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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Pickle on March 10, 2008, 13:46:46

Title: Dahlia Tuber's
Post by: Pickle on March 10, 2008, 13:46:46
Hi.
     I'm looking for dahlia tuber's if anyone has any spare.

Regards Pickle. :)
Title: Re: Dahlia Tuber's
Post by: kenkew on March 10, 2008, 19:05:35
Try the swap section. (Or Ebuygumbay)
Title: Re: Dahlia Tuber's
Post by: Baaaaaaaa on March 10, 2008, 20:54:57
Any particular flower colour/size, bushy or tall ?
Title: Re: Dahlia Tuber's
Post by: valmarg on March 10, 2008, 21:44:08
Havn't got any tubers, but have several packets of seeds that are surplus to requirements.  If sown this year they will flower, an you can choose varieties that you like to save as tubers for years to come.

valmarg
Title: Re: Dahlia Tuber's
Post by: Pickle on March 11, 2008, 09:36:53
 I did have a look on the swap section as you suggested Kenkew however this end of our 1st year in our home and as yet I have nothing to swap,I am putting in borders now so was hoping to fill them with colour this year whilst a more structured border could be planned .Then I will be in a position to make swaps on a fair basis.

Colour and size don't really matter as I say I have a large empty border to fill so im grateful for any type Baaaaaaaa, I want to create a border of colour for this season. The plan then is to put some onto the allotment next year. :D

Your seeds would be most gratefully accepted valmarg I will pm you my address many thanks for your offer.

   Pickle :)
Title: Re: Dahlia Tuber's
Post by: Emagggie on March 11, 2008, 14:59:33
If you have a Lidl nearby Pickle, they have bags of 8 tubers for 99p. (or they did last week, I'm assuming they have some left). Also have a look in 'search' about how to propogate from tubers now, before you plant them out.  ;)
Found the item but don't know how to link it, so I've copied it.

Place the tuber in a tray of compost in a bit of heat.

The cuttings are the shoots of the tubers.

Cut them off when about 2" long, dip in rooting compound and then place in a gritty cutting compost in pots to grow on.

The tuber can still be planted out to grow on as normal.

The thread was titled 'cheap dahlias' if you want to read tho whole thing.
Title: Re: Dahlia Tuber's
Post by: Pickle on March 11, 2008, 15:24:07
Cheers Emagggie I shoot down to Lidl now for a look see. I'll read the thread later. Thanks for the info. ;)

   Pickle.
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