Some color schemes that we would like to? get in our seedlings: Bicolors: While we would accept just about any bicolor,? a nice pure red with white tips is one...
Has any one tried growing Giants in pots in order to get seeds? I would surmise that the flowers would be smaller and more likely to ripen seeds. The pots...
I grow a lot of my dahlias in pots, an I have found no difference in size of blooms. Although I do build big pots. So the dahlias are better off in the pots...
I have never grown dahlias before but i have a friend in missouri who has a garden full of them!! I bought my first 2 dahlia tubers yesterday and now I need...
I do?build big pots. How big is big? I am thinking of 2 gallon size. I have grown dahlias in 5 gallon pots and they are very heavy to move around. ... From:...
..do you trade seeds or tubers on this site?? No, this discussion group is dedicated to people who breed dahlias. The majority of people that discuss general...
I would only attempt a cross by hand. Too haphazard relying on the bees. Also, I would want to know that the 'cross' attempt was between or among chosen...
I use a refegerator cart to move my big pots out on the driveway each spring. Unless I just build it. Then I fill it on site. When the potting soil takes on...
Comment from Falls Church VA: I am new to the list, so this may be an old idea. I have prevailed on a friend to allow me to grow 12 dahlias in her yard. The...
Can anyone help me? One of our members is in Yokosuka, Japan working for the Navy. They were hopeing to find a dahlia group while there. If we can I would like...
Seeds have sprouted and germination rate is down due to the cool weather last year. Have planted extra seeds to get our desired number of seedlings. Got a few...
Most all seedlings are now in their individual pots and will be planted about May 10th or so. Took lots of cuttings from 2007 and 2008 hopefuls. They too will...
In a message dated 4/24/2009 3:53:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, e4449@... writes: To the Boleys: Thank you for the unexpected tubers of the pom that makes ...
Last year was one of the worst growing seasons due to the cool, wet Spring.? Our dahlias were about 2 to 3 weeks late and planting in the wet soil was...
First bloom on the first seedlings. Nothing to write home about. Several others have nice buds. Second year MB bi-color red and white has had second flower...
It looks good but more likely a FD?than a MB. Steve B ... From: e4449@... To: dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, Jul 7, 2009 4:14 pm Subject:...
I am so happy that it is still a bicolor that I did not look too close at the form.? Could go either way but small red and white bicolors are very rare. We...
We like Rejmans Polish Kid also. Did you use Carol Ann S in the breeding? It could be a seedling of Polish Kid also. Richard had some very good seed parents...
We like Rejmans Polish Kid also. Did you use Carol Ann S in the breeding? It is a bee pollinated seedling of Ms. Kennedy. I would guess that the bi color came...
Sandy and I look forward to seeing you and your wife at the national show. We hope we have some time to sit down and talk breeding. We will be up at our...
Just in case you start wondering about slow group email delivery later today, the following may be the cause. And, I can only hope the outage last for hours...
I am forwarding this to our old group, dahliacreating. Your "Wow" type seedling has more proper semi cactus form? than Kenora Wow and it appears to be just as...
Hi TedHere in Australia we now have the "semi decorative" class to cater for those dahlias that are in between the ball and decorative formation and it works...
I am aware of your new classification and our breakout group discussed that solution. The big reason that we did not advocate the formation of a new class was...
Here is a shot of several of the MB and FD types from the second year seedlings. Several are seedlings of Ms. Kennedy. Hot weather coming next week and...
You look like you are getting some good results. Last weekend Les said that some of the flowers he brought to the workshop were seedlings of MS KENNEDY. It...
Excellent quality blooms. Great photography, too. Very dry here, and very chilly last night. I expect premature blooms with green centres.... Billy William...