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Post by Lou78W on Nov 19, 2011 21:02:17 GMT
I shall give them a severe talking to Lou ;D Seriously, the standard process of cutting back, drying out and then trimming the stems right back usually gives them a clue  ::)thats a relief. The ones that I have noticed sprouting have had the shoots rubbed off....I will be keeping a close watch on them  |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Nov 20, 2011 19:39:39 GMT
Lou, do you mean the ones you have dug up have new shoots coming on them? I noticed mine are beginning to sprout, should I rub these off?
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 20, 2011 19:47:42 GMT
Thats what I have been doing WF .....I expect as temperatures start to drop......the likelihood of them sprouting again will diminish |
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Post by floydie on Nov 20, 2011 19:53:42 GMT
Ive still alot of mine to lift, a few are browning but otheres are still green and in bud  , Think i'll lift them all this week. The few i have lifted and dried, some have gone black?? I take this is bad, what causes them to blacken?? |
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 20, 2011 19:54:58 GMT
They will be frosted Floydie  |
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Post by floydie on Nov 20, 2011 19:55:54 GMT
They will be frosted Floydie I have them inside tho  they were brown when i lifted them . |
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 20, 2011 19:58:28 GMT
Oh heck!.....are the tubers soft?....they may have started to rot....if so......off to the bin for them  |
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Post by floydie on Nov 20, 2011 20:02:23 GMT
Oh heck!.....are the tubers soft?....they may have started to rot....if so......off to the bin for them  , Just checked, its mainly on one tuber on one thick root, I chopped it off and dipped in sulphur hopefully its ok . |
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 20, 2011 20:05:47 GMT
Good move......that should do the trick ;D
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Post by floydie on Nov 20, 2011 20:08:35 GMT
Good move......that should do the trick ;D Hope so.  |
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Post by dcdahlia on Nov 22, 2011 19:32:38 GMT
All pom tubers are trimmed down and dusted with sulphur powder,some were starting to show signs of mildew,these parts have been cut off and the wound dusted with sulphur.They are stored in wooden boxes under the staging in the greenhouse a fan is now being left on most of the day to circulate the air.Any frost forecast and they will be covered with fleece and parrafin heaters lit.
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 22, 2011 20:14:02 GMT
All pom tubers are trimmed down and dusted with sulphur powder,some were starting to show signs of mildew,these parts have been cut off and the wound dusted with sulphur.They are stored in wooden boxes under the staging in the greenhouse a fan is now being left on most of the day to circulate the air.Any frost forecast and they will be covered with fleece and parrafin heaters lit. Do you not find that paraffin heaters create too much humidity? |
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Post by dcdahlia on Nov 22, 2011 22:12:35 GMT
I just light 2 single burners lou just to keep the fost off
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Post by Lou78W on Nov 23, 2011 8:43:31 GMT
I see! |
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Post by Tel on Nov 24, 2011 7:50:47 GMT
I just hope we do not get those extreme cold temperatures that we had last year. It was on this day last year when that cold spell started with all that snow.  |
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, Think i'll lift them all this week.
they were brown when i lifted them 
, Just checked, its mainly on one tuber on one thick root, I chopped it off and dipped in sulphur hopefully its ok 
