How about growing seedlings like cuttings? In a pot, letting only one flower blow and keep on with disbudding etc? I guess that I would miss the flowers........
Hi Marie, What you suggest I have done for many years, mainly with the late starters, or weakest seedlings, you can flower them in a five inch pot if you feed...
Hi Don, I'm very grateful for your attempt to eradicate this problem. Marie from Sweden who's a member of Brush or Bee, and that great character, and super...
Hi Gang, I'm not sure if I shared the email below with this group it was a reply I got from a very clever fella called Jiri who confirms without doubt virus...
When we grow dahlias in the open, they are subject to attack by insects which can transmit virus. I have no laboratory to test over 80 cultivars for the...
All you can do Billy is to keep a rigorous bi-weekly spraying routine going, and any suspect stock must be culled as soon as it appears. I alternate with a...
Hi Members, Anyone like myself, and completed planting their 2006 hopefuls. True I still have a few breeders to pot up in their final pots. It has been so...
Hi Ken, Your e-mail came through just fine! Loney in Bremerton, WA On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 23:55:06 +0100 "ken stock" <kesdahlias@...> writes: Hi Members, ...
Hi Ken I just let you know tha i got all the seed that i got from you planted .The plants are about 8" all i need is some sun.I am glad you got all your...
I have no idea why my message didn't show on the original? So, I forwarded it to show I wasn't going nuts! Loney in Bremerton, WA ... From: Loney G Kennedy...
Hi Ken. Yes the groups are all quiet as everyone is planting. I even checked via the yahoo groups web site yesterday incase I had a bouncing problem. My plants...
Thanks to all you proper email users, so many people don't check there emails, I know it's a bind closing down each time, and re-booting, but like answer...
Hi Marie, Just to confirm that all is well with you and your plants, but then I guess Sweden has caught up with the rest of the Northern hemisphere, and you...
yes,yes !!! The warm weather is here at last. I´m digging,digging and a do little moore digging.....;) The weather starts up the swarmtendens in my beehives...
Glad to hear all is well. The varieties you sent are waiting with around two hundred more of last years seedlings of mine in my drive way for Bob Hendley to...
Some of us still have very cold nights!!! About 4 C last evening, and I was very concerned about the possibility of frost......... on my flats of potted...
Hi All, Pleased to say my ntlworld Postmaster has deleted the trouble in my email system and all should be Honky Dory now. Best Always Cos Less isn't worth a...
Hi Marie, If England beat Sweden in the World Cup please say you'll still talk to me. We had our best game tonight, and it seems like they are getting to know...
This article has very interesting information besides the scientific conclusion that these two varieties self pollinated about 10% of the time: These...
Hi to you all, Here's what I call a good tip, follow it to the letter for beating the scum of the Internet, people who'd rather create havoc than add a little...
... Scientific Article on Da... Plastic cup coming up in the correct place the photo album. Ken. ... scientific conclusion that these two varieties self...
Dear Dahlia Lovers: Thanks for the tip about the email. Good intentions but it just doesn't actually work. This method falls under the title "Urban Myth"....
... hand crosses produce what appear to be plump healthy seeds and none or very few sprout. On the other hand one cross produced 13 seeds and 12 sprouted(and...
I ran into this when i crossed zorro and william r in 2002. Pods full of seed, nothing germinated out of 29 or so seed. I would question the mix, lighting ect....