dahlias : Messages : 33325-33354 of 33354

Nov 8, 2009 07:52:11 PM, dahlias@yahoogroups.com wrote:

I believe the name of the dahlia is a la mode,I do not believe it is Al Almand

Bob Miller

When I purchased this dahlia, I was told this was "Ted's Choice" and have recently learned, it's NOT. Does anyone know the name? It's an unusual lovely gold/apricot color with white tips about 3-4" bloom. Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Jan Jones
Jan's Country Garden
http://www.janscountrygarden.com

#33326

From: millerboba@...
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 5:09 am
Subject: Re: Re: Help identify dahlia...

millerboba@...

Nov 8, 2009 08:56:33 PM, dahlias@yahoogroups.com wrote:

Al-A-Mode is my guess. Linda

On Nov 8, 2009, at 5:51 PM, Janzgarden Jones wrote:

When I purchased this dahlia, I was told this was "Ted's Choice" and have recently learned, it's NOT. Does anyone know the name? It's an unusual lovely gold/apricot color with white tips about 3-4" bloom. Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Jan Jones
Jan's Country Garden
http://www.janscountrygarden.com

#33327

From: "Rolf" <rolftfa@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 1:25 pm
Subject: RE: End of season

stormingerman

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May be we are quiet because we are digging clumps to beat the band! I am all done, about a week ago – and I have a very bad feeling about the tubers. Put up may be 1,200 from 220 plants. I hope for 500 to survive and then for 230 strong transplants from those 500.

Why so gloomy?

The whole thing didn’t feel right, first time in 22 years. Unexplained dark brown spots right out of the ground. May be one or two affected tubers per clump, almost no exceptions – 85%. Then we had a second night frost right after the first killing frost in late September and several other light frosts in the October. I wonder if some of them (may be most of them….) got hit. A few of them were glassy when cut. Some of them had dark grey spots, but tuber looked healthy when cut otherwise.

Some crown rot, which I NEVER have. On a few of them so bad, that they visibly stared rotting away while on the living room floor for drying. Also some stems developed a reddish cast….

Stored may be 400 in the soil they came out of, as usual. Then another 400 +/- in zip lock bags with cedar pet shavings and the last 400 in pine pet shavings and zip lock bags.

Hope for the best from here on out….

Rolf

From Way-Up-North Wisconsin

From: dahlias@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dahlias@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Schaffner
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:38 PM
To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [dahlias] End of season

Maybe we're quiet because it's a nice day to be outside!!

Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo, NY where we've had two nights of freezing
temps and the dahlias have been cut down. DARN IT

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#33328

From: "Helen Allen" <wombat2@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:28 pm
Subject: Re: End of season

wombat2@...

I'm finding similar things with my tubers. We had single digit temps Oct. 9th and lots of hard freezes since. Earliest snow in 90 years for here in western Montana. the browning in often on the top half of the tuber and appears to be frost damage. A lot of crown rot too. Many tubers lower on the plant look good but only time will tell if the rot will eventually get them too.

Tuber sales should be up this next season for those growers that didn't suffer early winter.

Helen Allen

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From: Rolf

To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 6:25 AM

Subject: RE: [dahlias] End of season

May be we are quiet because we are digging clumps to beat the band! I am all done, about a week ago � and I have a very bad feeling about the tubers. Put up may be 1,200 from 220 plants. I hope for 500 to survive and then for 230 strong transplants from those 500.

Why so gloomy?

The whole thing didn�t feel right, first time in 22 years. Unexplained dark brown spots right out of the ground. May be one or two affected tubers per clump, almost no exceptions � 85%. Then we had a second night frost right after the first killing frost in late September and several other light frosts in the October. I wonder if some of them (may be most of them�.) got hit. A few of them were glassy when cut. Some of them had dark grey spots, but tuber looked healthy when cut otherwise.

Some crown rot, which I NEVER have. On a few of them so bad, that they visibly stared rotting away while on the living room floor for drying. Also some stems developed a reddish cast�.

Stored may be 400 in the soil they came out of, as usual. Then another 400 +/- in zip lock bags with cedar pet shavings and the last 400 in pine pet shavings and zip lock bags.

Hope for the best from here on out�.

Rolf

From Way-Up-North Wisconsin

From: dahlias@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dahlias@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Schaffner
Sent: Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:38 PM
To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [dahlias] End of season

Maybe we're quiet because it's a nice day to be outside!!

Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo, NY where we've had two nights of freezing
temps and the dahlias have been cut down. DARN IT

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#33329

From: Janzgarden Jones <janscountrygarden@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 4:55 pm
Subject: Re: Help identify dahlia... It's not A la Mode. I also grow that one.

