I suspect when I purchased my bench, 30 odd years ago, computerised wood carving was in its infancy and Grinling Gibbons was long since dead....
I have a Barlow Tyrie, London style bench. It’s circa 32 years old and as good as the day it was purchased.Indeed, I needed a sit down on it...
@tattie - we are a Livngstone Daisy family and have grown them for 20 years or so. Mostly from seed but just occasionally, bought in plants from...
@Kitty52Thanks for posting some pictures.I am assuming that the picture below is a bird’s eye view of a cut stalk. If so, then the old stalk...
[ATTACH] @Kitty52 - here is a photo of one of my tubers this year. The area circled in blue is what is known as the crown/collar and it is from...
@Kitty52 - I think one of your stubborn ones is a new tuber when referring back to your original post so that’s disappointing. Any pictures? As...
@Aries - first of all, welcome to the forum. That’s a very cute looking dog.Sadly, it does look your tuber has gall. Sometimes, nibbling by...
My rough rule of thumb re putting dahlias outside is this. If it’s good enough for tomato plants to go out, it’s okay for the dahlias too....
Dahlias need a soil temperature of about 55 degrees Fahrenheit before they start to develop eyes and grow. A bit of bottom heat will get them...
I’ve never used pins because I once read that they are difficult to remove without damaging the fabric too much if you want to re-use it. I use...
Another vote for having a look. I’ve had one in my ‘stable’ of lawn mowers for getting on for 40 years. Currently needs a new drive/gear/clutch...
My grow-house faces due south and even on a sunny day in winter, it can get very warm in there. I don’t find that the twin wall is a huge...
I refurbished a large wooden grow-house/vertical cold frame with new twin-wall about 4 years ago. I got the twin-wall off the internet pre-cut to...
@vbgr - dahlias do get viruses but often there are other signs as well such as stunted growth, wrinkled leaves, yellow leaf veining, etc.Is the...
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It is my understanding that the use of neem oil as a pesticide is illegal in the UK. From memory, I think it’s to do with the active ingredient...
Perhaps they’ve got tuber-culosis! :heehee: Okay, I’ll get my coat …One last (serious) suggestion, spider mite?
@shiney - as a grower of a lot of dahlias, my guess is dahlia smut, a virus or leafy gall.Were they large tubers? There are a lot of spindly...
Hello AllI have grown Cherrola for the last two or three years. The taste is reminiscent of ‘old-fashioned’ Gardener’s Delight. To complete the...
@guyloup - this is my favourite dahlia reference site and I think you will enjoy it too, if not the monetary outlay which might result!...
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