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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Feb 28, 2009 5:53 pm
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...
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John Olson
vikingcraftsman
Feb 28, 2009 7:32 pm
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...
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kathy.lewis1964
Feb 28, 2009 8:15 pm
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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Feb 28, 2009 10:32 pm
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:...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Feb 28, 2009 10:38 pm
..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...
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William F Matthews
aguy1947
Feb 28, 2009 11:46 pm
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...
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John Olson
vikingcraftsman
Mar 1, 2009 12:42 am
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...
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Harry
harryarissetto
Mar 1, 2009 4:06 pm
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...
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Loney Kennedy
loneykennedy
Mar 29, 2009 3:24 am
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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Apr 12, 2009 2:16 am
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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Apr 24, 2009 10:53 pm
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...
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sbgseattle@...
birchbaybirc...
Apr 24, 2009 11:30 pm
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 ...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jun 25, 2009 7:18 pm
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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jul 7, 2009 3:27 am
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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jul 7, 2009 11:15 pm
Can hardly believe that second bloom is also bicolor and still looks good....
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jul 7, 2009 11:25 pm
Margaret used one of her hand crossed seedlings as the mother of this one. Pollen parent is an MB....
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sbgseattle@...
birchbaybirc...
Jul 8, 2009 2:40 am
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:...
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cainesdjdogs@...
cainesdjdogs...
Jul 8, 2009 11:47 am
... Wow that is beautiful so even !...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jul 8, 2009 12:52 pm
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...
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sbgseattle@...
birchbaybirc...
Jul 9, 2009 6:27 am
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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jul 9, 2009 6:46 pm
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...
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sbgseattle@...
birchbaybirc...
Jul 10, 2009 12:17 am
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...
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Don McAllister
donmc00
Jul 16, 2009 8:30 pm
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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jul 19, 2009 6:57 pm
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...
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stephen cox
stevansdahlias
Jul 20, 2009 2:18 am
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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jul 20, 2009 2:39 am
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...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jul 23, 2009 9:46 pm
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...
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sbgseattle@...
birchbaybirc...
Jul 23, 2009 11:51 pm
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...
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William F Matthews
aguy1947
Jul 24, 2009 10:34 am
Excellent quality blooms. Great photography, too. Very dry here, and very chilly last night. I expect premature blooms with green centres.... Billy William...
