dahlia breeding

[spiritual g]

spare time hobbie,hope you enjoy as much as i do .

 

[med_breeder]

Spiritual g. Wow!


Great show!

 

[Frozenguy]

Wow.. So beautiful. I'm very impressed and beyond inspired. Thank you so much for sharing and I hope you have more to share!

 

[spiritual g]

i save all the rhizomes,and early spring i get the tubers sprouting in vermiculite and clone as they get a good 2 inch.I give most away and some were entered into competitions and won a few first prizes.I just like growing and pretty colours really.pm me nearer the time and i can send you both tuber or cuttings.

cheers for kind words,i have many more pictures i will post some time soon.peace

 

[dill786]

do you grow them in a greenhouse or outdoors???? sorry i cant see any pics... igrew them outdoors and they flowered in first season and after that totally disappeared..

 

[spiritual g]

both dill,pollytunnel ,greenhouse for the giants and the rest in the garden,i deleted all my pics.when im home from work i will repost some pictures.Yeah once the season is over you can save the tuber,keep it dry ,mild temps, and in a dark place.I just use a box of vermiculite or sand.Alternatively you can leave them in the ground and cover with a heavy mulch to keep them warm through winter,but up north even that doesnt work sometimes.

 

[spiritual g]

best way to save the tuber is also wait for first frost outside and make sure the top of the tuber is blackened.if it hasnt it is not ready and leave it.It needs to be a mature tuber before you pull it.peace

 

[spiritual g]

here you go dill,these are a month old.i will take more tonight when im at the pollytunnel of all the new flowers.if you want to try them next year i will kit you out so you have enough to give away and share.peace

 

[dill786]

really nice man.. thanks for the pics

plenty of diff varieties to,

 

[RandyCalifornia]

Nice, they grow great in the climate here in No. California on the coast. I did not know you could clone them. Also good for tuberous begonias, you can leave the tubers in the ground all year and they get huge.
really beautiful spiritual g

 

[dragongrower]

very very nice!
you grow breed your own crosses? I didnt know you could that. Never seen a male/female flower on a dahlia. Also, never seen them set fruit/get pollinated..?

any more info on that?

thanks,

 

[spiritual g]

breeding was the wrong word,i need to edit my title.cultivating ,saving ,cloning keeping stock is what i do.My uncle has been a champion and judge since 82and ive taken over as he retired last year.im still learning everyday.this is just a hobbie i took up after getting busted a while back.peace

 

[spiritual g]

dahlia preserver and competition floral grower ,is a more accurate term

 

[spiritual g]

here is some outddor ones leftover and a few randoms of a chilli hybrids i think ive accidently made.after three years crossing 16 species finally found some unique ones.the amount of flowers is unreal on these two and will go into the pollytunnel soon to keep.peace

 

[dragongrower]

alright, thanks for the info

I've grown alot of different strains myself.. From the pompoms to the larger ones..

 

[spiritual g]

good to hear you share my love!!dahlias are fantastic and the giants go bigger than your head in size!just beautiful,i wish i could show more but it will give away my privacy,so on that note.peace

 

[spiritual g]

dahlia breeding and seed making for person who asked - http://www.jrg-dahlias.co.uk/breeders_comments.htm

its not too difficult to be honest.i cannot name drop i hope you appriciate that.peace man ,back to herb!

 

[spiritual g]

dragon grower and anyone else,i will supply maybe 100 cuttings and maybe 30 tubers spare ready in spring.to be shared amongst eager growers.competition stock.you can try yourself and we can have a thread for next year which will be cool.peace

 

[spiritual g]

cloneing is the easy part as you ganja growers know,its saving the mature tuber that people get wrong,wait for the frost and cut back the plants and just wait till the outer shell has blackened somewhat before you lift it.an immature tuber wont work.

 

[dill786]

chili with lots of flowers looks like the "tabasco chilli"