tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post1751053421537552469..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: In from the coldSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40976413843871347942014-12-09T18:47:36.050+00:002014-12-09T18:47:36.050+00:00I hope do, MalarI hope do, MalarSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-69795692047999974812014-12-09T09:20:37.730+00:002014-12-09T09:20:37.730+00:00Good planning for winter! All the plants shall sur...Good planning for winter! All the plants shall survive the winder and bounce back next season! ;) Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56514470299384769222014-12-07T18:51:55.441+00:002014-12-07T18:51:55.441+00:00Let's keep[ fingers crossed that the dahlias ...Let's keep[ fingers crossed that the dahlias survvie for both of us, NadezdaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-37080758654645722792014-12-07T10:55:40.974+00:002014-12-07T10:55:40.974+00:00I liked how you protect your potted plants Sue. Th...I liked how you protect your potted plants Sue. This year I decided to use the special cloth - spunbond- to cover the pots outside as well. My dried dahlias tubers mixed with moss were placed in a box. I hope they winter well. Love your species, very bright!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-8124924535566623722014-12-07T08:59:52.372+00:002014-12-07T08:59:52.372+00:00Let's hope that we still have them next year&#...Let's hope that we still have them next year' DinaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13322540129322259452014-12-06T18:29:06.093+00:002014-12-06T18:29:06.093+00:00I must say I much prefer the single ones and you d...I must say I much prefer the single ones and you do have some absolute beauties there! Roll on spring.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46456337786898030672014-12-06T18:14:10.894+00:002014-12-06T18:14:10.894+00:00Must admit we don't lavish attention on ours, ...Must admit we don't lavish attention on ours, Angie, The ones in pots have just been lifted into the greenhouse. Those tubers now have all been put in a large tin and covered with used grow bag compost and will now have to take their chances,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64998610478354845562014-12-06T18:08:42.584+00:002014-12-06T18:08:42.584+00:00I'm definitely coming round to being a fan of ...I'm definitely coming round to being a fan of single flowers< Rick. I've never warmed to thise double primroses and double daffodils.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-43687193462343370842014-12-06T18:05:39.198+00:002014-12-06T18:05:39.198+00:00Let's hope that they stay that way, JessicaLet's hope that they stay that way, JessicaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-9715231881600900222014-12-06T18:05:06.350+00:002014-12-06T18:05:06.350+00:00My grandfather was a very keen Dahlia grower and u...My grandfather was a very keen Dahlia grower and unfortunately I did not inherit his love for them. I like the blooms, singles in particular, but the time he had to devote to them has always put me off.<br />I was told by a local nurseryman that they are easily dried out if you grow them in terracotta pots and leave them dry until the following spring. I will get round to giving them a go at some point.<br />I hope all yours make it through winter Sue. Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81253733007720682082014-12-06T18:05:03.701+00:002014-12-06T18:05:03.701+00:00I hope that the rest of your weekend is good too E...I hope that the rest of your weekend is good too Ela,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72119831018537388842014-12-06T18:03:52.668+00:002014-12-06T18:03:52.668+00:00Strangely, Mark we have been in the Lincoln area t...Strangely, Mark we have been in the Lincoln area today and the temperature went up as we headed home northwards. To be honest I think I am probably being over cautious with the bubblewrap but for the s,all effort I would be really cross with ,myself if I didn't and things died.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-893322470358868272014-12-06T15:59:38.474+00:002014-12-06T15:59:38.474+00:00Love the Bishop and all his progeny. Like you Sue ...Love the Bishop and all his progeny. Like you Sue I think I have always had a sneaking preference for the singles rather than the more artificial looking flowers and these are the only ones I would consider growing now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-9258484335828688242014-12-05T21:57:45.037+00:002014-12-05T21:57:45.037+00:00Your dahlias look very healthy Sue. Your dahlias look very healthy Sue. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81520439108159447112014-12-05T19:34:35.145+00:002014-12-05T19:34:35.145+00:00I love these beautiful flowers ! Your photos are w...I love these beautiful flowers ! Your photos are wonderful !<br />Have a happy weekend :)Elahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233606648281104359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1118030839529668212014-12-05T18:41:49.642+00:002014-12-05T18:41:49.642+00:00Of course, down here in the South the Winters are ...Of course, down here in the South the Winters are balmy and practically sub-tropical you know...! (Not). Seriously, I have an Olive tree that has successfully survived some very cold seasons, and I have never given it any bubblewrap or anything. I did once try using some purpose-made fleece covers for my two Bay trees, but that was not a success - it kept the trees too humid and they developed fungal moulds.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78619536389621455122014-12-05T13:21:43.908+00:002014-12-05T13:21:43.908+00:00It's always a boy of a gamble overwintering d...It's always a boy of a gamble overwintering dahlias, Jo more a case of fingers crossed.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73981537574029532382014-12-05T13:19:25.260+00:002014-12-05T13:19:25.260+00:00I'm not intrigues as to how you used your bubb...I'm not intrigues as to how you used your bubblewrap, Shirley.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-36813533468855048062014-12-05T13:17:59.359+00:002014-12-05T13:17:59.359+00:00My neighbour keeps his in the garden all year. He ...My neighbour keeps his in the garden all year. He has a lovely display of Dahlias & they were spare plants given to him by me from seed sown varieties a few years ago! The ones I left in the ground all died! I have some pots in the greenhouse so hopefully they will be fine, you had a lovely display off them. I hope they survive for you. I want a small Dahlia bed next year. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4184872815377783432014-12-05T13:17:35.622+00:002014-12-05T13:17:35.622+00:00I've been disappointed by dahlias grown from s...I've been disappointed by dahlias grown from seed, Jo. They've never turned out as they show in the catalogues or on the packet.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-51781389925993205962014-12-05T12:29:14.401+00:002014-12-05T12:29:14.401+00:00I think they need to not be kept too dry CJ so I&#...I think they need to not be kept too dry CJ so I'll have to keep an eye on themSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80295926818958607362014-12-05T12:28:03.321+00:002014-12-05T12:28:03.321+00:00We have the Bishop Gill but this year kept it in a...We have the Bishop Gill but this year kept it in a pot in the garden and now in the greenhouse. It;' a lovely varietySue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46247440983463456952014-12-05T11:18:50.812+00:002014-12-05T11:18:50.812+00:00Sue, you are absolutely right there on needing som...<i>Sue,</i> you are absolutely right there on needing some harsh conditions for controlling pests which have to be a bigger deal when you grow as much as you do in your greenhouse, at the plot – and a garden! <br /><br />I've never grown dahlias yet (never say never) but if I did the bees have been working on me too as I would grow singles also. Great to see the bubble wrap out – I've been using it too but in a same but different way ;-)<br />Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50264628335218734612014-12-05T11:05:29.752+00:002014-12-05T11:05:29.752+00:00I've grown dahlias from seed in the past and i...I've grown dahlias from seed in the past and it's amazing how big the tubers grow in just a year. I didn't bother with them this year but I might grow some again next year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1206314925071108542014-12-05T10:26:56.425+00:002014-12-05T10:26:56.425+00:00That James Wong'll eat anything. I really lik...That James Wong'll eat anything. I really like the single flower dahlias as well. The year I lifted mine I lost a lot of them though, the tubers were empty and dry when I came back to them. I just have a couple in pots now and I leave them as they're against the back wall of the house and it doesn't get too cold there. (Fingers crossed!) As you say, we need just enough cold to finish off some of the pests.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.com