Ah well
Some of my Dahlias were helped along and forced by a small one with a
watering can. I used them for cuttings and still they insisted on getting big. So last week, I started to harden them off and even planted a couple out since I needed greenhouse space. I fleeced them up every night and one of them developed a flower bud. I fed them and cared for the poor things and then last night there was nor frost forecast so I didn't smother them. Bugger. It would have been laughably silly to have Dahlias in bloom in mid May outside, but I was kinda hoping for it. No great loss even if the plants don't recover since I have more than ample replacements coming on in the greenhouse. I'm intending to do the same thing *deliberately* next year, but there won't be so much pressure on the greenhouse so I should have the room to manage it. Warwick |
Warwick wrote:
Some of my Dahlias were helped along and forced by a small one with a watering can. I used them for cuttings and still they insisted on getting big. So last week, I started to harden them off and even planted a couple out since I needed greenhouse space. I fleeced them up every night and one of them developed a flower bud. I fed them and cared for the poor things and then last night there was nor frost forecast so I didn't smother them. Bugger. It would have been laughably silly to have Dahlias in bloom in mid May outside, but I was kinda hoping for it. No great loss even if the plants don't recover since I have more than ample replacements coming on in the greenhouse. I'm intending to do the same thing *deliberately* next year, but there won't be so much pressure on the greenhouse so I should have the room to manage it. Didn't Monty and Rachel leave some of their dahlias in the ground all winter? I've just had a look at http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/tv_an...rdeners_world/ but I didn't find any obvious reference. -- Mike. |
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