First year seedlings starting to bloom. First ones are usually open centers, small flowers. One is nice and will mark as 2008-01. If later blooms on plant are...
Okay Ted, So what do you say to things happening the other way round? Last year a know cross done in the greenhouse between Moonfire x Hillcrest Hannah, you...
Breeding dahlias is like rolling dice. Both of us want to load the dice for better rolls. Sometimes despite the best dice possible you roll snake eyes. We too...
Just a little question about seedlings and fungus. My seedlings never show any signs of fungus the first year but second year when planted as tubers they do...
Any photo of this one Marie? Ken UK. ... From: Marie Ohlson To: dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:11 AM Subject: [dahliacreating]...
sorry but no photos. It was just something that I`ve noticed for several years. regards from MARIE ... From: ken stock To: dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Marie do try for a photo. It could be virus manifestation. Billy William F. Matthews 65 Witch Hazel Road Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL Canada A1M 3N3...
In a message dated 7/13/2008 4:12:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, marie@... writes: Just a little question about seedlings and fungus. My seedlings never...
If it grows out I should think it's imbalance of some sort in the early stages, but like all this stuff we worry about regards fungal and virus infection `When...
fungus or virus? Why healthy the first year and then get the signs secind year? They are all grown at the same condition. Haven“t you seen this? regards from...
Marie, Bill Johnson in Australia has a lot of experience with virus showing up second year. wayne ... Marie, Bill Johnson in Australia has a lot of experience...
Hi Marie, No not in the second year, most stuff shows a few that are obviously not happy so why keep them they are not human. All suspect plants in the first...
Could this be because they don't see it in the first year, perhaps they have far more seedlings than myself, and they miss a few Wayne? Ken UK. ... From: Wayne...
No. It is not expressing in year 1. I don't know why. Logic suggests that it is present but quiescent. Perhaps it needs the stress of digging and storing to...
A fact of life is that some seedlings are sensitive to virus and disease.Ā I believe that there are dahlias that have some resistance to virus but the down...
Okay Wayne so most viruses as our friend John Menzel suggests shows up more when the plant has been stressed, and sometimes as in the case of new seedlings get...
Ken, What size is Mexico Rival? It is real beauty. Lon ... From: ken stock To: dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com Sent: 7/13/2008 1:00:05 PM Subject: Re:...
So no influence at all thanks Wayne. Ken. ... From: Wayne Holland To: dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:19 PM Subject: Re:...
Lon I don't think it's gonna go medium but it isn't a miniature. These are the early ones, and I'm pleased, because I've a feeling just like all of us there's...
Shhhhhhh June was wet and frigid... I planted out a bit late. July has been hot (for us) with little or no rain. Soil stayed moist a good while. Rivers...
After that note about virus expression, I just checked my 36 second year seedlings - there is no virus expression of any kind. Interesting- the plants are all...
Nice time of year as the first year seedlings are blooming. Steve Boley assured us that a dahlia called Carol Ann S, BB FD BI OR/W (translated that means small...
Nice to see your work in process. Spanish Conquest does produce some nice ones and it is an outstanding looking garden flower. I know you like the pink edges...
Good input Ted, Sounds funny because things are happening out there exactly as the are in our garden here in the UK. Bonza stuff this, and although my wife's...
... From: e4449@... To: dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 1:54 AM Subject: Re: [dahliacreating] seedlings Nice to see your work...
I get them periodically. I believe that it is because of stress like green centres. Subsequent blooms don't have it usually. I believe it is heat or dryness...