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...
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...
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...
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...
I am ecstatic! Thanks to Bill Johnson and John Menzel’s seed, I have kept over 41 nice (very promising) seedlings. I know this is a drop in the bucket to...
Found this summary of a scientific paper on the net: Findings – Carbohydrates represented the major constituent in Dahlia tubers, followed by fibre and...
This is a picture of my seedling “Jolon’s Anne” from John Menzel’s seed. The name Jolon is derived from JOhn and LONey. Anne is John’s wife, my good...
Has anyone had a variety that has stems so tough and woody that they are very difficult to divide? I have one variety that where the stem goes solid near the...
Have seen many pictures over the years of promising seedlings. Here is one that is not so promising. First year seedling patch is dug. Tubers divided and the...
My neighbor has a Dahlia imperialis. I want to save the pollen for use with my 'Bishop's Children' seedlings and a few other Dahlias in my garden... 'David...
The last couple years my tuber size has diminished (not the number of tubers). Does anyone have any suggestions of soil additives that helps promote the growth...
You said that the seeds you got were consistent for for formal decorative and your pictures surely show that. One cannot really judge the quality from one...
A lady I had never seen before stopped by my garden today. She wanted to see my dahlias and show me her copy of the September 1931 Sunset Magazine. The front...
If any of you have surplus seed of double varieties, any size or type, but prefer waterlilies, I promise to plant and grow and evaluate and share. Do you know...
It is that time of the year to gather those seed pods. Rain is depressing and of course there is some rot out there. Dahlias were planted late this year and...
In the past, I have wrapped a few questionable (keeping) tubers in plastic wrap with good results. This year I am experimenting with wrapping all my tubers in...
Our first year seedlings are all potted up and growing like weeds in the greenhouse. About half of them are big enough to be planted. Weather may cooperate...
Margaret crossed her Hollyhill Tigress(a Pam Howden seedling) back to Pam Howden. So this one has three fourths of Pam Howden's genes. It retained the color...
There is a great new website for the Australia Dahlia Society at http://www.dahliasaustralia.org.au/ This website has been in the making for quite some time...
While weeding my dahlias today I found a volunteer plant next to one of my dahlias. It was a peanut! I have seen peanut shells dropped by birds in my garden...
Last year Margaret saved pollen from the daffodils and crossed a few dahlias. The best one got the red color of the dahlia and some of it's petal formation...