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Thanks!

Jan Jones
Jan's Country Garden
http://www.janscountrygarden.com

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From: Mark Oldenkamp <dahliafan57@...>
Subject: [dahlias] Help identify dahlia...
To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 5:59 PM

Google "Al A Mode" and see if this lloks like a match

#33330

From: fleurtique@...
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 4:38 pm
Subject: Re: New growth after a freeze

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I see nothing has changed! Still accepting strays - do you still have the turtles? Here in Knoxville, it's not uncommon to see them in the backyard or crossing the road.

Janet (formerly from Everett)

In a message dated 11/8/2009 11:42:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tomsilverfield@... writes:

Thanks Marian. I've decided to dig 'em up and cut off the new growth, then split and store as usual (in Grandma's crawlspace in Everett- will deliver on Thanksgiving). I started yesterday and got about 100 done, 100 more to go, have the clumps stashed in the shed for now and there's a space heater in there in case there's another hard freeze before I'm done processing them. I also have to build another chicken coop and run asap because a surprise batch of 40 baby chicks was brought to me yesterday and they're in boxes under lights in my spare bedroom but there's no way I can let them stay indoors until spring! I jmight have to quit my job to have enough time for my hobbies!

Tom

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From: mlhalverson@aol.com <mlhalverson@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [dahlias] New growth after a freeze
To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9:11 AM

I live west of you. We had killing frost in early October. When I dug my tubers and potroots, they had tiny shoots. I just put them in a box, covered them with newspaper and put them in the crawlspace. Don't wait too long or we could have frozen ground like last year.

Marian Halverson

Prossesr

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#33331

From: Tom Silverfield <tomsilverfield@...>
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:43 pm
Subject: Re: New growth after a freeze

tomsilverfield

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Yes I'm still doing turtle & tortoise rescue/adoption and have 4 indoor ponds to hold everyone through winter set up already so that project is done, the chicks are going on planks and shelves above the turtles so I hope none of them are jumpers!

Tom

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From: fleurtique@... <fleurtique@...>
Subject: Re: [dahlias] New growth after a freeze
To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 1:38 PM

I see nothing has changed! Still accepting strays - do you still have the turtles? Here in Knoxville, it's not uncommon to see them in the backyard or crossing the road.

Janet (formerly from Everett)

In a message dated 11/8/2009 11:42:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tomsilverfield@ yahoo.com writes:

Thanks Marian. I've decided to dig 'em up and cut off the new growth, then split and store as usual (in Grandma's crawlspace in Everett- will deliver on Thanksgiving) . I started yesterday and got about 100 done, 100 more to go, have the clumps stashed in the shed for now and there's a space heater in there in case there's another hard freeze before I'm done processing them. I also have to build another chicken coop and run asap because a surprise batch of 40 baby chicks was brought to me yesterday and they're in boxes under lights in my spare bedroom but there's no way I can let them stay indoors until spring! I jmight have to quit my job to have enough time for my hobbies!

Tom

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From: mlhalverson@ aol.com <mlhalverson@ aol.com>
Subject: Re: [dahlias] New growth after a freeze
To: dahlias@yahoogroups .com
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9:11 AM

I live west of you. We had killing frost in early October. When I dug my tubers and potroots, they had tiny shoots. I just put them in a box, covered them with newspaper and put them in the crawlspace. Don't wait too long or we could have frozen ground like last year.

Marian Halverson

Prossesr

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#33332

From: Carolyn Schaffner <drsnooks@...>
Date: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:41 pm
Subject: Re: End of season

drsnooks@...

Hello!  I sent the message from Rolf with the subject END OF SEASON in
which he described the cause for his gloomy look at dahlia tubers to my
good buddy at WALTERS GARDENS who is an expert on plant diseases. Here
is his reply. Hope it helps.

Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo where the whole city is participating in
the production of an EXTREME MAKEOVER episode being accomplished on our
west side.
&&&&&&&&&&&


My first thought is bacterial soft rot.� Have them check and see if it
has a strong odor � perhaps like severely rotten lettuce.�
�
Usually bacterial soft rot, Erwinia caratovora.� This attacks in tissue
with standing water (or moisture).� It can also be exacerbated by
tissue damage � like from frost.�
�
You should be able to find lots of internet info on E. caratovora.�
�
In addition to the smell, you may also find some bacterial ooze.�
Basically this is what�s left behind from after the bacteria digests
the plant tissue.�
�
�
C.H.

