Hi Marie, Get your self a set of brushes say half a dozen so as you can have a clean one every time you do a different cross.There's no good doing hand...
dear Friends! Lets hope for many nice seedlings this year.... I have handpollinated this yellow cactus with another Yellow seedling called K-5. The seeds...
Hi Marie, You don't say what size they are? K5 looks like a giant or large decorative and not developed to it's full potential the other as you say is a...
large rather than giant, but I havenīt disbudding them maybee this year. regards from MARIE ... From: ken stock To: dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
It is frustrating dealing with the Giants. They do not make a lot of seeds; the seed pods take longer to ripen and quite often are subject to rot; the seeds...
Hi Ted, I thought as much, but being that I've only been trying for three years seriously I haven't yet acquired the experience to deal with these fellows. I...
That will be interesting, and aren't you patient? I try and assess everything in the first year, but them I'm so much older, and times running out. Ken. ... ...
Is there any correlation between/among: Varieties that bloom late, tubers that sprout late, and seeds that sprout late? Billy William F. Matthews 45 Witch...
Hi Billy, I did note that all four late bloomers from 2005 have struggled to throw shoots, in fact one although showing signs of small tip sports will not get...
I have noticed that the late ones to germinate often get double flowers and that itīs always a single that is the first to flower among the seedlings. regards...
I know, I know this dahlia doesnīt look to nice.....;) But Iīd like the petals so I saved it! How common is that form? I have handpollinating with it self...
Yes, and it has germinated to. I often do crosses like that. Itīs a linebread of Kenora Superb and a orange seedling wich I can`t remember anything about. ...
inbread or linebread? Which one is correct? ... From: Marie Ohlson To: dahliacreating@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 11:59 AM Subject: Re:...
Wouldn't you have been better crossing it back to one of the parents Marie? Best Always Cos Less isn't worth a dime. Ken Stock Bournemouth Southern England. ...
This is in reply two two messages i deleted this morning. I hope i have not confused anyone(besides myself) Marie, are you saying you self pollinated a bloom...
You'll live to be one hundred young man with that attitude. God bless you. Have a nice day. Best Always Cos Less isn't worth a dime. Ken Stock Bournemouth...
... just by looking at the label, but find it just to much writing for 150-200 seedlings. Do you use Exel for saving your comments about the seedling or what?...
We use the p-touch at work, it's a great label system. I have a test strip on one of my stakes the year, if it holds up, i will spend the $30. good dahlias, ...
Oh YES! thatīs something for me. Couldnīt You please make label, photo it and share it with us here? I want to know: size and if itīs the text thatīs...
Hi Rick, (Are you Rick What you are about to do is what we could do with for our group, the main thing would it be possible to post photo's to? If you realise...
Hi Rick, (Are you Rick Burns?) What you are about to do is what we could do with for our group, the main thing is it possible to post photo's to it? If you...
What do you write on the labels? I`d like to know parents and year ... Seedling crosses can be numbered and the actual details kept on the computer on Excel or...
Rick, I bougt one "Brother"- machine for my labels and must be patience until that hytech-miracle arrives....;) I have all details about my seedlings in...
Here's a man with a brain that I wish I had. Thanks for making stuff like this available to our members, sure beats my `Think of a name' system. Best Always...
... computer on Excel or why not old fashioned paper? The tag would read something like 5-11. The 5 being the year year of the cross and 11 the number of the...
Mention has been made of unsuccessful crosses, and the reverse. Has it happened both ways? (regardless of reason) It would be useful to know that a given...
I would want on the actual label for year2 an indicator for form/size/colour. Say you have ten seedlings to lift/store. Will you want to know which is...