckets to transport blooms to show. Unbelievable. |
|
|
|
Post by Lou78W on Aug 11, 2011 16:57:25 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by dcdahlia on Aug 11, 2011 19:52:28 GMT
Just been bisbudding for 2 hours in the rain.Everything is looking really lush as it's done nothing but rain here lately.Only trouble is I can't get a feed into them gonna have to put some potash around the plants.Its looking like nothings gonna flower for about 2/3 weeks so covers are now not going on until next weekend.
|
|
|
|
Post by Tel on Aug 12, 2011 6:17:23 GMT
I hope you managed to get them into water, good luck for the show. |
|
|
|
Post by Cherry on Aug 12, 2011 7:25:47 GMT
Scrumpy they are gorgeous. As for the water, they say these things were meant to try us.
|
|
|
|
Post by candyblue on Aug 12, 2011 9:06:23 GMT
Good luck Scrumpy they all look fab more piccies once they are staged please
|
|
|
|
Post by scrumpy on Aug 12, 2011 12:17:00 GMT
Well water situation was resolved at 4 o'clock, so it was then a mad rush to get them ready for transporting to the show. What i do is to use builders buckets, the ones with a rim at the top, split green canes, paper tie ups, elastic bungee rope, and a bit of string. I drill holes around the rim of the bucket...4 for giants, six for mediums, 8 for smalls. Then about half way down the bucket i drill 2 holes directly underneath the top hole. I stretch the bungee ropes around the bucket and tie them tightly, then the cane goes down through the top hole and is held in place by the 2 rings of rope. You can just about see it on the nearest bucket. It's then a question of placing the bloom...about 3 inches of water in the bucket....against a cane, cut the cane down to match the bloom, and secure the bloom to the cane with paper tie its. Then, you use string to go through the lower holes around the stem of the bloom, and when tied up this secures the stem, so it wont move at all.  In all, i used 15 buckets, took 2 trips in my friends van. |
|
;D
;D