#33333

From: "Rolf" <rolftfa@...>
Date: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:18 pm
Subject: RE: End of season

stormingerman

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Carolyn and C.H.

Thanks for the input and feedback! Much appreciated….We’ll get educated yet before it’s all over. These discussion boards are great – Just imagine the ‘good old days’: one lonesome dahlia grower far from the hot spots of dahlia growing, learning all of this by doing and guessing and trudging to the local library (or not).

A life time’s worth of education in just a few years….

Rolf

From Way-Up-North Wisconsin where we are having a fabulous Indian Summer in the middle of November, like most of you I’d presume

From: dahlias@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dahlias@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Schaffner
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:41 PM
To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [dahlias] End of season

Hello! I sent the message from Rolf with the subject END OF SEASON in which he described the cause for his gloomy look at dahlia tubers to my good buddy at WALTERS GARDENS who is an expert on plant diseases. Here is his reply. Hope it helps.

Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo where the whole city is participating in the production of an EXTREME MAKEOVER episode being accomplished on our west side.
&&&&&&&&&&&

My first thought is bacterial soft rot. Have them check and see if it has a strong odor – perhaps like severely rotten lettuce.

Usually bacterial soft rot, Erwinia caratovora. This attacks in tissue with standing water (or moisture). It can also be exacerbated by tissue damage – like from frost.

You should be able to find lots of internet info on E. caratovora.

In addition to the smell, you may also find some bacterial ooze. Basically this is what’s left behind from after the bacteria digests the plant tissue.

C.H.

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#33334

From: "Karen" <ksbull@...>
Date: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:11 pm
Subject: need name

dahlianutkaren

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Hi- well I have put this dahlia up on here once before and I am still looking fora name. I thought it was Aitara Rufus, but that one is a semicactus. Any ideas? thanks Karen - the sun is out and I am almost rid of this flu/cold

#33335

From: fleurtique@...
Date: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:19 pm
Subject: Re: need name

jantrew3

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Would it be Urchin? is it a BB?

In a message dated 11/13/2009 5:41:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ksbull@... writes:

Hi- well I have put this dahlia up on here once before and I am still looking fora name. I thought it was Aitara Rufus, but that one is a semicactus. Any ideas? thanks Karen - the sun is out and I am almost rid of this flu/cold

#33336

From: SHIRLEY SHAFFER <hunatoo@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:56 am
Subject: RE: need name

salley252

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It is NOT urchin.

To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
From: fleurtique@...
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:19:05 -0500
Subject: Re: [dahlias] need name

Would it be Urchin? is it a BB?

In a message dated 11/13/2009 5:41:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ksbull@shaw.ca writes:

Hi- well I have put this dahlia up on here once before and I am still looking fora name. I thought it was Aitara Rufus, but that one is a semicactus. Any ideas? thanks Karen - the sun is out and I am almost rid of this flu/cold

#33337

From: "Karen" <ksbull@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:08 am
Subject: Re: need name

dahlianutkaren

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No it's definately not Urchin. This one is really nice and almost a B sized bright red incurved cactus.

#33338

From: e4449@...
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:38 pm
Subject: Re: need name

hollyhilldah...

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Must remind people to state the approximate size of flower. If about 8 inches in diameter, I believe it is Sarah Mae.

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From: Karen <ksbull@...>
To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Nov 13, 2009 2:11 pm
Subject: [dahlias] need name

#33339

From: "Karen" <ksbull@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:40 pm
Subject: Re: need name

dahlianutkaren

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Hi- I did mention in my second email that it was almost a B size. I am not sure it gets to 8 inches...more like 6 tops but thankyou for your answer and I will look that one up. Karen from 0 degrees or 32F Comox Valley. Chance of snow

#33340

From: "Karen" <ksbull@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:42 pm
Subject: Re: need name

dahlianutkaren

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ps- Sarah Mae is pink. This is definately Red

#33341

From: Donna Lane <donnamlane@...>
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:02 pm
Subject: Re: need name

donnamlane@...

Is it possibly Akita No Hikari?

Donna Lane in Norwood where the winds a whipping and rains are subsiding, a result of the tail end of the Hurricane.

On Nov 13, 2009, at 5:11 PM, Karen wrote:

Hi- well I have put this dahlia up on here once before and I am still looking fora name. I thought it was Aitara Rufus, but that one is a semicactus. Any ideas? thanks Karen - the sun is out and I am almost rid of this flu/cold

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#33342

From: fleurtique@...
Date: Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:11 pm
Subject: Re: need name

jantrew3

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no, definitely not Akita No Hikari -

Janet

In a message dated 11/14/2009 1:02:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, donnamlane@... writes:

Is it possibly Akita No Hikari?

