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Post by dcdahlia on Jun 7, 2011 19:22:13 GMT
I thought my grenador pastelle were late scrumpy (7 days ago).Talking to a lot of dahlia growers I think a lot lost stock last winter so a lot of nursesries were inundated with orders and struggled to fulfil them.I think some of the smaller nurserises need to know when to stop taking orders.I had my problem with lochend dahlias I ordered in jan for april delivery and they came in three batches first week in may then 2 weeks later then 2 weeks after that.Ordered 16 ruskin myra and got sent 16 of the substitute that I put.I ordered 12 jomanda from halls of heddon last week in april because cruickshanks let me down by also sending a substitute and they arrived 3rd week in may and were the best cuttings I was sent.
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Post by Tel on Jun 7, 2011 19:27:08 GMT
Taking my 6 plants to the Leeds dahlia trials in the morning, The Northern Committee Members who are doing the planting out will select 3 out of the 6 to plant out.  |
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Post by dcdahlia on Jun 7, 2011 19:31:00 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 How do they grow In buckets tel are they of a standard to show. |
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Post by dcdahlia on Jun 7, 2011 19:33:25 GMT
Taking my 6 plants to the Leeds dahlia trials in the morning, The Northern Committee Members who are doing the planting out will select 3 out of the 6 to plant out. Good luck Tel,me and a couple of mates always have a look around the trials en route to harrogate. |
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Post by scrumpy on Jun 7, 2011 22:02:47 GMT
I thought my grenador pastelle were late scrumpy (7 days ago).Talking to a lot of dahlia growers I think a lot lost stock last winter so a lot of nursesries were inundated with orders and struggled to fulfil them.I think some of the smaller nurserises need to know when to stop taking orders.I had my problem with lochend dahlias I ordered in jan for april delivery and they came in three batches first week in may then 2 weeks later then 2 weeks after that.Ordered 16 ruskin myra and got sent 16 of the substitute that I put.I ordered 12 jomanda from halls of heddon last week in april because cruickshanks let me down by also sending a substitute and they arrived 3rd week in may and were the best cuttings I was sent. yes, Sion at Station house said exactly the same, coupled with tubers not producing as well as other years. Gonna give it a go to get them ready for August, the plants look nice and sturdy, have got 3 pairs of leaves so have stopped them. Just means i'll have a few less runner beans over the allotment as i've used up all the space with what i thought was all of my dahlias, so got to squeeze them in somewhere else. |
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Post by scrumpy on Jun 7, 2011 22:08:37 GMT
Taking my 6 plants to the Leeds dahlia trials in the morning, The Northern Committee Members who are doing the planting out will select 3 out of the 6 to plant out. yes, good luck. If you bump into Carl Hamnett tell him Graham says hello and it's about time they came back to Shrewsbury show.... |
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Post by Tel on Jun 8, 2011 4:24:01 GMT
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 How do they grow In buckets tel are they of a standard to show. Yes they are show standard, i grew the Dianes in buckets 4 up and then just sunk them in the bed after the first early potatoes had been removed, then when the buds were showing colour i would take the flower bucket up and placed it in the greenhouse to stop them marking. I have not shown the Moonlights for a number of years, they always finished up marked for me, just kept a couple of tubers for stock, i just do not like getting rid of them, ;D last year i grew one in a bucket and grew it 4 up and once again placed it in the greenhouse in the same way as the Dianes, it got up to size and not a mark on it, trying 8 plants that way this year to see if i can get a vase out of them for somewhere. |
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Post by dcdahlia on Jun 8, 2011 6:00:51 GMT
Yes I've stopped growing moonlights too Tel In my opinion when you dont have a great deal of room Its pointless growing varieties that mark too easy.Also stopped growing the dianes.You've got me thinking on the bucket thing now tel might have to try a bit of that.
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Post by Lou78W on Jun 8, 2011 6:17:57 GMT
I'm going to remember that tip too...especially now I have the polytunnel ;D
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Post by candyblue on Jun 8, 2011 6:41:15 GMT
I had Blyton softer gleam from Halls they came on time but they seem to not be doing as well as the others, apart from Kenora sunset where I have lost two of the plants fingers crossed everyhting else seems to be ok. I was lucky that we got them all planted Saturday and then it rained all night Sunday so really helped to water them in.
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Post by Tel on Jun 8, 2011 11:11:10 GMT
Taking my 6 plants to the Leeds dahlia trials in the morning, The Northern Committee Members who are doing the planting out will select 3 out of the 6 to plant out. yes, good luck. If you bump into Carl Hamnett tell him Graham says hello and it's about time they came back to Shrewsbury show.... Carl was not there Scrumpy. |
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Post by dcdahlia on Jun 8, 2011 18:39:09 GMT
well thats my mate phil watsons 800 planted It took 2 of us 10 hours (knackered).Came back with an irrigation system (one of phils old ones)and more plants some more leopold chloe,gateshead festival,kenora challenger and some eastwood moonlight.Might try the moonlights in some flower pots Tel .
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Post by Tel on Jun 8, 2011 18:48:16 GMT
well thats my mate phil watsons 800 planted It took 2 of us 10 hours (knackered).Came back with an irrigation system (one of phils old ones)and more plants some more leopold chloe,gateshead festival,kenora challenger and some eastwood moonlight.Might try the moonlights in some flower pots Tel . That is some going dc, not surprised you are a little tired. ;D |
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Post by Lou78W on Jun 8, 2011 19:22:18 GMT
I let a few of my new varieties flower so I could have a little "preview"... This one is Weston Kelpie  Weston Sunup ;D  I'm getting quite excited now ;D ;D |
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Post by candyblue on Jun 8, 2011 19:48:28 GMT
Fab Lou cant wait for ours to come out now, its so exciting ours that we only planted at the weekend have grown so much this week already. It will be amazing what a month will do to the plants
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