Hey Lynd. I have bought dahlias from Aldi, Wilko and Costco and they been amongst my best performers a lot of the time.
Not much really Sheal. As soon as I realised that I was not going to make it for the current growing season I backed off and immersed myself back...
I think you regard the plant as something you can mould to the way you want it Jack. You can keep more stems and have a more bushy shape and...
Back to my back garden at the end of September. Finally getting a good range of varieties and colours in between weeks of incessant rain.[MEDIA]
As for the point about him having a beard?Perspective![ATTACH]
If white middle class balanced boring grounded considerate caring tea drinking English gardeners suddenly chucked down their secateurs and shears...
Its a bit of a contradictory question Jack. They can either shoot up tall and thin, or wide and bushy. If yours are tall and bushy I will gladly...
I think David Cameron is usually a bit naïve internationally, (wanting to arm the Syrian rebels even if they are Al Quaeeda), but notice his...
Thanks for the compliment and the dahlia name Al. Just looked it up on google images and it is the one. Will be buying into this one next season,...
Another murky day in Croydon. Probably not much different from the winter that's now lurking just behind the horizon.
Love the use of the space Al. I am fair bit further south than you and I haven't managed to create a wall of colour like that. You have a pink...
My lawns are about your size Chris and I have been using a Mountfield electric model with the rotating tines for a few years and it does the job...
Those two from you Jack look great, and yours Charlie. I don't think it makes much difference tuber vs cutting in terms of flowering. If you get...
Yes thats a shame but he really left a large legacy on his Youtube channel.
The leaf node is the key Dave. I just thought the remaining leaf on each cutting looked a bit big. The bobble is where the new roots wil come...
Pkns - these cuttings don't look right to me. If you have included a leaf node below soil they could well take off but they don't look like...
I would only grow them in big pots Jack and even then I wouldn't choose that except for the dwarf varieties.A lot of mine are in pots in a bid...
PS. Well over half of what I learnt about dahlias came from this man Dave Gillam. His vids on Youtube are very very good....
Here's some of the dahlias that I have managed to start this year. The minority of which happen to be in the earth![MEDIA]
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