Donna Lane in Norwood where the winds a whipping and rains are subsiding, a result of the tail end of the Hurricane.

On Nov 13, 2009, at 5:11 PM, Karen wrote:

Hi- well I have put this dahlia up on here once before and I am still looking fora name. I thought it was Aitara Rufus, but that one is a semicactus. Any ideas? thanks Karen - the sun is out and I am almost rid of this flu/cold

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#33343

From: "betherevr" <adunstan@...>
Date: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:57 am
Subject: Humidity for dahlias

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We're expanding our use of our greenhouse for growing dahlias, and in the
process have found an article entitled "Understanding Humidity Control in
Greenhouses". It's a Floriculture Factsheet produced by the British Columbia
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. On the bottom of the last page of
that article Table 2 depicts a humidity control strategy based on vapor pressure
deficit. As the table depicts, a VPD between 8 and 10 millibars (the middle
shaded area) has been chosen as ideal.

Using a thermometer and a relative humidity gauge I've tracked the humidity in
our greenhouse. In the mornings it starts out well at about 80% RH, but as the
day warms up the RH falls to around 20 to 25%, which is well off the scale of
Table 2. To correct this we've just installed a line of misters at the top of
the greenhouse, and these are able to raise the humidity to 70% or more,
depending on the temperature. This gets us in the ideal range depicted in Table
2.

My question is, is this really the humidity level that DAHLIAS need? This
humidity level is SO much higher than what our location is naturally. If this is
the humidity level that dahlias need I'm wondering how we'll ever grow them well
in our field. Does anyone know if dahlias are typical in their humidity
requirements? There are many native plants to this area, so obviously not all
plants need 50% to 75% RH. Thanks for any help anyone can give with this.

Andy Dunstan
Love House Dahlias
Ventura (Foster Park), CA

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#33344

From: "seesharpflat" <seesharpflat@...>
Date: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:59 pm
Subject: getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

seesharpflat

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hi group;

was reading that some of you were experiencing rot on your tubers as you dug. i
cut my dahlias down 2 weeks ago and then put pots upside down on the hollow
stems to try to keep out the rain. got crazy-busy with some things out of my
control and still haven't dug. really worried about crown rot. any thoughts on
this?

can't get to them til next week. hope things are going to be ok.

by now, most of you are dug and snug! i am envious!

sadie

#33345

From: "Murray Thompson" <mg.thompson@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:14 am
Subject: Re: getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

mt_whitby

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If all your plantings were in pots, you have an advantage over those of us who grow in the ground. If the pots are upside down, I wouldn't worry about rot caused by rain. However, tubers in pots are more prone to damage from freezing, which carries a different set of conditions for rot. Of course, if your pots are upsided down, covered with dry leaves over the top, with a sheet of plastic secured over the top, that minimizes risk substantially if temps are just a few degrees below.

Murray, in Whitby, in the midst of packing

was reading that some of you were experiencing rot on your tubers as you dug. i cut my dahlias down 2 weeks ago and then put pots upside down on the hollow stems to try to keep out the rain. got crazy-busy with some things out of my control and still haven't dug. really worried about crown rot. any thoughts on this?
sadie

#33346

From: LARRY TERESA BERGMAN <larryteresa@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:13 am
Subject: RE: getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

crdahlia

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You're not alone -- I still have a long ways to go before being done. I'm curious as to whether the water that is already in the stalk when I cut them down is any worse than rain getting in there. Most of mine are cut down, putting a pot on top of each one is impossible, because I have so many.

Teresa

To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
From: seesharpflat@...
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:59:03 +0000
Subject: [dahlias] getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

hi group;

was reading that some of you were experiencing rot on your tubers as you dug. i cut my dahlias down 2 weeks ago and then put pots upside down on the hollow stems to try to keep out the rain. got crazy-busy with some things out of my control and still haven't dug. really worried about crown rot. any thoughts on this?

can't get to them til next week. hope things are going to be ok.

by now, most of you are dug and snug! i am envious!

sadie

#33347

From: <garden@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:20 am
Subject: Mid Nov in the southern prairies....I dug my dahlias yesterday!

soapmaster2002

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we had a lousey October here...cold, wet, miserable...but November has been fabulous!!! FINALLY attempted to dig my dahlias and was surprised to see ALL were alive and well and strong! Dont think this is usual for here, but I am not complaining!!!

