I am much encouraged that someone else is optimistic enough to try breeding in a small city section :)...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Jan 29, 2012 2:49 am
One of the old tricks to get good dahlia seeds was to "volunteer" to plant some dahlias in a friend or relative's gardens. The breeder would select a few...
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Mary
mail4mary...
Jan 29, 2012 5:04 am
I like the way you're thinking! Mary :)...
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Mary
mail4mary...
Feb 2, 2012 10:29 am
We aren't having a very summery summer here. It has gone from incredibly wet for a month to so dry that we had watering restrictions a week after the rain...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Feb 2, 2012 5:02 pm
Open centered flowers can produce more seeds. However, if a normally closed center type mutates to have open centers, the stock has been damaged genetically....
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sbgseattle@...
birchbaybirc...
Feb 3, 2012 1:12 am
well said Ted Steve B ... From: e4449 <e4449@...> To: dahliacreating <dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 9:02 am Subject: Re:...
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Gnildir
awridling
Feb 3, 2012 2:12 am
So, now on the same subject... I have been trying to get seeds from Winkie Colonel for several years. This year, both plants grew open centered and I got...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Feb 3, 2012 5:04 pm
You do not know whether Winkie Colonel is genetically damaged but it sounds like it to me. If it is, the great majority of you seedlings will be open centered....
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Mary
mail4mary...
Feb 4, 2012 9:07 am
I've not seen precise information about what happens to genes when plants become irreversibly open-centred. However, I have a hunch that with at least some...
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sbgseattle@...
birchbaybirc...
Feb 4, 2012 1:39 pm
You make a good point. I have used dahlias that have gone open centered for seed. I continue to look for good varieties that go open centered to take seed...
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David Hill
dabacus4u
Feb 4, 2012 2:22 pm
I have noticed that several varieties start to have open centres to their flowers towards the end of the season, almost as if it's a last bid to set some seed...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Feb 4, 2012 5:37 pm
I've not seen precise information about what happens to genes when plants become irreversibly open-centred. However, I have a hunch that with at least some...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Feb 4, 2012 6:00 pm
As I said to Aaron, I would plant the seeds. It may well be that the pollen parent has the gene that was destroyed and it will take over. However, if several...
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Mary
mail4mary...
Feb 4, 2012 7:47 pm
In terms of a predictable pattern, though, Daleko Jupiter does not sport to Rose Jupiter in lots of people's gardens. You will quite often hear that a certain...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Feb 4, 2012 10:42 pm
You will quite often hear that a certain Dahlia has become open-centred in several people's gardens, and if you go and look, you will see changes so similar...
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Walts Dahlias
waltsdahlias
Feb 4, 2012 11:56 pm
We never use genetically damaged stock for breeding- then you just have to try to breed the bad stuff back out! Bob Simon taught us to always use the best...
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Jiri Kanka
anatol251
Feb 5, 2012 11:19 am
... From: e4449@... <e4449@...> Subject: Re: [dahliacreating] Re: Open Centres To: dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, 4 February, 2012,...
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riss@...
harryarissetto
Feb 5, 2012 3:32 pm
Thank you. I look forward the reading it. Harry Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ... From: Jiri Kanka <anatol251@...> Sender:...
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Mary
mail4mary...
Feb 6, 2012 6:59 am
Thank you, Jiri, It looks really interesting! Mary in NZ....
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Feb 7, 2012 5:33 pm
I read the scientific paper and it is very interesting. It lists several of the pigments that give dahlias their color. It gives the scientific explanation...
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Loney Kennedy
loneykennedy
Apr 20, 2012 1:05 am
Attached is a picture of “Ernie” John Menzel’s dog in his garden in Winkie Australia. Trust me Ernie treats this garden as if it were his own. I enjoyed...
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Greg Deets
parsimony@...
Apr 20, 2012 4:19 am
Wonderful Greg Deets Ph.D Sent from my iPhone ... Wonderful Greg Deets Ph.D Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2012, at 6:04 PM, "Loney Kennedy" <...
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William F Matthews
aguy1947
Apr 20, 2012 10:45 am
I love this picture. A real nice pooch among some gorgeous Dahlias. Billy William F. Matthews 65 Witch Hazel Road Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, NL Canada A1M...
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Thom McCarthy
crystalclear888
Apr 24, 2012 4:01 pm
hello first email to confirm membership of dahlia yahoo group best wishes, Thom...
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Loney Kennedy
loneykennedy
Apr 24, 2012 4:29 pm
Welcome Thom! Hope you enjoy your times on Creating Dahlias. Tell us a little about yourself; where you live etc. Loney Kennedy in Bremerton, WA From: Thom...
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e4449@...
hollyhilldah...
Apr 24, 2012 4:49 pm
Welcome to the dahlia breeding group. There have not been too many posts of late. Our seedlings are all sprouted and most are now are labeled and placed into...
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stephen cox
stevansdahlias
Apr 24, 2012 9:58 pm
This was the best of my new seedlings for the season just finished. weather has turned cold wet and windy...we have had 36 hours of solid rain...lots of minor...
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Thom McCarthy
crystalclear888
Apr 26, 2012 4:43 pm
Hello Loney Intro What can I say ? I live in Scotland, Eskdalemuir , DG13 0QW (google earth) its in the southern uplands about 20 miles north of the border...
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aaron@...
awridling
Apr 26, 2012 6:12 pm
Hey Thom, I would like to connect with you on facebook. I have a lot of dahlia friends from around the world. My facebook link is...
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William F Matthews
aguy1947
May 10, 2012 7:56 pm
I have been pricking out seedlings as they germinate... into 3" pots. I glanced at a tray of potted seedlings this morning and noticed too much growth for one...