Anna

southern SK, Canada

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#33348

From: "Bill Johnson" <pincush@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:36 am
Subject: Re: getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

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Oh Sadie; I've said little since Black Saturday and the dreadful fires but though it is still only Spring we've copped 6 successive days over 30C (all time record) and today is an acute Fire Ban one labelled "catastrophic" in some regions where 40+ is expected. We had the hottest August night ever, but mostly Aug-October have been really cool (11C-18C) and the seedlings I sowed from Sept 1 have been very slow to develop. Thus when suddenly hit with heat some were killed, others crisped and I've had to pull a lot up (they're in pots) and put them on the porch, which isn't so good either as it makes them grow, if at all, spindley and weak. I carry them out to the sun for a few hours each morning and then return them in an effort to get some kind of balance. Of the 72 varieties carried over from last year some 62 are growing (plus 73 duplicates) and the other 10 seem lost --- there were lots of blind tubers, no eyes or shoots, though very little rotting Some of these are still held in the hope of a late shooting. Like you I store the Wintering pots upside down , or sideways, and there's usually only about 1% rotting though, in the last three years many blind tubers. So at the moment with tubers and seedlings there's about 140 anemone varieties but stunting, virus, and heat is feared to make inroads into them. Why do I even bother to grow them at all, must be masochistic!.

Bill J

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From: seesharpflat

To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:59 AM

Subject: [dahlias] getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

hi group;

was reading that some of you were experiencing rot on your tubers as you dug. i cut my dahlias down 2 weeks ago and then put pots upside down on the hollow stems to try to keep out the rain. got crazy-busy with some things out of my control and still haven't dug. really worried about crown rot. any thoughts on this?

can't get to them til next week. hope things are going to be ok.

by now, most of you are dug and snug! i am envious!

sadie

#33349

From: "Murray Thompson" <mg.thompson@...>
Date: Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:34 am
Subject: Re: getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

mt_whitby

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Sorry, Sadie & all, I think I misunderstood the message! Let me try again. Re clumps being still in the ground with an inverted pot, you can still collect fluid inside. I have heard of drilling a hole downwards thru the neck of the tuber, right into the ground - that might drain the fluid, albeit at some risk to tubers immediately below the stem. In my patch (where conditions could be much different) I had a few cases of browning inside the stem after abt 10 days - but no losses definatively attributed to the delay.

Murray, in Whitby

was reading that some of you were experiencing rot on your tubers as you dug. i cut my dahlias down 2 weeks ago and then put pots upside down on the hollow stems to try to keep out the rain. got crazy-busy with some things out of my control and still haven't dug. really worried about crown rot. any thoughts on this?

by now, most of you are dug and snug! i am envious!

sadie

#33350

From: Ferdinand Ahl <rip.lipper@...>
Date: Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:40 am
Subject: Re: getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

rip.lipper

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Here in Elk Plain Washington I am not to worried about the ground freezing. I am keeping the rain off and plan on digging them in mid Feb. Maybe <G>

#33351

From: "Karen" <ksbull@...>
Date: Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:48 am
Subject: Re: getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

dahlianutkaren

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Well you are brave to leave them in. good luck with that. Don't you worry that the worms will get them at least? We had some snow up our way last night. Karen from Comox BC

#33352

From: Janzgarden Jones <janscountrygarden@...>
Date: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:20 pm
Subject: Re: getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily

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I'm thankful to have several thousand clumps dug, divided, and now stored. I found some tubers had already started to rot from the "bottom" up--not from the top. It was unusual... perhaps from all the rain we've had here on the Olympic Peninsula.

Your tubers might be fine since you have them in raised beds. I would be concerned though that they might freeze between now and February.

Jan Jones
Jan's Country Garden
http://www.janscountrygarden.com

--- On Thu, 11/19/09, Karen <ksbull@...> wrote:

From: Karen <ksbull@...>
Subject: Re: [dahlias] getting worried; haven't dug my dahlias and now it's raining and blowing daily
To: dahlias@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 5:48 PM

Well you are brave to leave them in. good luck with that. Don't you worry that the worms will get them at least? We had some snow up our way last night. Karen from Comox BC

#33353

From: LARRY TERESA BERGMAN <larryteresa@...>
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:31 pm
Subject: Marjorie Thatcher

crdahlia

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Does anyone know if the yellow seedling from Marjorie Thatcher, shown at the National show, is being introduced this year? If so, who is introducing it?

Thanks,

Teresa

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From: lynnie.sperring@...
Date: Sat Nov 21, 2009 5:35 pm
Subject: Re: Marjorie Thatcher

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